Best primer for wet (green) cypress??
I’m building a set of cypress Craftsman columns for a porch – ten columns in four groups. They will be painted (white) – and that gets to my question. What is the best primer / topcoat / technique for this?
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I bought the cypress last week as rough sawn 6x6s, and have planed it to 5-1/4″ square. It’s REALLY wet – not just damp. Some seems to be old growth, darker and “heartier” with probably 30 rings per inch, and some has 8-10 rings per inch. All is so wet I’m worried about build-up in my chip system.
This cypress machines beautifully, but all my previous experience has been with KD cypress 1x and 2x. I’m nearly finished with the joinery (half-laps and thru-tenons), and it will be tolerant of the drying shrinkage.
I could assemble and install the column units and wait a year, but I’d like the client to have a finished product sooner.
Any wise advice out there?
Forrest
Edited 5/23/2006 9:42 pm by McDesign
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Definately wait. The primer doesn't even play into this. The paint will trap moisture and fall off in big pieces. I don't know if even a year is enough if the wood is this wet. Maybe wait a year then use an opaque deck stain?
Yeah, you need to let it dry first, then prime it.
cypress contains resins that make it harder than most woods to pain in the first placce, but there is no wood that ccn be painted wet with any hopes of having it stay painted.
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