So an elderly relatives ppor recently had some damage and she has been compensated generouslyby insurqnce to basically fix up flaking window frames
The main large bits of the windows are quite ok, the worst bits are smaller areas right where it meets the glass
The house is about 15 yrs old
I've done diy, had pro painters, and glaziers fix window frames and every time they've turned out pretty average
The problems I found so far in my experience are
Window putty not going hard even after a week thus making painting hard especially multiple coats
Large sections that are a bit lumpy havr been plastered by the painter but even after sanding and two coats, it doesn't gloss very well, and looks a bit lumpy or obvious
The bits that the paint has flaked off and sanded down, even after it was painted a few times never looked smooth, it looked like sandpaper as though it was absorbed by the wood
Is the best way still to do sand and scrape off all the flakes, any small gaps plaster up, putty the no good putty areas
One under coat, two top coats?
Should the under coat be oil based
We just don't want to organise an expensive painter and be promised the world like they do, and to end up with a job I could have done quality wise
Oh and it's a 7 bdr/2 kitchen large house so it's a big job
The main large bits of the windows are quite ok, the worst bits are smaller areas right where it meets the glass
The house is about 15 yrs old
I've done diy, had pro painters, and glaziers fix window frames and every time they've turned out pretty average
The problems I found so far in my experience are
Window putty not going hard even after a week thus making painting hard especially multiple coats
Large sections that are a bit lumpy havr been plastered by the painter but even after sanding and two coats, it doesn't gloss very well, and looks a bit lumpy or obvious
The bits that the paint has flaked off and sanded down, even after it was painted a few times never looked smooth, it looked like sandpaper as though it was absorbed by the wood
Is the best way still to do sand and scrape off all the flakes, any small gaps plaster up, putty the no good putty areas
One under coat, two top coats?
Should the under coat be oil based
We just don't want to organise an expensive painter and be promised the world like they do, and to end up with a job I could have done quality wise
Oh and it's a 7 bdr/2 kitchen large house so it's a big job