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I am about to try this primer/sealer/undercoat prior to using satin gloss - Apparently no sanding required, just sugar soap wash to clean dust, etc. Waterbased undercoat yet covers and seals yellowing oil based gloss. It 'etches' onto the existing gloss hence very little preparation required.
LongAndWinding-
My weekend of hard graft is in 2 weeks I think..... Let me know?
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I've been using it for 20 years. Must have used 100's of litres. It's pretty much an industry standard. You need to stir it before you pour it into the paint kettle and if you have a lot in the kettle stir it occasionally. Otherwise you spend the first half of the tin wondering why it doesn't cover and the second half building up your forearms. It's not a very high opacity paint so I often paint a higher opacity undercoat on top of it. It drys very quickly so you can get on with the job.
I usually denib the surface with a flexible sanding pad (180 grit) before painting and between the first 2 coats.
Make sure you paint in a good light, skirting boards are terrible for curtaining. Mask the floor and walls it's much quicker in the end than cutting in (Frog tape is very good) and use 2 brushes if you have detailing in the skirting, one for the flats and one for the details.
Chalfie
Airhead
Gloss paint. And undercoat obvs.
For skirting. Quick and easy to use, not extortionate. Ronseal? Wickes own brand?