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do i have to sandfuck them to the bone , prime and then paint, or can I just softsand the cracking old loose paint off the top and then go straight to repainting on top of the old paint?

I'm not looking for outstanding results, I just want to revive them, but I also don't want to have to bedoing this 2 years down the line again...3 is ok :icon25:

Personally Tsakali_ I'd go for "the soft sand the cracking old loose paint off the top and then go straight to repainting on top of the old paint". If the shutter is old enough this should be easy.

... and I do have shutters on all doors and windows (no fabric curtains at all). Shutters = great

You shouldn't need a primer unless there is a glossy or polished surface.

You are applying a matt finish I trust?

if you're realyl such a fucking baby get an electric sander.

you really need to take them back to bare,
if you just soft sand them, yes you'll remove the paint that is flaking now,but if you leave the rest it will break down under the new paint, end result, you'll be sanding them again within a year.
the key to this is, to take the time to prepare the job correctly, apart from that if you just remove the flaking stuff, you will no doubt be able to see where its been removed against the new paint job, ( you'll be able to see a line)
strip them back to bare, 1 coat of primer,lightly sand, 1 coat of undercoat then 1 coat of finish, or if you really want to protect them 2 coats of finish.

busetibi wrote:you really need to take them back to bare,
if you just soft sand them, yes you'll remove the paint that is flaking now,but if you leave the rest it will break down under the new paint, end result, you'll be sanding them again within a year.
the key to this is, to take the time to prepare the job correctly, apart from that if you just remove the flaking stuff, you will no doubt be able to see where its been removed against the new paint job, ( you'll be able to see a line)
strip them back to bare, 1 coat of primer,lightly sand, 1 coat of undercoat then 1 coat of finish, or if you really want to protect them 2 coats of finish.

Agreed. Just do it right the first time and then not worry about it for some time. Yeah you can do the quick fix and not worry about it, but it's due again before you know it. Just buck up and do it right.

the cracking old loose paint .
Because of this deterioration part it will be much easier to peel it off with a special type of remover and then give it a smooth sanding, sometimes only a ''Bull Dog steel wool'' is enought for the finish sandind touch. You then can just stain it or follow as busetibi said. PS; Do that outside.

well I guess I have a new hobby for the next few days :icon32:

Tsakali_ wrote:well I guess I have a new hobby for the next few days :icon32:

Sorry, forgot to mention, wear gloves and protective eye glasses.
Specially if you are using my method. Believe me, remover is reallly bad even just one dripplet in your eye.
Good work. Show us some pics of your work.