Advice Needed Bleeding paint!

[pgh13]

SWMBO paints furniture - chalk paint etc. She's getting a bit narked that a factory applied finish that is 20 plus years old bleeds into the water based paint that is applied on top. Even into bog standard matt emulsion. I'd have thought it should be pretty inert after all this time. Any suggestions for a suitable sealer?
Thanks

 

[sonnetpete]

Not sure about a sealer, but we've been using Farrow and Ball Estates emulsion. It's expensive but it's honestly the best paint I've ever used...

 

[jeallen01]

Try the sealers recommended when I did when I searched with this term in Google : "paint sealer for furniture"

 

[Channel Hopper]

Tell her to start stripping

 

[pgh13]

Tell her to start stripping

Well, really vicar!

 

[RustySpoons]

Would it be worth giving them a wipe down with some thinners or spirits first?

 

[nelson_b]

http://www.zinsseruk.com/product/b-i-n/

not cheap - but widely available.

 

[archive10]

Bleeding paint!

Sounds like a serious medical condition...
Unless you of course can live with the effect and perhaps make a quid or two. What colour is it? ;-)

 

[Topper]

Stain blocker available from most DIY stores in a handy spray can should make the surface inert and impenetratable it is about £5.00 per tin

 

[Terryl]

Try using a compatible primer first, some paints are incompatible with others, example would be applying a lacquer finish over a latex or enamel base, this can cause problems like she is having.

Using a good quality primer can fix this in some cases.

 

[pgh13]

Sounds like a serious medical condition...
Unless you of course can live with the effect and perhaps make a quid or two. What colour is it? ;-)

Well, it gives a not unpleasant effect but not the effect that's required. I think it must be red pigment in the original finish, but, as I said, I'd have expected it to be unaffected by water based paint going on top. It's intended to be white but is coming out as off white with yellowy streaks

 

[Channel Hopper]

Well, it gives a not unpleasant effect but not the effect that's required. I think it must be red pigment in the original finish, but, as I said, I'd have expected it to be unaffected by water based paint going on top. It's intended to be white but is coming out as off white with yellowy streaks

If your wife doesn't think stripping is appropriate, a couple of streaks might be in order.

 

[pgh13]

If your wife doesn't think stripping is appropriate, a couple of streaks might be in order.

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