Good morning everyone! I have an old structure to paint…It’s a simple one car garage probably built back in 1920’s we think.
I’ve power washed it down, now I’m wondering what I should prime it with?
Oil? Latex? Something else?
This wood is old and much has not seen paint in YEARS! So I’m at least down to the bare wood in most areas.
Thanks for any input!
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I've had good luck with an oil based primer followed with latex.
You've got more prep work to do.
The wood that has been exposed to UV rays and weather for all these years is fragile to say the least. You need to do enough sanding to get down to new wood cells first. The grey will be gone and the blonde will be showing her stuff. If you paint on the old wood, the paint will be stuck to wood cells that are ready to fall offf and the paint will be flaking away in a couple of years.
Sand it first and then the oil primer with latex top coats.
be sure it is dry from that power washing too.
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Thats really good advice....never even thought about the old wood layer....So you'd use an oil primer? Not a binz or kills product.....I hate using oil, but if it gives me a good product, oh well!
the kind I used on three buildings roughly matching yours was an Alkyd based primer, brushed on with a stiff natural bristle brush, followed with latex. the Alkyd was REALLY sticky to apply, but maybe that's why 9 years on one and 6 years on another, they still look good.
I agree with Johnny, if the old paint is tight an Alkyd primer like Ben. Moore Super Spec will work fine, unless you want to spend a month wearing a respirator.Ditch