b14wrc
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 11:40 AM |
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Workshop doors
Finally got my new doors but unable to fit, see photo of the frame.
Bit gutted over Easter weekend - new part arriving tomorrow, fingers crossed.
I have given them two coats of preservative, looking at clear varnish finish?
Rob
20vt powered rear engined locost
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joni
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 01:47 PM |
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doors
clear varnish no good as it has no uv protection and will start peeling in no time trust me iam a painter
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 02:00 PM |
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Wish you'd told me, before I found out the hard way. Even yacht varnish is crap.
Guess what I'm doing next weekend. 
From now on it's Sikkens all the way. Expensive buy it works.
[Edited on 26/4/11 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 02:01 PM |
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I'd be tempted to use something like Sikkens - it comes as undercoat and topcoat - should give you a few years protection and it's easy to
maintain. Not the cheapest, but one tin of each will go a long way (probably keep for a few years hence, when you need to tart it up again).
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Peteff
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 04:18 PM |
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Slap some old engine oil on it, you should have plenty knocking about if you're a locost builder  My doors are made of some old site panels
which were round a new build and were being disposed of. I just give them a coat of Ronseal Fencelife every couple of years and they haven't
rotted yet.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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b14wrc
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 04:38 PM |
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Joni,
What would you recommend?
I was going to use yacht varnish...... Wanted them clear pine, is this not uv stable?
20vt powered rear engined locost
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designer
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 06:18 PM |
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I just use a fence treatment, a modern equivalent of creosote.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 06:30 PM |
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Sikkens will give you a 'posh' finish, like a coloured varnish, but any modern fence/shed treatment will be effective and keep the wood
from rotting.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 26/4/11 at 06:40 PM |
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Yacht varnish just peels off and makes a door look like it's got leprosy. (Apologies to any leppers on here).
My back door didn't even last 12 months.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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