Hi there,
Traditional wisdom appears to be (very reasonably) that whilst one should prime wooden window rebates under linseed oil putty, one should not put on any oil-based (e.g. gloss) paint, since that will prevent the putty drying/hardening properly.
However, what about the situation when one is using acrylic putty (which appears to be happy to dry/set even on impervious materials such as metal)? Intuition/common sense, seems to suggest that gloss paint would 'do not harm', and would probably give additional protection to the wood in the event of any water ingress behind/under the putty. Is that a reasonable view, and is it often done (obviously slows down the glazing process)?
Kind Regards, John.
Traditional wisdom appears to be (very reasonably) that whilst one should prime wooden window rebates under linseed oil putty, one should not put on any oil-based (e.g. gloss) paint, since that will prevent the putty drying/hardening properly.
However, what about the situation when one is using acrylic putty (which appears to be happy to dry/set even on impervious materials such as metal)? Intuition/common sense, seems to suggest that gloss paint would 'do not harm', and would probably give additional protection to the wood in the event of any water ingress behind/under the putty. Is that a reasonable view, and is it often done (obviously slows down the glazing process)?
Kind Regards, John.