WILL A PINE WOOD DIE COVER OVER A DARK BLUE STAIN?

[STACEjaguar]

I have posted on here befor but have a new question.....
My partner is working on a kids playground all the wood is dark blue, his boss wants it to look like pine wood. Will a wood die come out light enough or will it come out too dark because of the blue underneath? or is there a paint out there that will work the same, as i need it to look like new pine wood.

thanks

 

[big-all]

it will be the same colour as now except with a pine colour added so a darker shade off both colours mixed

 

[STACEjaguar]

so is there another type of paint to use over it to make it look pine ?

 

[big-all]

to look like pine you need to see the grain that requires stripping back to new wood
if its at all discoloured by age mould penetrating paint or stain it will again be a darker version off both colours mixed

 

[misterhelpful]

If the paint can be stripped back completely it can then be varnished/stained but will still look like old pine.

If the existing colour is a stain then it cannot be made to look like new pine. Should this be the case, then it would be wisest for your partner to point this out to his boss who obviously doesn't realise what he is asking him to do is not possible.

The only way to get a new looking pine finish would be to use new wood.

 

[STACEjaguar]

i understand, yes he boss i thinkin is asking alot. he has worked so hard. i even posted on here easier ways to get rid of the paint off the wood besides sanding which he has been doin and just taking forever and already been told a heated pressure washer wont do to much good

 

[big-all]

nitromours or heat gun if its not penetrating below the surface

 

[misterhelpful]

Having just read your previous post, I note that you say it is playground timber.

If you are talking about those thick logs we always see in them, I suspect they will be pressure treated and if this is the case then they will always have a blue green tint to them.

If the wood is just painted then it can be stripped with a heat gun or chemical stripper, but as you say, will take a lot of work and time.

Any chemical stripper residue in childrens play areas must be thorughly cleared on health and safety grounds.

Sorry to disappoint.