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I am in the process of pressure washing (carefully) a 3-story Victorian House in North Western Iowa. I figure that what I get done before freezing weather, it will have all winter to dry down and aclimate for painting in the spring or mid summer. (We have a single pipe steam boiler for heat and lots of holes in plaster for increased ventilation and higher utility bills…)
The siding is basically 5″ exposure cedar clapboard siding (1st floor), 2″ exposure cedar siding (2nd floor), and cedar shake on the 3rd floor and on the turret. I plan to remove and replace the shake siding (exactly as it is installed, we want to preserve the historical integrity as much as practical). I’s still thinking about whether it would be good to insulate these areas at that time or not mess with what worked for over a century already.
I plan to soak all wood work in a very dillute mixture of Boiled Linseed Oil (thinned with mineral spirits or naptha), allow to dry for a month to 6 weeks, then apply oil-based primer followed with a latex exterior finish.
I have used this technique on the garage, using D. Vogel’s best Alkalyd Oil Based Primer and Vogel’s Exterior Latex Semigloss finish (two coats, applied with an airless) and it looks good. A year or two should tell if I let it dry out properly and if the paint will adhere permanently.
QUESTION: Should I use Vogel’s Linseed Oil Primer instead of their Alkalyd Oil based primer (for a better chemical bond to the penetrated linseed oil treatment)? (Scotty/Sioux City)
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I am in the process of pressure washing (carefully) a 3-story Victorian House in North Western Iowa. I figure that what I get done before freezing weather, it will have all winter to dry down and aclimate for painting in the spring or mid summer. (We have a single pipe steam boiler for heat and lots of holes in plaster for increased ventilation and higher utility bills...)
The siding is basically 5" exposure cedar clapboard siding (1st floor), 2" exposure cedar siding (2nd floor), and cedar shake on the 3rd floor and on the turret. I plan to remove and replace the shake siding (exactly as it is installed, we want to preserve the historical integrity as much as practical). I's still thinking about whether it would be good to insulate these areas at that time or not mess with what worked for over a century already.
I plan to soak all wood work in a very dillute mixture of Boiled Linseed Oil (thinned with mineral spirits or naptha), allow to dry for a month to 6 weeks, then apply oil-based primer followed with a latex exterior finish.
I have used this technique on the garage, using D. Vogel's best Alkalyd Oil Based Primer and Vogel's Exterior Latex Semigloss finish (two coats, applied with an airless) and it looks good. A year or two should tell if I let it dry out properly and if the paint will adhere permanently.
QUESTION: Should I use Vogel's Linseed Oil Primer instead of their Alkalyd Oil based primer (for a better chemical bond to the penetrated linseed oil treatment)? (Scotty/Sioux City)