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Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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08-23-2022, 07:39 PM #7251
As much as I like the name ruff rider, I’d go with a big ass hefty brush on a stick, as suggested by Djongo.
Or. Play Tom Sawyer and get your friends to do it for you.
And. Put pigment in the stain. Get her done and the ladies will smile.
Or. If you’re all set on clear use Thompson water seal in a backpack sprayer and call it done.
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08-23-2022, 09:04 PM #7252
Roto brushes !?
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08-24-2022, 04:47 AM #7253
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08-24-2022, 05:56 AM #7254
TWS? LOL!
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08-24-2022, 05:56 AM #7255
Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
From my oh so limited experience of one fence 18 years ago:
1. Hit it with the garden hose and a spray nozzle. You want to clean it, not strip it.
2. Let it bake in the hot CO sun for a couple days.
3. Big fat coarse brush. Go slow. You want to push that shit in through all that rough grain. This is why you waited a year before staining. This is why you washed and then let it bake in the sun. The first coat is the most important. It’s not supposed to create a thin film that will eventually peel off. It’s supposed to soak in like moisturizer and become one with the wood. You’re building a relationship.
4. Get some blow job knee pads. Commit. Please her like you love her.
5. Get a floppy hat and a lot of sun block.
6. The second coat is where you skimp and rush. You’re just smoothing out the color. This is when it starts looking good, but first coat is where your longevity comes from.
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08-24-2022, 06:13 AM #7256
Ext. stain is a 1 coat process. Don't skimp, flood coat that shit
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08-24-2022, 06:41 PM #7257
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08-24-2022, 06:59 PM #7258
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08-24-2022, 09:36 PM #7259Registered User
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it was a gf's deck which had been sadly neglected (like the whole fucking house) thompson waterseal came on sale pretty close to half price, I used a mop to apply it to a deck made out of 2x6 #2 & better that had been gone over with a floor sander and it wasn't bad really, it still beeded water on year 2, the job was really quick n really easy, i am really glad i didnt spend any more time on it given what a pain she was
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08-25-2022, 07:16 AM #7260
I did not realize that the ruff ruder was attachable. The only pics I'd seen looked like it was a non screw on. That's cool. I'ma order one and see how it goes. Fixing to Penofin a big house next week.
Oddly, I have never seen a single one here. I may be on the local cutting edge soon.
Thompson's is generally regarded as an entry level product at best and most workers avoid it. Yet many diy'ers have decent results with it.
I think KQ has used it at her place, which always looks buffed out.
Anything to spray it on will help. An old broken down wagner may be better than brushing it all on and God forbid if the product is thick or sticky. Slow brushing then.
Sometimes buying a cheap wagner is best. I consider it a throwaway. Works fine to flood the surface. Usually obnoxiously loud tho...
Flood the top mostly and brush to the dryer spots. Flooding the bottom 12" will likely put a lot of product on the ground.
Juicy is the key. Brush overloading on the back brush? Dump it on the next dry board.
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08-25-2022, 10:56 AM #7261
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08-25-2022, 12:01 PM #7262Registered User
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Last edited by XXX-er; 08-25-2022 at 07:30 PM.
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08-25-2022, 07:25 PM #7263Registered User
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I'd like to replace a board on a picnic table that is warped. Looks like pine to me- it was a pretty cheap kit I assembled. Actual dimensions are 1 3/8" x 5". I can't imagine these were special planed boards, but that seems smaller than a 2x6. How do I find a replacement- my google is coming up empty or with fascia.
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08-25-2022, 07:55 PM #7264
A fresh douglas fir 2x6 that's dripping wet in the lumber yard will be 5 1/2 x 1 1/2. By the time it dries out it will be pretty close to your dimensions--maybe 5 1/4 in width. If you find pine in the lumber yard it is more likely to be dry and won't shrink. Do you have any tools--circular saw, sander? If not, consider this an opportunity to buy tools. Always seek opportunities to buy tools. Repeat after me--"buying this tool and making X is cheaper than buying it." Repeat this until you can say it without hesitation and with complete sincerity.
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08-26-2022, 09:56 AM #7265
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08-26-2022, 04:24 PM #7266
Or save the warped board, get rid of the straight ones and go to Home Depot and find warped boards to match.
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08-26-2022, 06:26 PM #7267Registered User
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Thanks all. I think after further review I'll go to a real lumber yard and buy 5 new boards and orbital sand them as close as I can get. Thinking of getting cedar and just letting it ride until I need 5 more rather than dealing with refinishing it every year (Seattle). Probably look much nicer than one new board anyway.
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08-27-2022, 10:14 AM #7268Registered User
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Finished up my privacy fence project and happy how it turned out. Lemonaide outta lemons from the monster that got built next door (within guidelines, but WTF). It does make for a nicer "room" type of feel on the patio.
Aluminum posts (slipfence.com), pricy but worth it for no future maintenance. Timbertech composite for the boards. 7' on the two right panels, 6' on the left. Next summer will do a flagstone or similar patio on the grass area.
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08-27-2022, 01:39 PM #7269
good work. more importantly, what’s your handicap?
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08-27-2022, 02:32 PM #7270Registered User
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08-28-2022, 11:13 AM #7271
Looks great. Can't imagine why that house hasn't sold yet, though to be fair, it does look like a fun place to have a rager (if you were 19).
I'll try not to brain anyone sitting on that couch! Can you relax or do you have to keep an eye out whenever anyone's on 16 tee?
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08-28-2022, 03:41 PM #7272Registered User
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We've had a few close calls but nothing while on the couch. I have found a ball or two on the couch when we were away, and we frequently hear them bounce off the roof of our place or the neighbors. I'm at 62 balls now in the yard for this year and those are just the ones I've collected. It was over 120 last year.
I do try and face the incoming tee box when I'm out there.
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08-28-2022, 07:06 PM #7273
Do you have the hurricane rated windows on that side, or just hope people are honest if they break one?
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08-28-2022, 07:25 PM #7274Registered User
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They are impact resistant with a $100 replacement. Any balls that have hit the house have been glancing blows (3yrs here). We do have a small transom window that could take a direct impact, I've contemplated adding a sheet of plexiglass over the top of that one. We don't use that window, it was a poorly thought out part of the design.
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08-29-2022, 08:28 AM #7275
About windows: I have a cracked window (the sliding part), and I've never dealt with anything like this. I'm afraid of getting fleeced - is it possible to just replace the sliding half?
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