Hi All,
my house was built in 1989 and was installed with double-glazed wooden framed windows.
Over the years, the outside of the windows has been painted several times with gloss white and the end result after a few years is that the paint cracks, bubbles, lifts off and needs doing again. There is no rot so it seems worthwhile to try again using a better paint system.
This year I think I'm going to it myself, I'm planning on the following approach:-
- clean windows, use bleach to kill any mould etc.
- sand down to achieve a nice smooth surface
- mask off using frog tape
- use Zinsser Cover Stain before painting with 2 coats of Zinsser AllCoat Exterior Gloss (Solvent-Based)
- once the paint is dry, remove frog tape to get a clean finish, and use a glass scraper to get right into the edges
I'm going to use Zinsser cover stain and Zinsser AllCoat Exterior gloss (solvent-based) as I've used these before with good success. no cracking and peeling after 7 years so far.
For the upstairs windows, I'm using the same approach but using an access tower instead of a ladder. One variation is that I can unscrew the opening frames and take them into the shed for painting, this makes life much easier and saves working from the access tower.
Whilst I've got the access tower I might as well paint the facia and soffits. I have noticed one section of the soffit is rotten (about 1m ) so will need replacing, additionally, the facia soffit end box looks partially rotten as well, but I don't know how easy it is to replace these parts.
Does this approach for the windows sound reasonable any advice on how easy or not to replace soffit boards and end boxes would be appreciated, I'm reasonably good at woodwork but not too good working on access towers.
my house was built in 1989 and was installed with double-glazed wooden framed windows.
Over the years, the outside of the windows has been painted several times with gloss white and the end result after a few years is that the paint cracks, bubbles, lifts off and needs doing again. There is no rot so it seems worthwhile to try again using a better paint system.
This year I think I'm going to it myself, I'm planning on the following approach:-
- clean windows, use bleach to kill any mould etc.
- sand down to achieve a nice smooth surface
- mask off using frog tape
- use Zinsser Cover Stain before painting with 2 coats of Zinsser AllCoat Exterior Gloss (Solvent-Based)
- once the paint is dry, remove frog tape to get a clean finish, and use a glass scraper to get right into the edges
I'm going to use Zinsser cover stain and Zinsser AllCoat Exterior gloss (solvent-based) as I've used these before with good success. no cracking and peeling after 7 years so far.
For the upstairs windows, I'm using the same approach but using an access tower instead of a ladder. One variation is that I can unscrew the opening frames and take them into the shed for painting, this makes life much easier and saves working from the access tower.
Whilst I've got the access tower I might as well paint the facia and soffits. I have noticed one section of the soffit is rotten (about 1m ) so will need replacing, additionally, the facia soffit end box looks partially rotten as well, but I don't know how easy it is to replace these parts.
Does this approach for the windows sound reasonable any advice on how easy or not to replace soffit boards and end boxes would be appreciated, I'm reasonably good at woodwork but not too good working on access towers.
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