Sous couche etc

[maude]

We need to repaint previously laisured windows and shutters on part of our house to match up with replaced white windows and roller shutters.Can anyone recommend a method,as France seems short on sous couches etc.Many thanks, Maude 

[Babbles]

Hi Maude

I struggled to find sous couche, even in a large Castorama but found some in tiny Mr Bricolage, it was with paint effects rather than where you think it would be i.e. with the gloss paint, the other thing that confused me that there were loads of types of sous couche for masonary paint but not for wood, I'm not in france till next week but I will try and remember to get the make of what I'm using if that would help[:)]

[Deimos]

Leroy Merlin, Bricomarche, etc. all sell the Sous-couches. In fact both my local supermarkets (Super U and Leclerc) both sell sous couche for wood. Some of the more specialist ones can be really useful. For example, I have never been able to find "knotting" in France so instead use the St Julian special undercoat for resiny woods.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, best (and often quickest - if you can find somebody) to ask.

Ian

[Teamedup]

I seem to think that Le Roy Merlin do one that will go on lasure.

Last year it had been my intention to do as you have done, but every place I went to told me NOT to just rub down and then paint onto lasure, even with wood paint. They told me to decap all the old lasure before starting and I just couldn't face doing that. So I lasured again.  AND when I had finished every last window in the house, I saw this stuff at leroy Merlin. No idea if it is good quality.

I don't know what quality paint other parts of France need, be we usually get very cold winters and very hot summers and so our exterior wood work needs something robust.