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Two Painting Questions
Ken Hall wrote: 1) I occasionally paint boards lying on saw horses. I paint one side, let it dry, then paint the other. Paint always runs over the edge of the boards and some runs down the edge. These runs form a thick mound/bead of paint. I can't figure out any way to prevent this. Any suggestions? You are probably loading the brush too much. OK to glob the paint onto the ends and sides, but brush it out before it sets. When I sprayed some louvered doors a while back, I kept on hand a small foam brush wrung out in mineral spirits so I could level out any runs or drips. Very handy. Might be worthwhile 'til you get the knack. End grain usually absorbs more, so I do them first, and feather back into the board so there isn't a pile of paint at the end, then paint the larger surfaces with just a little less paint appl. toward the ends. Use side of brush along the narrow sides as you go. 2) I don't understand pigmented/solid exterior stain. It seems just like paint to me. I was putting this stuff on new cedar pickets. I got the runs described above, so I scraped off these mounds of paint. Once I'd get it started the stuff peeled of the wood leaving clean completely new/unstained wood. There was no penetration of anything into the wood (and not very good adhesion). How is this stuff different from paint? Ken I have seen latex "fall" off previously oil-stained wood. Hard to tell without knowing brand/product name. Cedar is oily - did you use water base? |
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