The guy that looks after our rental property says he doesn't do pressure
wash any more before painting on wood. He thinks the water soaks into the
wood too much and the paint peels prematurely. He just scrapes away.
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BrianK
Email kennedybc@mediaone.net
> From: "Landaiche Kenneth (NET-BBS/Petaluma)" <ken.landaiche@nokia.com>
> Reply-To: "Landaiche Kenneth (NET-BBS/Petaluma)" <ken.landaiche@nokia.com>
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:07:01 -0500
> To: "'Mark J Bradakis'" <mjb@autox.team.net>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Paint removal, wood house trim
>
>
> The pressure washer is a good start. Add a bleach feed if you suffer
> from mildew, then rinse. Then sand down whatever is left, prime, paint,
> sit back and sip a cold one!
>
> Good luck. Painting is one of the harder and more satisfying (afterward)
> of homeowner jobs.
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Mark J Bradakis [mailto:mjb@autox.team.net]
>
> As winter approaches here in the northern hemisphere, I'm considering
> doing
> some of the outside house trim painting I've been putting off for too
> long.
> A fair bit of it is flaking and peeling, so I doubt it will protect the
> wood
> from the winter snows. What's a good way to remove the old stuff before
> applying new stuff? Belt sander, heat gun, pressure washer, chemicals,
> or ??
>
> mjb.
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