Fiberglass Bondo is your friend.. =)
- Thread starter Cpl-Chronic
- Start date
- Status
Lasonic TRC-920
Moderator
OK....Update....
As you can see below.....
I'm in the process of painting the 'cut' edge of the spindle boards & am now on the 2nd coat for the edges. The rest already has 2 coats on the spindle boards & 3 coats on each pillar bottom. Duckman is right, this is excellent paint that soaks right into whatever surface you want to paint but stripped & bare wood requires more coats than advertised since it is self-priming paint...
Any exterior surfaces that sees a lot of weather & wet rain & snow really demands at least 3 coats to properly form that barrier, even in crevices & areas that trap water & take longer to dry out after rain & snow. Also, anything that traps water becomes a dew-point freeze & thaw which breaks up paint & wood bit by bit so a fully sealed finish is key....
I'm going to finish off the pillar bottoms with a 4th coat which will take on the ice & snow like nothing...All other surfaces except the floor will get 4 coats of French Roast Emerald. The railing runners that hold the spindle boards, the post trim at the bottom of each post where it meets the floor & the entire upper main post section & top caps will be done next...
Cpl
As you can see below.....
I'm in the process of painting the 'cut' edge of the spindle boards & am now on the 2nd coat for the edges. The rest already has 2 coats on the spindle boards & 3 coats on each pillar bottom. Duckman is right, this is excellent paint that soaks right into whatever surface you want to paint but stripped & bare wood requires more coats than advertised since it is self-priming paint...
Any exterior surfaces that sees a lot of weather & wet rain & snow really demands at least 3 coats to properly form that barrier, even in crevices & areas that trap water & take longer to dry out after rain & snow. Also, anything that traps water becomes a dew-point freeze & thaw which breaks up paint & wood bit by bit so a fully sealed finish is key....
I'm going to finish off the pillar bottoms with a 4th coat which will take on the ice & snow like nothing...All other surfaces except the floor will get 4 coats of French Roast Emerald. The railing runners that hold the spindle boards, the post trim at the bottom of each post where it meets the floor & the entire upper main post section & top caps will be done next...
Cpl
OK....yet more progress on the porch.
prep:
Here you can see the inside is almost fully done. The ceiling will get soffit & aluminum flashing around the top beams & corners, next year.
The floor already has 2 coats of all surface primer & 2 coats of floor paint. Once the windows are installed, I can put down 2 more coats to make it last...
prep:
Here you can see the inside is almost fully done. The ceiling will get soffit & aluminum flashing around the top beams & corners, next year.
The floor already has 2 coats of all surface primer & 2 coats of floor paint. Once the windows are installed, I can put down 2 more coats to make it last...
Lasonic TRC-920
Moderator
Thanx guys!! 
My friends are actually busting my baullZ cuz I've pretty much disappeared for the last 8 weeks while tackling the project. I still have plenty to do but the windows look great now & I can finish painting the outside surfaces....
One thing for sure is if you have a choice of restoring old cedar vs. tearing it out & starting fresh with pine or spruce, etc. save the old wood. It lasts forever & the construction these days is not near the same quality..
Stay tuned...
Cpl
My friends are actually busting my baullZ cuz I've pretty much disappeared for the last 8 weeks while tackling the project. I still have plenty to do but the windows look great now & I can finish painting the outside surfaces....One thing for sure is if you have a choice of restoring old cedar vs. tearing it out & starting fresh with pine or spruce, etc. save the old wood. It lasts forever & the construction these days is not near the same quality..
Stay tuned...
Cpl
BoomboxLover48
Boomus Fidelis
Thanx BBL48!! There's still more to do...BoomboxLover48 said:
I have to strip down the iron railings for the steps, paint them, spray-paint the screen door & 2-tone it....paint the solid oak door & finish the fascia. Tonight, I'm up so I'll take about 3 rolls of paper towels & some Fantastic(c) cleaner & go over the front of the siding to remove all that weather, dust, grime & marks from the sanding & decades of neglect.
I've stared at that ugly, poorly repaired, poorly painted & fully depleted porch with disgust & dismay, literally for 20 years, waiting for the day. The house was cheap & located directly in the center of the nicest neighborhood in the central city area, half a mile from downtown. We got it for a steal in '95 but the only downside is it was a real, top-to-bottom resto. candidate. I had to upgrade, plumbing, wiring, kitchen plaster & paint, full bathroom renovation, all 3 bedroom were fuil resto & paint, new roof 3 years ago & chimney repair including new chimney liner for the water heater & brand new water heater(rental)...
The house is in great shape now & all original plaster is restored to new looking again, The kitchen still could use another going over & the upstairs bathroom could use renovating but the foundation & floor pan is all original, as well as the roof rafters & frame. The plywood for the roof was replaced in the previous roof rebuild & all we had to do was replace the shingles & paper, etc.
Oh, yeah, we also had posts set & a fence installed, a patio door replaced, 4 new windows installed, 12 years ago & new siding installed over the existing cedar plank exterior. I think we did that almost 20 years ago.
& now the porch...
Some day, I'll have time to sit on my new porch & have a brew......
some day....
Cpl
Spindles SUCK BAULLS!!!! They are 3 dimensional & you can't just lay it on thick or the crisp lines of the spindles get goopy & sloppy so thin coats all the way & lots of area to cover.......I would have given up on real spindles if this porch had them. I would have replaced mine, somehow..JVC Floyd said:
Cpl
Almost finished 4 coats on the outfacing surfaces I couldn't do before with the plastic up. 1 coat of brown on the front door & the screen door is sprayed with Rustoleum flat white to freshen it up & make the grime & stains disappear. Once the heavy oak door is painted brown, the pure white of the screen door will contrast nicely & show off it's detailed woodwork.
Will post pics soon....
Cpl
Will post pics soon....
Cpl
Update: Almost finished the restoration...
Well, almost done & am finishing up the details of the project. I had to repaint the screen door since it was so beat up, dirty & stained from decades of use. The 2-tone blue & white finish can be seen before I painted it....
hideous....note the scratches & faded color..
I simply painted the whole door with flat white rustoleum spray paint to freshen it up & match the windows. Twice now, I've been asked where I got my new screen door & they were shocked when I told them I painted the old one.
As you can see below, the white door, windows & freshly painted woodwork of the porch flows nicely now. I'm still touching up areas & applying the fascia or skirt to the right side of the porch when facing the front door. I'va also painted the mailbox brown to match & also the oak door will be brown as well to contrast with the white screen door.
Take a look at the progress so far...
Even the mailbox gets 2 coats...
Here, I'm measuring up & laying out the area where I can attach the house number for deliveries, etc. First, you lay down 2" masking tape to mark out your measurments without marking the surface underneath.
One of my favorite pics so far....
Stay tuned for the final work....
Cpl
Well, almost done & am finishing up the details of the project. I had to repaint the screen door since it was so beat up, dirty & stained from decades of use. The 2-tone blue & white finish can be seen before I painted it....
hideous....note the scratches & faded color..
I simply painted the whole door with flat white rustoleum spray paint to freshen it up & match the windows. Twice now, I've been asked where I got my new screen door & they were shocked when I told them I painted the old one.
As you can see below, the white door, windows & freshly painted woodwork of the porch flows nicely now. I'm still touching up areas & applying the fascia or skirt to the right side of the porch when facing the front door. I'va also painted the mailbox brown to match & also the oak door will be brown as well to contrast with the white screen door.
Take a look at the progress so far...
Even the mailbox gets 2 coats...
Here, I'm measuring up & laying out the area where I can attach the house number for deliveries, etc. First, you lay down 2" masking tape to mark out your measurments without marking the surface underneath.
One of my favorite pics so far....
Stay tuned for the final work....
Cpl
Thanx! Yeah, more updates:
I had my buddy come over this week & we put up the rest of the fascia & now I am putting the plank we custom cut for the top of the steps where the old fascia met the steps. I bondo'd in the edges & am ready for primer on the steps.
I'll post more pics tomorrow but take a look at today's progress...
Fascia & finish plank for the top step are set & the plank for the step is bondo'd in & ready for primer. It's about 3am here so 1st coat of primer for the plank & tomorrow the steps are next as well as bondo for the right side fascia to finish it off right.....
I had my buddy come over this week & we put up the rest of the fascia & now I am putting the plank we custom cut for the top of the steps where the old fascia met the steps. I bondo'd in the edges & am ready for primer on the steps.
I'll post more pics tomorrow but take a look at today's progress...
Fascia & finish plank for the top step are set & the plank for the step is bondo'd in & ready for primer. It's about 3am here so 1st coat of primer for the plank & tomorrow the steps are next as well as bondo for the right side fascia to finish it off right.....
- Status