No sanding, no priming - Annie Sloan paint

[Phil Pascoe]

One of the reasons for the shine in the first place is to repel everything.

 

[King-Panther]

One of the reasons for the shine in the first place is to repel everything.

That's a good point.

What about using TSP on top?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I have no knowledge of that one.

 

[King-Panther]

I have no knowledge of that one.

Are you familiar with something similar?

 

[Rhossydd]

I have no knowledge of that one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisodium_phosphate The active ingredient of sugar soap from what I can see.

 

[John Brown]

My wife painted a pine dresser with Annie Sloan chalk paint. Main reason being that it had been previously waxed, probably BriWax. Anyway, it looks like a pigs ear, but still better than it did, as it's an appalling bit of woodwork made up out of scraps of old pine. She loves it, though, and I her, so I put up with it.

 

[Flynnwood]

You're obviously waiting for someone to say there's a way of getting a perfect finish with absolutely no work. Unfortunately life ain't like that - to guarantee a good finish you have to put the work in. If you are after a particular effect, you'll have to experiment - no one else knows all the variables, anyway. If you experiment, make sure you write down exactly what you've done otherwise if you do get it right you'll probably have forgotten what you did, anyway.

Ok, thank you. No, I did think I'd have to put some serious work in, until i heard that about annie Sloan - if I can avoid it, why not?

If I painted an object that has no chips or dents, but is already painted and lacquered/varnished. Can I psibt over it, and get perfect results?

Clean/Degrease with sugar soap/meths, and prime as others have said.

http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/z/ZINBINA/

Technical data sheet:
http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/techdata/z/ZINBINA

Done.

 

[King-Panther]

You're obviously waiting for someone to say there's a way of getting a perfect finish with absolutely no work. Unfortunately life ain't like that - to guarantee a good finish you have to put the work in. If you are after a particular effect, you'll have to experiment - no one else knows all the variables, anyway. If you experiment, make sure you write down exactly what you've done otherwise if you do get it right you'll probably have forgotten what you did, anyway.

Ok, thank you. No, I did think I'd have to put some serious work in, until i heard that about annie Sloan - if I can avoid it, why not?

If I painted an object that has no chips or dents, but is already painted and lacquered/varnished. Can I psibt over it, and get perfect results?

Clean/Degrease with sugar soap/meths, and prime as others have said.

http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/z/ZINBINA/

Technical data sheet:
http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/techdata/z/ZINBINA

Done.

Thanks

 

[mind_the_goat]

I think you should maybe you should look at this from a different angle, instead of focussing on paint that requires no preparation, decide what sort of finish you require, then find a paint that give you that, and follow the instructions.
Chalk paint is generally used where an aged or distressed appearance is required, It's a matt finish but it is generally quite thick (AS is thicker than some other brands) so could cover some imperfections in the underlying surface, it is however very likely to show brush marks, unless you sand them out, but that clearly requires more effort.
I'm no expert but expecting any surface covering to stick successfully to absolutely anything is more than wishful thinking. Even with Chalk paint I'd make some efforts to de-grease and lightly sand any overly shiny surface.