Home Improvement | Building and Carpentry | Painting and Staining
If you are absolutely set on painting or staining your pressure-treated lumber, here are a few suggestions: 1. If you just bought the wood, let it weather for at least 60 days to allow the chemicals to evaporate and work their way out of the wood. Make sure the wood is dry. Pressure treated wood is designed to repel moisture and insect damage in outdoor areas. However, new pressure treated wood usually has a high moisture content, which can derail your staining process before it begins. As the water evaporates from the wood, it leaks through the stain, ruining your finish.
There are many kinds of pressure treated wood, including somethat can never be painted effectively. As you haven't saidwhat kind of treatment, a categorical answer is difficult
Can you paint with oil base paint over water base paint on pressure treated wood?
I don't see why not as long as the ware based paint is all in good shape.
When placed in the ground will a pressure treated 2X4 last as long as a pressure treated 4X4?
If the pressure treatment is identical, theoretically they should perform equally.
How long does pressure treated wood last when treated?
Pressure treated wood can last up to 20 years or more and most pressured treated wood sold in stores such as Home Depot offer a limited lifetime warranty.
How long does a pine deck last?
How long a pine deck lasts depends on whether it is pressure treated or not. If it is treated, then it can last from 10 to 15 years.
Can you stain one year old pressure treated wood that was just sanded bare blonde?
Yes, you can stain pressure treated wood as long as it has had several months to dry out.
Latex primer over oil base paint?
that is fine as long as paint is dry before coating
How long to wait until pressure treated wood is painted?
Depends on how wet is was when installed. But on average we recommend staining after about 2 seasons of exposure. Pressure treated wood may be painted. First, you need to figure out if your wood is ready to paint. Do this by putting a couple of drops of water on the spot to be covered, the wood is too wet to coat if it beads up, give it some time to dry. If the water…
How long to let latex trim paint dry before next coat?
It should tell you on the can as every paint is different.
Can you paint decking with fence paint?
No fence paint does not have as much wax in it and it wont last very long before you have to paint it again. As decking has a lot of foot traffic as obviously a fence does not. Take it from me I found out the hard way. Yes deck paint is more expensive but will last a long time.
How long will oil paint remain wet?
However long it says on the can, but it also depends on what paint, the weather and presciely what you mean by 'wet' - does that include sticky? do you mean how long before it can receive another coat? do you mean decorating or artist oil paint? etc etc
How long to waite before waxing car after a paint job?
The amount of time to wait before waxing a car after a paint job will vary. This will depend on the type of paint job and the wait period can be between 30 days to 4 months.
Can you paint right over a already painted baseboard?
As long as you are using a similar type of paint (I expect it is an indoor latex, since baseboards are found indoors) and as long as the existing paint is still in good condition and is not flaking off, then yes, you can paint right over the existing paint. If the paint is in bad condition, you should remove it before repainting.
How long does oil base primer dry before painting a water base paint?
Checking with my paint supplier, I was told you have to wait at least 48 hours for oil base paint to dry before covering with latex. Probably, the longer the better.
Does base paint go before regular paint when painting walls?
Yes, base paint will make the paint last longer. While it's not necessary it will help the paint last so you don't have to do it again for a long time. You may also want a primer.
What's the best spray paint to use for my xbox 360 controller?
ANYTHING! as long as you add adhesion promoter before you apply the paint, this allows you to use any kind of paint and they will stick to plastic.