dadpad
12th March 2010, 07:29 PM
a friend in the states has a problem. i'm hoping some may have advice
I'm having a problem with some of the old fir in our house.
We have it stripped since there is so much paint build up but even though I prime and paint (sometimes up to four coats of premium (about $50 per gallon) paint) I get an oily, yellowish "seepage".
I talked to the paint store today -- and these guys are good -- and they were all blown away that 80+ year old fir would seep through like this. They confabed on it and thought maybe the stripping process was causing the problem.
They suggested using a tinted shellac instead of primer.
Even if I wait until summer when I can open up the house I'm still not too sure I want to deal with shellac.
The fir in question is mostly cabinetry so -- flat surfaces and multi-sides.
The real bitch of it is that I'll finally get it looking good after several coats of paint and within ... say.... 6 months .... I start to see seepage. It is such a pain because I have to take all the hardware off again because I spent a crapload of time getting the paint off the hardware. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING!
it really isn't beautiful old fir, it's highly mistreated fir that required some wood putty to make it reusable. I know it seems crazy to do all that work but replacing it would have been the only other option and we're trying to keep the house parts original.
I'm using a water based paint she goes on to say she is not real enthusiastic about hard shellac because of the smell.
I've suggested she do some research into oxalic acid cleaner but i'm not too sure about that.
any advice or suggestions would be most welcome
I'm having a problem with some of the old fir in our house.
We have it stripped since there is so much paint build up but even though I prime and paint (sometimes up to four coats of premium (about $50 per gallon) paint) I get an oily, yellowish "seepage".
I talked to the paint store today -- and these guys are good -- and they were all blown away that 80+ year old fir would seep through like this. They confabed on it and thought maybe the stripping process was causing the problem.
They suggested using a tinted shellac instead of primer.
Even if I wait until summer when I can open up the house I'm still not too sure I want to deal with shellac.
The fir in question is mostly cabinetry so -- flat surfaces and multi-sides.
The real bitch of it is that I'll finally get it looking good after several coats of paint and within ... say.... 6 months .... I start to see seepage. It is such a pain because I have to take all the hardware off again because I spent a crapload of time getting the paint off the hardware. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING!
it really isn't beautiful old fir, it's highly mistreated fir that required some wood putty to make it reusable. I know it seems crazy to do all that work but replacing it would have been the only other option and we're trying to keep the house parts original.
I'm using a water based paint she goes on to say she is not real enthusiastic about hard shellac because of the smell.
I've suggested she do some research into oxalic acid cleaner but i'm not too sure about that.
any advice or suggestions would be most welcome