One of the most irritating things that can happen to something you have painted is to have that paint peel off. Most people find painting monotonous and messy, with that in mind it is best to work in a way that you won’t have to do the job twice. This post is going to cover prepping glossy paint so that the top layer will not peel (or be much less likely).
There are three ways that I ‘de-gloss’ glossy paint…there are more ways but these work good for me.

– Use a Deglossing primer in coordination with a good cleaning. I use Valspar Deglosser (Lowe’s) to do this job, it has the best performance in my experience. This paint works for glossy trim, tile, varnish, etc… I do my prep cleaning with a lightly wet, soapy sponge and paper towels.

– Use sand paper and tack cloth to degloss. Take 220 sand paper and remove just the glossy part of the paint (it will become dull) then clean up the remnants with tack cloth. I usually follow up with a regular primer to ensure an even paint finish. **If you have ridges, beads or other areas that you cannot get to with sand paper use a brass wire brush.

– If you have a large area to de-gloss (like a whole room, house full of trim, etc) use a chemical de-glosser. This de-glosser needs to be used with safety in mind. It’s fumes are dangerous and it is very caustic to your skin…If you choose to use this method wear nitrile gloves, and a chemical respirator approved for the chemicals in the de-glosser you have chosen. I usually follow up this treatment with a regular oil primer. If you do not want to take the chance with the chemical treatment, just use the de-glossing primer (I use the combination of de-glossing and priming only because it gives me a little more guarantee that the last coat will stick – I have not yet run into a problem with the de-glossing primer).

Thank you for reading
Luke

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