cohunas
17th December 2006, 06:35 PM
Hi,
I have been removating a 1923 cal bung in Melbourne for about 18 months, and have finally reached the outside.
We have decided to keep the existing weatherboards on the house as they are in good condition (very little rotting) and repaint them. However, they were given a very poor paint job a few years ago, and the paint is lifting off all over the place so they will need some prep work. The majority of the boards are cedar, with some pine.
What is best way to prepare them for painting?
I have so far tried to remove the paint using a belt sander but the sandpaper kept clogging with paint; I chipped off the loose paint with a chisel and wire brush, then hand sanded where the join between the area without paint and with but still had a line. I also tried using a heat gun (small one) but seemed to take a very long time to get very little done.
I keep thinking I am doing something wrong? Any tips / suggestions / preferred methods would be great.
Thanks.
I have been removating a 1923 cal bung in Melbourne for about 18 months, and have finally reached the outside.
We have decided to keep the existing weatherboards on the house as they are in good condition (very little rotting) and repaint them. However, they were given a very poor paint job a few years ago, and the paint is lifting off all over the place so they will need some prep work. The majority of the boards are cedar, with some pine.
What is best way to prepare them for painting?
I have so far tried to remove the paint using a belt sander but the sandpaper kept clogging with paint; I chipped off the loose paint with a chisel and wire brush, then hand sanded where the join between the area without paint and with but still had a line. I also tried using a heat gun (small one) but seemed to take a very long time to get very little done.
I keep thinking I am doing something wrong? Any tips / suggestions / preferred methods would be great.
Thanks.