Hi all,
I am currently repainting a client's front door.
All of the mortise and tenons joins are cracked (hairline). I plan to drill wooden dowels to lock them in place and use polyurethane to glue the dowels. I plan to leave them slightly under the face surface and then back fill them with 2K or epoxy filler.
I then intend to use a multitool to remove the old 2K filler from the gaps and fill with Timbacare 1 hour epoxy.
I also have a pretty substantial crack to the side of the the letter box.
It runs down diagonally all the way through the rail. Is there anything I can do other than filling it with 1 hour or even 4 hour Timbacare epoxy? Would dowels drilled perpendicular to the crack help at all?
Finally, I have some large gaps where the recessed panels are.
Not really sure what to do with those. I did quickly paint the door earlier this year but explained to the client that it was only a temporary job. I used CT1 to cover the cracks where the panels meet the rails and styles, the CT1 didn't crack but a hairline crack appeared where it meets the old paint on the panel.
I am guessing that the door is about 140 years old. I don't think it has ever been dipped but I can see that it was stripped with heat gun about three decorations ago.
The door doesn't get very wet unless the wind is quite blustery.
I does get quite a bit of sunlight until the late afternoon, and yes the clients want me to stick with the dark green paint
Any (sensible) advice would be gratefully received.
Cheers.
I am currently repainting a client's front door.
All of the mortise and tenons joins are cracked (hairline). I plan to drill wooden dowels to lock them in place and use polyurethane to glue the dowels. I plan to leave them slightly under the face surface and then back fill them with 2K or epoxy filler.
I then intend to use a multitool to remove the old 2K filler from the gaps and fill with Timbacare 1 hour epoxy.
I also have a pretty substantial crack to the side of the the letter box.
It runs down diagonally all the way through the rail. Is there anything I can do other than filling it with 1 hour or even 4 hour Timbacare epoxy? Would dowels drilled perpendicular to the crack help at all?
Finally, I have some large gaps where the recessed panels are.
Not really sure what to do with those. I did quickly paint the door earlier this year but explained to the client that it was only a temporary job. I used CT1 to cover the cracks where the panels meet the rails and styles, the CT1 didn't crack but a hairline crack appeared where it meets the old paint on the panel.
I am guessing that the door is about 140 years old. I don't think it has ever been dipped but I can see that it was stripped with heat gun about three decorations ago.
The door doesn't get very wet unless the wind is quite blustery.
I does get quite a bit of sunlight until the late afternoon, and yes the clients want me to stick with the dark green paint
Any (sensible) advice would be gratefully received.
Cheers.
