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Can anyone tell me the best way to paint over varnished wood paneling?
I want to apply vinel mat paint for the finnish. Should i just use suger soap and then paint over I doon't really want to do a lot of rubbing down.

It all depends what state the existing varnish is in. If its okay with no cracks or flaking then you should get away with just a light rub over with a 240grit sand paper just to give the paint a key and a wipe over with white spirit to remove the dust, other wise its a case either chemical or manual removing of the varnish.


When you do paint be sure to use an oil based under coat and an oil based vinyl matt top coat.

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Thanks to u both. I didn't think that u could get oil-based vinyl matt - you learn something everyday :) :D BTW the varnish is in good condition so i might just go that route.

Hi there I noted on your question, you said you didnt realise that you could get a vynl matt that was oil based, I cant seem to find one so I wondered if you did if so what make where etc. Regards trish

I think they were tslking about Eggshell oil based paint:

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hope it helps

[quote="tizfreespirit"]Hi there I noted on your question, you said you didnt realise that you could get a vynl matt that was oil based, I cant seem to find one so I wondered if you did if so what make where etc. Regards trish[/quote]


I think they were talking about eggshell paint:

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hope this helps