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Fasteners for exterior redwood lattice
I dismantled and built a new gate out of fir or pine 2x4s and redwood
lattice strips in a cross-hatched pattern, similar to the one I dismantled. I had a box of 1.5" 4d hot galvanized nails, and used most of the box on the gate. Now, I've decided to rebuild the gate surround with similar materials in a similar way. I already painted the gate with Kilz 2 primer followed by Benjamin Moore exterior Low Lustre MoorGard. Now, I notice that the box of nailes I used (Grip-Rite) states: Stainless Steel or PrimeGuard is recommended with Cedar or Redwood." Should I heed this warning? It's a little late for the gate, but I could get PrimeGuard, which I guess is a special primer that's suited to protect metal, or even some stainless steel nails, although I imagine that such fittings would be quite expensive. Why can't I do as I've done so far and use galvanized nails? Is Kilz 2 unsuitable? I have a lot of Zinnser Cover Stain oil based primer. Would that be OK? Dan |
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