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   Guest_ | Nov 27, 1999 06:27am | #1

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   There isn't alot of redwood used in the North East but the boxes of galv. nails say "not for use with redwood or cedar" on the box. I've heard that this is because galv. will discolor the wood. Of course that's just what I've heard.

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   Guest_ | Nov 27, 1999 06:37am | #2

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   Ryan, you've heard right. sgwright you can get ss nails for that finish gun you want to use.

   Joseph Fusco View Image© 1999."It is better to be feared. . . Then loved!" Machiavelli

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 03:01am | #3

   *SG, Joe's right, you can get SS nails for any finish nailgun, but concider that if you are using them to build a handrailing instead of applying trim, you may want to stick with the trim screws as they won't work loose over time. I've never seen a handrail nailed together that didn't eventually pull apart. Bill Swales

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 04:07am | #4

   *Stainless steel finish nails and annular ringshanks along with larger diameter twisted ss nails are available for hand use and for most guns...Home Depot had the hand nails last time I needed some and my gun supplier gets me all the air nails I need...McFeeley's mail order also...I prefer to hand nail most of my finish work on decks and especially railings. The guns are great for the frames though. One more thought...it's best to predrill all end of board nail locations.My favorite choice for a stainless finish nail with great holding power is the splitless ringshank cedar shake nail. It has a small head and holds very well, much better than a standard SS finish nail.And if you're painting over cedar or redwood, then you better use the right nail fillers and stain block primers like Cabots, Bengamin Moore, or Sherwin William's recomends their thick slow drying a 100 alkyd primer...I'm so gunm shy of bleed through now that I recomend two coats of primer with ample drying (curing) time between coats and then I tell the customer if it's really wants to bleed through, nothing is gonna stop it...aj

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   sgwright | Jan 04, 2000 11:45pm | #5

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   I'm building a redwood railing for a deck and wondering if it is ok to use a finish nailer with the standard galvanized finish nails--will these cause black stains eventually? Would it be better to stick with stainless trim head screws? thanks