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| message from Jerry Built on 11 May 2004 |
What exactly do you mean by "manky" ? Weathered? Rotted? Is
the timber varnished, oiled, or what?
J.B.
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| Simon Gardner replied to Jerry Built on 11 May 2004 |
Weathered - very with some bird droppings and the odd lichen. But mainly
very weathered and dirty.
None of the above AFAIK
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| Jim White replied to Simon Gardner on 11 May 2004 |
You may find it easier and quicker to do the sanding if you clean the
furniture first with a high pressure washer.
All the muck it collects over a couple of years tends to clag up s'paper
pretty quickly.
We clean ours every year with the pressure washer and find a coating of
almost anything works about once every 3 to 6 years.
"Simon Gardner" <666_@hack.powernet[dot]co[dot]uk> wrote in message
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| Christian McArdle replied to Jim White on 11 May 2004 |
I agree entirely. I managed to get the vast majority of the old varnish off
with the pressure washer.
Christian.
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| Simon Gardner replied to Christian McArdle on 11 May 2004 |
Nope. Still not getting it. AFAIK these were not treated with varnish or
indeed anything else. At least, it's the first I've heard of it.
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| Jim White replied to Simon Gardner on 11 May 2004 |
Hi Simon.
I don't think you want to get hung up on what the furniture was originally
treated with.
No matter what it was, after about 3 to 5 years it will come off.
Wash all the muck (old treatments, coatings, moss, bird poo etc. off with a
pressure washer. (or hosepipe and wire brush.)
The surface will probably need sanding to prepare for the next treatment,
which can be anything you like.
See your local paint supplier and use his favourite. It will prolly last as
long as anything else.
Jim
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| Simon Gardner replied to Jim White on 12 May 2004 |
That would be "nothing", then - apart possibly from oil.
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| Christian McArdle replied to Simon Gardner on 12 May 2004 |
If that is your preference. Obviously, if you do use some form of treatment,
it will last much longer before needing to be redone/scrapped.
Christian.
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| usenet replied to Christian McArdle on 12 May 2004 |
... but bad 'preservative' is worse than none at all in my experience.
E.g. wood that is simply painted doesn't last as long as bare wood.
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| Christian McArdle replied to usenet on 12 May 2004 |
A decent acrylic, microporous or solvent based gloss paint should last 5
years.
Christian.
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| Christian McArdle replied to Simon Gardner on 11 May 2004 |
You still need to sand quite aggressively. You want to remove the very top
layer of weathered wood if you expect the new coating to work for any period
of time.
Christian.
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| Simon Gardner replied to Christian McArdle on 11 May 2004 |
I understood the first bit - but what coating?
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| Christian McArdle replied to Simon Gardner on 11 May 2004 |
That would be your personal choice. There are a whole range of solvent,
water and oil based products that provide different finishes, weather
resistance and lifetimes.
You won't find much that will last more than 5 years, and that would require
a proper acrylic or solvent based gloss paint or varnish/woodstain.
Christian.
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