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Bathroom currently being refitted. We've decided to leave the wooden shiplap behind the toilet and sink as it's in keeping with the rest of the house. However it is currently painted in shiny brown gloss (yes it's as bad as it sounds). Plan to paint with primer and Dulux Diamond Matt which I've done in the other bathroom.
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">I was just going to sand it down (not going to get all the brown out due to the narrow angles) and then give couple of coats of primer. However just wondered whether there was benifits of some form of paint stripper?</span>
How old is the existing paint? Might have lead and possibly asbestos in it if its old enough.
The top layer is almost certainly less than 8 years old, from when the guy we bought it from did the place up (badly!). I dont know what is behind it (thought it is a Victorian house)
Depends on how thick the paint on there is. If not too thick then sand down. If it's been there a long time it could potentially still contain lead. Zinsser primers I've found excellent for covering dark colours or finishes likely to bleed through. I've found that the water based ones are easier to use and not had a performance issue with them.
Good sand down (with a machine) is best.
Try rubbing the grooves with some coarse Wire wool
ESP is great (Easy Surface Preparation from Owatrol) if you are worried about the paint not sticking well.
Probably need a couple of coats or more if going from Brown to whit(ish)
Sounds like you need strippers..
we had a brown 'mahogany' stair banister when we moved in. Obviously not to the wife's taste (or mine to be honest, it was very dark). Stripping it would have been a pain, so a quick couple of applications of http://www.zinsseruk.com/product/b-i-n/  then a couple of coats of normal gloss.
Looks perfect. It's amazing stuff