Morning gents,
The overriding question here is a pretty simple one... hoping you can help me confirm my plan.
I have this railing going along the side of my garden (on the other side is a park) and I want to do 2 things with it - 1) I want it repaired and 2) I want it all painted black (I've purchased the expensive 5 litres of Hammerite Direct To Rust paint - and I'm hoping that will do the job).
For 1), the repair, I am sure that I'll need a professional because there are parts where the tops of the railings are not connected into the piers any more - this is a pretty old railing, after all. This person, whoever it might be, will need to weld (or something) the connections back in to the piers and also find or make me a bit of metal that can go into that big gap / missing bit.
For 2), the refresh, I reckon I can go for the cleaning-up and painting part myself. I just want to check that I'm going about it the right way - my plan was to use some wire brush drill attachments I've bought to get rid of all the green paint and rust, then wipe them down and put the Hammerite Direct To Rust 8 Year Protection paint on it... is it as simple as that for me?
And my overriding question is this - can I get on with 2) before I find someone to do 1)? In fact, it is better for me to do it that way, or should I be waiting until someone's repaired the joints first before starting my refresh work?
The overriding question here is a pretty simple one... hoping you can help me confirm my plan.
I have this railing going along the side of my garden (on the other side is a park) and I want to do 2 things with it - 1) I want it repaired and 2) I want it all painted black (I've purchased the expensive 5 litres of Hammerite Direct To Rust paint - and I'm hoping that will do the job).
For 1), the repair, I am sure that I'll need a professional because there are parts where the tops of the railings are not connected into the piers any more - this is a pretty old railing, after all. This person, whoever it might be, will need to weld (or something) the connections back in to the piers and also find or make me a bit of metal that can go into that big gap / missing bit.
For 2), the refresh, I reckon I can go for the cleaning-up and painting part myself. I just want to check that I'm going about it the right way - my plan was to use some wire brush drill attachments I've bought to get rid of all the green paint and rust, then wipe them down and put the Hammerite Direct To Rust 8 Year Protection paint on it... is it as simple as that for me?
And my overriding question is this - can I get on with 2) before I find someone to do 1)? In fact, it is better for me to do it that way, or should I be waiting until someone's repaired the joints first before starting my refresh work?