I am making some paint grade interior trim out of 1x solid wood stock. Any suggestions on how fine to sand the wood before painting? Proably going to paint with oil based paint to wear better. Thanks for any suggestions.
-Forest
I am making some paint grade interior trim out of 1x solid wood stock. Any suggestions on how fine to sand the wood before painting? Proably going to paint with oil based paint to wear better. Thanks for any suggestions.
-Forest
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Smooth to the touch and sand between coats with maybe 150/180. To get hardwoods smooth to touch, 120/150. Soft woods 180/220.
Paint fills in nicely.
Try penetrol additive for oil /flotrol for latex enamel to level out brush strokes. Spraying? you're on your own.
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Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Hi Calvin -
Sorry for the hijack.
I need to pick your brain a little. I've been doing exterior prime (good oil base) on 5" cedar and came across a section of one wall where the power washer went to ddep and left ridges up where the hardwood is and took down the softwood. The ridges are 1/16 or more in some places and the wall is maybe 10 x 20. It looks like the stuff has been weatherbeaten for 50 years, and the siding is not 10 years old. I talked to the company owner and he said try putting a second coat of prime on before the finish coat, and if that doesn't work, he will pay for the replacement wood.
I don't think a second coat will help. I thought of a belt sander with plenty of belts (some is already primed), or possibly some exterior spackle that I saw in the paint store the other day. It's a Ben Moore, but I didn't really inspect beyond that. I'm really not into stripping the wood off and replacing it, I've got lots of other things to do.
Any thoughts?
Don K.
EJG Homes Renovations - New Construction - Rentals
Well, this brain isn't that big for serious pick'n.
This week I had to replace a couple pcs of T-111 and a short chunk of rough sawn cedar. It is on a house 22 yrs old and was painted..........a few times...........maybe 4 times.
I didn't want the small fuzz on that T-111 nor on the cedar. You know how that raises the "grain" fuzz.
Lightly sanded the siding and lo and behold found a pc of hardly any fuzz cedar.
Experiment, but don't commit till it dries and you can see it.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Don
What was the sidding texture before the power wash?
Doug - The siding texture was perfect. Smooth as can be. Like I said, the wood was about 7-8 years old, and had been protected since installation. It looks like on this one part of this wall, he decided he had to go back to wood and take the existing finish off. There are several small patches where he did not get as carried away, and they are still fine. Actually, on two other entire walls, where he left the old solid color stain, and didn't try to take it off, it still looks real good.
We've got rain here (again). I'll try sanding this week when everything dries. (I had obviously thought about that option, just wondering if there was an easier way.)
Don K.
EJG Homes Renovations - New Construction - Rentals
Don
The reason that I asked about the texture was that if it was rough side out then a little more difficult to hide the problem.
If its smooth then fill with exterior spackle and lightly sand. I wouldn't try to sand the wood down, you'll just leave dished out areas. Exterior spackle will work good for you.
Doug
It is smooth side out.
I'm committed to other things Mon and Tues., looks like it may rain anyway. Hopefully, come Wednesday, I'll see what the decision is.
Don K.
EJG Homes Renovations - new Construction - Rentals
I'm not an exterior painter, except on my own house, but my logic would be to go w/ the Ben Moore ext spackle and see how it works. The stuff I've used is easy and fast drying and sanding, and looks great painted. The logic is it's an easy and cheap way out, and you can still replace the wood down the road if need be.... (but I bet you won't need to. At the least try a small spot)Jake Gulick
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CarriageHouse Design
Black Rock, CT
Jake - I hear you. Maybe a little sanding, a little spackle and I can get this freakin' thing done before it really gets too cold. Don K.
EJG Homes Revovations - New Construction - Rentals