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The original paint has been recoated too many times and needs complete removal. scrapping is impossible, grinding is too dusty and will damage the soft wood, and chemicals are to expensive and time consuming except for intricate detail which we don't have here. That leaves heating as the prefered option. Electric heat guns take much longer that propane, so I choose propane. |
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Can you believe this is the front of the house (facing Union street due north) and every prior painter just scrapped what was loose and slapped on another layer? I have more photos and details on the process of removing thick coats of paint by heating with propane on the NE corner-boards page where I began this job |
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Here is a look after paint removal and sanding |
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Thse boards are in beautiful shape considering their age |
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This being the west side of the house this trim wood gets pretty hot in the violent summer sun
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Again, the greyed wood indicates the wood gets wet. The repeated wetting and drying of the wood causes it to check or crack |
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A cracked surface will not hold paint. That is why there is no build up of paint here.
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A simple hand scrapping was all that was needed. (no heating) |
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I'm seeing lot of rust stains on the above cornice moldings which are not very attractive. |
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Here is a closer look. I'll be setting those nails deep or removing them entirely. |
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Once stripping was finished I added plenty of 8d stainless steel ring shanked nail to keep the boards from moving. |
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After removing all dust I applied a first coat of Benjamin Moore primer that I blended with Penetrol Paint Conditioner for superior adhesion. I had previously set all nails and now, after the 1st primer coat I filled the nail holes and all voids with Durham's Rock Hard putty. I then caulked all seams and joints with 50 year DAP Dynaflex 230 caulk. |
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Here is a closer view. I am in the process of applying a 2nd coat of primer to seal the rock hard putty and caulk. I made fast work of this by applying the paint with a 3" roller and then quickly dragging a painting pad down the entire length numerous times pushing the paint onto the surface. |
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This paint flows well with the Penatrol additive and is very sticky. What dust I missed with first the leaf blower and than a rag moistened with thinner was easily wetted with this paint mix. |
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I had already gone to this effort to get a good job so I reapplied more rock hard putty where it was needed and recoated these areas with primer again after block sanding and dusting. |
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The primer coats are complete. But primer, without its hard enamel surface, would weather quickly, protecting the wood for one year at most. |
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View from across the street. |
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The primer coats lack luster. |
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With The finsh coats applied its time to get this stagging moving higher. |
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When I see paint coming off in sheets that tells be someone used latex paint and that I will need to find a water runoff problem and possibly rot. |
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Water is definetly leaking in behind this molding. |
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I an now eyeball level with these cornice moldings 22 feet above grade. |
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