Hi all
Before I go any further I wanted to check with you all that I am doing the right thing. This is an old south facing window with float glass that was thick with paint that has failed and rot has set in.
So far I have stripped the paint off the frame with a hot air gun and will strip close to the glass with paint stripper. I treated the rot with Ronseal Wet Rot hardener as it was not beyond salvage and I will fill it with Ronseal wood filler.
I have to re-putty and here I am in a grey area. Is there anything i should know about getting the old putty out the easy way or is it just be careful? Do I then treat the rebates with boiled linseed before puttying? This is my first time with putty.
As it is a south facing window I was going to skip primer and used 2 coats of Aluminum paint followed by undercoat and top coat.
Also, I am not sure if I should use linseed oil paint or solvent based paint.
I hear oil base paints lasts longer and lighter paint colours don't crack as fast as darker ones.
Thanks for any help
Before I go any further I wanted to check with you all that I am doing the right thing. This is an old south facing window with float glass that was thick with paint that has failed and rot has set in.
So far I have stripped the paint off the frame with a hot air gun and will strip close to the glass with paint stripper. I treated the rot with Ronseal Wet Rot hardener as it was not beyond salvage and I will fill it with Ronseal wood filler.
I have to re-putty and here I am in a grey area. Is there anything i should know about getting the old putty out the easy way or is it just be careful? Do I then treat the rebates with boiled linseed before puttying? This is my first time with putty.
As it is a south facing window I was going to skip primer and used 2 coats of Aluminum paint followed by undercoat and top coat.
Also, I am not sure if I should use linseed oil paint or solvent based paint.
I hear oil base paints lasts longer and lighter paint colours don't crack as fast as darker ones.
Thanks for any help