How to paint a wooden box

While most builders and homeowners in recent years prefer plastic windows, wooden structures have not lost their relevance.Wood - a natural material, has a beautiful appearance, clean.A disadvantage of wooden windows compared with plastic is that they require constant maintenance.If PVC profile enough 2-3 times a year with a damp cloth, then a tree, in addition to cleaning, must be protected from pests, moisture, direct sunlight.Otherwise, the service life of wooden windows is reduced significantly, the frame being destroyed, their integrity is violated, that is the cause of heat loss in the room and moisture inside.To avoid this, you need to constantly inspect the tree.

In the case of the destruction of the paint,it must be restored, broken furniture necessarily be replaced, as well as rubber seals, whose service is small.To learn how to paint a wooden box with his hands - on.

Tools required for

To perform paint old wooden windows, you need to stock up on special tools and materials.It is desirable that all necessary has been constantly on hand in the area of ​​work.This will significantly reduce the operating time.

From consumables for the job you will need:

• Primer.
• putty.
• paint.
• solvent and white spirit.
• Rags for cleaning the window frame and window frames from dirt and dust.

From instrument guaranteed to need:

• spatula.
• Brushes and inker.
• Sand coarse paper.
• grinder or a drill with an attachment for grinding the surface.
• Masking tape.
• hammer, chisel.
• ladder or other support for work at height.

sure it must be remembered for personal protection.Work to clean frames from old paint and sanding the surface can lead to the ingress of foreign matter in the face and eyes, so they need to carry out safety glasses or goggles.To avoid skin contact, it should be applied only in special gloves.We must work in a well-ventilated area, because acetone vapors, solvents and other chemicals can lead to poisoning.

Getting Started

most appropriate time for painting the windows will be mid-spring or early autumn.At this time there is a strong heat, which means that the paint will not crack from rapid drying.Also in this period greatly reduces the likelihood of rain, thereby decreasing air humidity.This allows the ink to dry evenly.Warm weather will easily remove the sash window and make the necessary manipulations with it.

procedure for preparatory works:

1. Wooden windows must be carefully dismantled from the frame.In some cases, they are very poorly removed from its hinges (especially if they are rarely open).If this happens, you can not disrupt them using the mount, it is possible to damage the frame.It is necessary to unscrew the hinges from the frame, and remove the leaf with them.Then they simply change.The same applies to the rest of the accessories.Its time to work with the doors need to be dismantled.
2. Next dismantled glass.To do this, carefully remove the glazing beads.This is done using a flat screwdriver.Beadings when they are not damaged, and their color is set in place.In case of damage, they change them.
3. With leg flaps is necessary to remove a layer of old paint.To do this, use a scraper.In particularly difficult cases, you can use a sander or a drill with a special nozzle.However, to operate the power you need to very carefully.At high speeds a large force may cause damage to the surface wood fibers.

Currently, there are special liquid paint remover.As a rule, they are used for surfaces of car bodies, so you can buy it in stores autochemistry.The liquid is applied to the painted surface and after a certain time, when the paint wrinkled, remove it with a spatula.Then smooth out the remnants of sandpaper.

Some experts used to remove old paint, industrial dryers.Painting under a stream of hot air melts and can be easily removed.

putty before painting the surface of the window

After removing the paint must carefully inspect the surface of the frame.All metal parts of the frame (cap nails, screws) must be primed metal.This will prevent rust, which adversely affect the condition of the wood.

After that is necessary to conduct a surface antiseptic treatment.To do this, you can use a lot of money, of which the most frequently used linseed oil or varnish.Such treatment can prevent rotting wood and negative actions of insects.After treatment must dry antiseptics.Tighten this process can be a couple of days.

When the frame is dry, it is necessary to treat the filler.This is done in order to even out the surface before painting.Fillers carried out gradually, avoiding laying a thick layer.Otherwise it exfoliates with paint.For this operation is only necessary to use a special filler (Wood) acrylic-based.Sell ​​it off the shelf in small banks.When further paint the surface of the finished plaster is applied only on the surface.If the window is opened stain, the mixture should be diluted with a special color scheme.If this is not done, the place of its application will be showing through the stain.

applied plaster with a spatula in a place where it is needed.After the first coat has dried, it should be sanded with sandpaper, and then a damp cloth to remove dust.Rama again subjected to rigorous inspection, and where remained uneven, apply another layer of putty.The process is repeated until, until the surface is completely smooth.

After finishing work on leveling the surface, you can proceed to the next step - the primer.Apply first coat of paint for better traction.In painting primed frame paint consumption will be much lower than in the "wet" the surface.Moreover, modern primer - a rather high tech mixtures that have antiseptic properties.They are able to protect the wood against mold, mildew and insects.The main task of the primer - to preserve the unique structure of wood.That is why the material for the metal processing is not suitable for painting wooden windows.

Before you start windows primer surface of the frame is degreased with white spirit.The primer is best applied with a brush, and try not to miss the place.Otherwise, after painting them dark spots are formed.If this happens, the painted surface again have cleaned, primed and painted.

window with his hands Painting

After the primer has dried, you can proceed to the final step - painting window.

to paint old windows, use vodnoakorilovuyu paint or alkyd enamel.These materials are excellent moisture resistance, elasticity, resistance to ultraviolet radiation.Now in stores selling a large range of paints for wood, both domestic and foreign manufacturers.The choice depends on the customer as possible.In the case of materials from leading international manufacturers, repair costs may increase by several times in comparison with domestic analogues.

The procedure works on the painting:

1. Before starting work, the paint must be thoroughly mixed to make it homogeneous.It is desirable to pass it through a metal sieve that is not on a smooth surface formed lumps.
2. first layer - impregnating, should not be too tight.Its mission - to penetrate deep into the wood structure and with a primer to create a reliable basis.To dilute the paint solvent is used.After applying the first layer, it is allowed to dry completely.
3. Once it dries, you can begin to spray the second layer has a thicker.This is done to avoid drips of paint.If they've got, they are cleaned with a cloth soaked in solvent.Left flowed have cleaned with sandpaper and re-paint.
4. Brush for painting should never be dipped as a whole, it may absorb too much ink.Lowering the tip in a tray, you must overcome the excess paint on its side.Begin painting on the outside of the window.Brush movement should be along the grain of the wood, then paint will go to Rosny layer.The corners are colored small short movements.
5. for painting works it is advisable to have a few brushes: wide - for flat surfaces and narrow - hard to reach places.
6. After applying the third layer, the window left to dry.
7. You can then set the glass and fittings.The glasses are mounted on an acrylic sealant.It is applied to the frame and is inserted into the glass.If the sealant is a lot, its excess is removed with a solvent.This step is much increase the energy efficiency of windows.Glass pressed shtapikami.Now the flap can be set in place.

If all works according to technology spend, the old window will get a great look and will last for a long time.

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