Skirting boards - sand & seal ?

[Birroc]

Hi,

I am putting down new skirting boards (red deal). I have dyed them and I was going to sand and seal them before varnishing them - is there a need to sand and seal them ?

 

[Abbica]

No, we just varnished onto them straight away, gave a rough sand and then varnished again. good job.

 

[Jorus]

I am about to do that this weekend - just got clear varnish and light sandpaper - I am hoping to give one coat of varnish - then a quick sand followed by the final coat of varnish.

 

[piddy]

as a painter i'd recomend the skirting boards were sealed with preferably a sanding basecoat rather than a sanding sealer it has a higher solids level and gives a better finish I def would not varish straight on bare wood if you are looking for any sort of a decent finish