Painting Interior Wood ?

We are having some new interior doors fitted plus architrave and skirting . Now the doors are supplied primed. The architrave etc will need knotting then a primer coat. I am finish painting with solvent based trade satinwood finish.

1. Primers seem to be water based is this OK to put a solvent topcoat on ?
2. "Trade" paints are said to be self undercoating, so I can paint directly onto the primed wood ?
3. Ain't paint expensive these days !

Any advice will be helpful.............
TIA

 

Hi Harry,

You can still get solvent undercoat, our decorators at work use water based then solvent topcoat, but they have said when you rub down after priming it tends to clog up the sandpaper quickly, and you don't get solvent smell, waterbased is faster drying.
We recently went to B&M's and they had paint at half price. Dulux
Trade paint usually only needs 1 coat.

 

Not sure,....... but we only use Knotting when using oil based primer.
Personally I'm not a fan of the so called water based stuff, not found one I like yet.

Speaking mostly about exterior stuff, to me the primer is the most important coat, if it dont stick nothing you put on top will make any difference.
Seen acrylic primer used on exterior work and after a year it starts peeling off.

A rub down between coats will always help to give the next coat a "key" to the surface.

Dont think I'd bother with anything calling its self, self undercoating.

 

I agree. The primer is the most important coat and should never be skimped on. I'm no fan of one coat wonder paints that have become popular as people think they can save time and money..

 

I agree with Charlie on this, I would never use one coat paints either. Mind you with the exception of my loft hatch all my woodwork is colour varnished. It never needs a re-paint.

 

Thanks for all the advice ! I have found an oil based primer at Screwfix . So Mrs H is starting the knotting today. Priming and topcoating next week.
I have feigned total incompetence at painting since we got married 10 years ago . I am only allowed to paint skirting boards