Hi,

In our garden we have an arch/pergola that the previous owners painted
with water-based "preserver" only it was a funny colour. SWMBO asked
me to creosote it to make it look prettier.

I had a go at sanding it with a 60 grit belt sander but I got
impatient, so I switched to a flap disc in an angle grinder. That was
much faster but, in places, it left marks, so I ended up going over it
again with the belt sander.

It's still not quite back to the wood yet. What would you have done?
Until I sat down to type this, I had not thought of chemical paint
stripper or heat. Perhaps I should have given one of those a go?

Would the flap disc be your chosen tool? I guess if you have good
technique you can hold it such that it doesn't scuff the wood but I
need to work on that. Or would you take your time with a belt sander?
Perhaps I should buy a 40 grit belt rather than a 60?

TIA

On 21/04/2013 20:46, Fred wrote:
Hi,

In our garden we have an arch/pergola that the previous owners painted
with water-based "preserver" only it was a funny colour. SWMBO asked
me to creosote it to make it look prettier.

I had a go at sanding it with a 60 grit belt sander but I got
impatient, so I switched to a flap disc in an angle grinder. That was
much faster but, in places, it left marks, so I ended up going over it
again with the belt sander.

It's still not quite back to the wood yet. What would you have done?
Until I sat down to type this, I had not thought of chemical paint
stripper or heat. Perhaps I should have given one of those a go?

Would the flap disc be your chosen tool? I guess if you have good
technique you can hold it such that it doesn't scuff the wood but I
need to work on that. Or would you take your time with a belt sander?
Perhaps I should buy a 40 grit belt rather than a 60?

TIA

How about a pressure washer?
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Cheers,
Roger
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On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:46:50 +0100, Fred wrote:

Hi,

In our garden we have an arch/pergola that the previous owners painted
with water-based "preserver" only it was a funny colour. SWMBO asked me
to creosote it to make it look prettier.

I had a go at sanding it with a 60 grit belt sander but I got impatient,
so I switched to a flap disc in an angle grinder. That was much faster
but, in places, it left marks, so I ended up going over it again with
the belt sander.

It's still not quite back to the wood yet. What would you have done?
Until I sat down to type this, I had not thought of chemical paint
stripper or heat. Perhaps I should have given one of those a go?

Would the flap disc be your chosen tool? I guess if you have good
technique you can hold it such that it doesn't scuff the wood but I need
to work on that. Or would you take your time with a belt sander? Perhaps
I should buy a 40 grit belt rather than a 60?

TIA

Not sure why you don't just paint over it.

Cheers

Dave R

On Sunday, April 21, 2013 8:46:50 PM UTC+1, Fred wrote:

Hi,
In our garden we have an arch/pergola that the previous owners painted
with water-based "preserver" only it was a funny colour. SWMBO asked
me to creosote it to make it look prettier.
I had a go at sanding it with a 60 grit belt sander but I got
impatient, so I switched to a flap disc in an angle grinder. That was
much faster but, in places, it left marks, so I ended up going over it
again with the belt sander.
It's still not quite back to the wood yet. What would you have done?
Until I sat down to type this, I had not thought of chemical paint
stripper or heat. Perhaps I should have given one of those a go?
Would the flap disc be your chosen tool? I guess if you have good
technique you can hold it such that it doesn't scuff the wood but I
need to work on that. Or would you take your time with a belt sander?
Perhaps I should buy a 40 grit belt rather than a 60?
TIA

The colour will fade in time, forget it. If impatient, just put stain over the top.


NT

On 24 Apr 2013 09:29:09 GMT, "David.WE.Roberts"
wrote:

Not sure why you don't just paint over it.

Because we wanted to creosote it rather than paint it. The
"creosote" will not soak in through the paint.