Repaint the gazebo
Do you want to repaint your gazebo? Then a few questions quickly arise. How do I proceed, which paint should I choose and when should I paint? But don't be afraid to give the garden shed a new coat of paint is only half as difficult as it looks at first.
If you want to repaint your gazebo, you have to take it step by step. A lot can be planned and done in advance. This not only saves time, it also saves trouble. The best time for painting work is summer. But it is also possible in other times of the year. However, it must not rain and must be over 5 ° C warm.
Examine and clean the gazebo
- Depending on the state in which you are Garden shed certain work steps and materials are necessary before you can start painting.
- Look what paint is on the wood. If the arbor is covered with a glaze or oil, you're in luck. Here you just roughen the surface with sandpaper K 80 before the new coat of paint. Unless you want a color change then sand down to the bare wood.
- With paint, on the other hand, you have to sand the paint off completely. Start with the smallest grit and then sand finer and finer. If the lacquer layer is still firmly bonded to the wood, roughening is often sufficient. So if no paint flakes off after the first sanding process, you don't have to sand the paint off completely.
- Is the wood dirty, gray or from Seaweed and moss, treat the wood with soap, algae remover and / or graying agent. You can get the right tools for this from specialist retailers.
- Remove rotten components and replace them; small cracks or crevices can be filled with a wooden spatula.
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Use correct products for painting
After the cleaning work, think about how you want to paint the wooden house.
- The first coat can be done with a wood primer against mold, blue stain and fungus. Your wood will last longer. But be careful, these agents often contain biocides and chemicals. Therefore, it is essential to observe the hazard and work safety instructions. If you want to do without chemicals, leave the primer off and paint more often.
- The second and third coats consist of glazes, oils or varnishes. It is important that all products are UV-resistant and suitable for outdoor use. Another rule is, the darker the color, the more protected the wood is.
- The glaze is the usual way of painting wood outdoors. Glazes penetrate the wood. The coloring and the surface protection are done in one operation. Apply this with a brush and renew at least every five years. The wood structure can still be seen in glazes after painting.
- Lacquer or weather protection paint, on the other hand, completely covers the wood. Especially with soft woods, apply a barrier coat beforehand so that the wood becomes stable. As a result, the coating does not penetrate so deeply into the wood and forms a stable top layer. Paints are a little more complex to process, but are weather-resistant for up to ten years. A paint roller is best for applying.
- Oils fire up the wood and emphasize the naturalness. Not all oils can be used outdoors. In addition to the classic linseed oil varnish, there are also special water-based oils. However, you must check the paint every year and replace it if necessary.
- An exception are woods that have already been impregnated before they are purchased. The green boiler pressure impregnated woods are an example of this. Weather resistance is usually given here even without painting.
Painting wood step by step
Once the planning is complete, you can start painting. There are not many mistakes left to make here.
- Clean the surfaces carefully. If there are rotten wooden parts on the gazebo, remove and replace them.
- If necessary, apply a graying agent and moss remover. Then let the wood dry.
- Sand off the old paint with a sanding machine or roughen the surface. The final sanding is done with K80 or K120, depending on how fine you want the surface to be.
- Now paint the barrier coat and / or the primer on the wood and let it dry again.
- Finally, one to three coats of glaze, varnish or oil are applied. Especially with lacquers, make sure that the last coat of paint runs lengthways to the wood fiber and that no paint streaks form.
Let your arbor shine again
Once you've fought your way through the jungle of product diversity on the color shelf, the rest is child's play. If you buy your paint directly from specialist retailers, you will usually get the best advice on the right products. So what are you waiting for, let your arbor shine in new splendor.
