Tackling Badly Chipped Paint

[PerpetualLeakingRoof]

Most of the woodwork in our old house has really badly chipped and yellowed paint and I'm struggling to find the best way repair it.

With the doors I'm stripping them back completely with a hot air gun and refinishing them, this gives an excellent finish and can be done outside meaning not so many problems with lead.

The skirting and door frames etc also need attention though and I don't want to hot air strip or sand them inside. I've tried paint stripper but it's next to useless, it just leaves a mess.

Would I be better off filling the chips? Most of them are seriously deep (0.5mm or more) going though multiple layers. I've got some two part wood filler which is very much like car body filler. It gives an excellent smooth finish when sanded.

If I fill the chips what's the best preparation? sand, undercoat then fill and re-coat?

Cheers.

 

[dcdec]

Two part is fine just use it sparingly. If i want a really smooth fill over shallow dents i find sikkens kodrin spachtel is excellent, its an oil based filler so can shrink a bit and is a little harder to rub down but its worth it. If you use it prime and key the area your going to fill first. The bonda range is also not bad and there's also car body filler. Its also worth priming filler once rubbed down, if you use normal wood primer (acrylic) just sand it flat once dry (to prevent a high spot).

The sikkens stuff is also slow drying.

You can use ordinary ready mixed that you'd use on walls and ceilings, just needs good prep.