The Historic District

Hi Ron, Yes, next week I'll start digging in on this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capt._Joel_Whitney_House It's for a historical society...will probably take most of the rest of this season and part of next! Hard to do them alone - there is no help in the area, nobody wants a job. But projects...

Hi Gothic, same to you! I poke my nose in now and again, but haven't seen any painting/window questions so have only been lurking. Busy as one can possibly be!! There are only 2 other painters within 20 mi of me, so as you can imagine, the phone doesn't stop ringing. Picking/choosing what work I wan...

What Aislinn said. It's likely that a 3M LeadCheck test will always show the presence of lead...they're not really meant for the homeowner to use in the way you are. They're for contractors, to give them a "GO / NO GO" indication of what's there. They will 'trigger' off most anything, quite minute l...

Late to the party...HNY! I wonder if that asphalt-like material may contain asbestos? :dance: All kinds of great stuff in old homes! Get an EPA RRP course manual if you can. That will let you know what's involved should you decide to dig in and remove that 'white band' of lead paint. For any baseboa...

To get the oil primer and paint off your hands, use any cooking oil (corn oil etc). Work a couple of tablespoons into your hands like lotion for a few minutes, then add liquid dishwashing soap, a bit of water, and then rinse with warm water. Repeat. If it's on heavy, you can skip the first rinse - u...

latex can't take freezing . I'm not disagreeing with Gibson, but if you have other paints like car paints and spray bombs, epoxy, acrylic enamal and maybe lacquer, then try them because a lot of that is fine after many years. Ive even found old quarts that were pre 1970 that were still ok. car pain...

I can buy that, Jade. As a painter, there are many things that can happen which you wouldn't see with something so simple as glazing. How was the paint stored? Transported? How old is it? Did it bake in sun or freeze a little while in the truck? I find that the more esoteric the paint (FPE, "Old Vil...

I think Gibson mean to say sheet, not sheep ;-) Well, sheep ARE nice and warm, Phil! :mrgreen: Yes, sheet, a sheet! I wonder if the Type M issue might be the 'weeks and weeks' before topcoating? I mean...2 weeks, that's fine. But could it shrink if left longer or something? I dunno. Well-worked put...

Interested in the 'peeled away' responses...I haven't seen that. Been using Sarco since Jade 'got me into it' for oh, 4 years or so, and have done about 80 sashes with it. Something on the glass? Would linseed oil on the glass do it? Sounds odd (and scary after you did all that work!). Forgot to add...

I would suspect it's DAP, which has a lot of problems. "Pros" just won't use it...it's also a little toxic, for those who are interested. Sarco is awesome, I've had nothing but great results from them. It is consistent as can be - it's up to the end user to knead it properly before use (which may be...