Painting Pre-treated MDF Skirting

[dk1uk]

Hi - have just had new skirting throughout my house and planning on painting it this weekend. Do I need to apply an undercoat to the pre-treated MDF stuff, or should I just apply gloss straight to it?

Also, a few walls have been skimmed, should I apply a coat of watered down emulsion before the full emulsion coats? I'm sure I remember applying a water/adhesive mix in the past but someone else suggesting just watered down emulsion?

Many thanks

 

[gregers]

if the skirts are white then thats primer,so you need to undercoat and gloss.

yes to the walls a mist coat should be applied.

 

[Robbie uk]

Mist coat on the walls but DO NOT use a PVA mix. This is a big NO NO prior to emulsion painting !!