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Questions about pre-primed wood: paint vs. stain? # of coats?
Comments (2)Generally speaking, it's not a good thing to leave wood primed and not finished for so long, but I don't know that I would re-prime. Perhaps a good power wash and staining would be sufficient....depends on the condition of the primer coat. Of course, the safest thing to do would be to re-prime everyhing with a high quality slow drying oil primer, but that would increase the cost of the paintjob. If the cedar is rough sewn, then you really don't want to paint that. Stain is preferred....See MoreUrgent question!! Latex exterior paint over Duron Maxwood stain
Comments (3)It has more to do with the look you are going for than anything else. The primary difference between paint & stain is the thickness of the film once dry. Stain will show everything. Paint will try to hide it. I would not trust just any latex paint film over unprimed anything outside, especially a hi-build product which I think duration is. Just the weight of the coats can "help" the peeling....See MoreQuestion about painted vs. stained
Comments (2)If you're getting Aristrokraft, I don't recommend painted. We had painted Aristokraft cabinets in our old kitchen and the paint started chipping and wearing away within about 5 years. By the time we redid our kitchen (12 years old), not only was the paint a mess, but the drawers were no longer working smoothly, drawers were sagging (the entire drawer...not just the drawer front), door hinges were failing (we had to replace two just so we could close a cabinet door and keep it closed), shelves were sagging, and we had to re-glue the "fake" drawer fronts on the sink cab. The only item that was as good as the day we moved in (new build, so new cabinets), was the lazy susan - it still worked smoothly and we never had any problems with things falling off b/c the walls of the cabinet closely followed the contour of the shelves. Our cabinets were embarrassing when we had parties - although probably not many people noticed them like I did - at least I hope not. Our new kitchen is much nicer, so no more embarrassment! We first considered remodeling when the kitchen was only 7 years old b/c of the condition of the cabinets, but since we couldn't afford to "do it right", we waited another 5 years until we could (we didn't want to take out loans, etc., we wanted to pay for it all in "cash"). One caveat is that they were "builder-grade"cabinets through our builder. However, since you are going through a builder as well, I suspect they are the same grade. If you're stuck with Aristokraft, my recommendation is to stick with stained and upgrade the cabinets themselves to mid-level quality. If you can afford to do both, then do both, but #1, IMO, should be the cabinet quality. Good luck!...See MoreWhich is better: stained or painted fiberglass exterior door?
Comments (0)I want to get a new front door, half-window and made of fiberglass with fake grain. I would like to try a darkish green or blue paint on the exterior and brownish gel stain on the interior (to match the woodwork). Door faces east-southeast. Current door is steel painted dark brown (BM paint); it shows some fading after 10 years (probably faded earlier, but I just now questioned the color). Would the paint color fade? Would fading green be less objectionable than fading blue? If I don't like the paint can I apply stain over it? Which lasts longer: stain or paint? What do you do with the edges (top, bottom, and sides) of the door? Match the inside color or the outside? The trims on both the inside and outside are some sort of brown (stain and paint). Thanks for any help....See Morenlion
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