Although most builders and owners of housing have recently prefer metal-plastic windows, wooden structures have not lost their relevance. Tree - natural material, has an excellent appearance, environmentally friendly. The disadvantage of wooden windows in comparison with metalplastic is that they require constant care. If PVC profile is enough 2-3 times a year to wipe off with a damp cloth, the tree, in addition to purification, must be protected from pests, moisture effects, direct sunlight. Otherwise, the service life of the wooden window is noticeably reduced, the frames are subjected to destruction, their tightness is disturbed, which is the cause of heat loss in the room and moisture ingress. So that this does not happen, the tree must be constantly inspecting.
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In the event of the destruction of the paint coating, it must be restored, a broken fitness is necessarily subject to replacement, as well as rubber seals whose service life is small. About how to paint wooden windows with your own hands - hereinafter.
Required tools for work
In order to paint the old wooden windows, you need to stock special tool and materials. It is desirable that everything you need is constantly at hand in the area of \u200b\u200bwork. This will significantly reduce the time of work.
From consumables for such a job, you will need:
- Primer.
- Putty.
- Dye.
- Solvent and White Spirit.
- Wall for cleaning the window box and window frames from dirt and dust.
It will be guaranteed from the tool:
- Putty knife.
- Paint brushes and paint roller.
- Emery coarse paper.
- Grinding machine or drill with nozzle for surface grinding.
- Malyary Scotch.
- Hammer, chisel.
- Staircase, or another stand for high-rise work.
Be sure to remember the means of individual protection. Work on cleaning the frames from the old paint and the surface grinding can lead to foreign objects in the face and eyes, so they need to be carried out in protective glasses or mask. In order to avoid paints on the skin, it should be applied only in special gloves. It is necessary to work in a well-ventilated room, because pairs of acetone, solvent and other chemistry can lead to poisoning.
Preparation for work
The most suitable time for painting windows will be the middle of spring or the beginning of autumn. At this time there is no strong heat, which means that the paint will not crack from rapid drying. In addition, during this period, the likelihood of rains is significantly reduced, due to which the humidity of the air decreases. This allows paint to dry evenly. Warm weather will allow you to remove the windows sash without any problems and make all the necessary manipulations with it.
Order of preparatory work:
- Wooden windows must be carefully dismantled with a frame. In some cases, they are very poorly removed from the loops (especially if they rarely opened). If this happens, you can not disrupt them using the mount, you can damage the frame. It is necessary to unscrew the loops from the frame, and remove the sash with them. Then they simply change them. The same applies to the rest of the fittings. Its at the time of working with sash must be dismantled.
- Next dismantled glass. To do this, you must carefully remove the strokes. It is done with a flat screwdriver. The strokes, if they are not damaged, they are painted and installed in place. In case of damage, they change them.
- With the removed sash, it is necessary to remove the layer of old paint. For this, the scraper is applied. In particularly difficult cases, you can use a grinder or drill with a special nozzle. However, it is necessary to operate the power tools very carefully. With high revolutions, a large force may cause damage to the surface fibers of wood.
Currently there are special liquids to remove paint. As a rule, they are used to work with the surfaces of the car body, therefore it is possible to buy it in stores of auto chemicals. The liquid is applied to the painted surface and after a certain time when the paint is wrinkled, remove it with a spatula. Then the residues are cleaned with sandpaper.
Some specialists are used to remove old paint industrial hair dryers. Paint under the jet of hot air melts and easily removed.
Put surface of the window surface before painting
After the paint is removed, it is necessary to carefully examine the surface of the frame. All metal parts of the frame (Hats of nails, screws) must be treated with a primer for metal. This will prevent the appearance of rust, which will adversely affect the state of wood.
After that, it is necessary to carry out antiseptic surface treatment. To do this, you can apply a lot of funds from which linseed oil or olifery is most often used. Such processing can prevent the decoration of the tree and the negative effects of insects. After processing, the antiseptic need to dry. Tighten this process can for a couple of days.
When the frame will dry, it must be handled with putty. It is done in order to align the surface before painting. Putty is carried out gradually, preventing the superimposition of the thick layer. Otherwise, it will clean together with the paint. For this work, it is necessary to use only a special putty (on wood) on an acrylic basis. Sell \u200b\u200bit in the finished form in small banks. With further painting of the surface, the finished putty is simply applied to the surface. If the window will be opened with a mourn, the mixture must be diluted with a special color. If this is not done, the places of application will be bought through the veil.
It is applied to the spacure with a spatula in places where it is necessary. After drying the first layer, it must be stuck with sandpaper, and then remove dust with a dust cloth. Rama is again at a thorough examination, and where unevenness remained, another layer of putty is applied. The process is repeated until the surface becomes absolutely smooth.
After the end of the surface leveling work, you can proceed to the next stage - primer. Primer is applied for better paint clutch with a surface. In painting of the projected frame, paint consumption will be much lower than on the "raw" surface. In addition, modern primers are pretty high-tech mixtures that have antiseptic properties. They are able to protect the tree from mold, fungus and pest insects. The main task of the primer is to preserve the unique structure of the tree. That is why the material for metal processing for painting a wooden window is not suitable.
Before the start of the windows, the surface of the frame is degreased using White Spirit. Primer is better to apply with a brush, and try not to miss the place. Otherwise, dark spots are formed after painting on them. If this happens, the painted surface will have to be cleaned, primed and dye.
Painting windows with your own hands
After the primer dried, you can proceed to the final stage - painting the window.
In order to paint old windows, use water paint or alkyd enamel. These materials are distinguished by excellent moisture resistance, elasticity, resistant to ultraviolet. Now in stores selling a large range of colors for wood as domestic and foreign manufacturers. The choice depends on the possibility of the buyer. In the case of the use of materials of leading world manufacturers, the cost of repair may increase at times, in comparison with the use of domestic analogs.
The order of work on painting:
- Before starting work, paint must be mixed thoroughly to make it homogeneous. It is advisable to skip it through a metal sieve that lumps were not formed on the smooth surface.
- The first layer is impregnating, should not be too dense. His task is to penetrate deep into the structure of the wood and together with the primer to create a reliable basis. To dilute the paint, the solvent is used. After graduating from the first layer, it is given to completely dry.
- As soon as it dries, you can start applying the second layer, already more thick. It is done to avoid paint flux. If they already turned out, they are cleaned with the help of a rag moistened in the solvent. The left drip will have to clean the sandpaper and rebound.
- During painting, it is impossible to dip the whole, it can absorb too much paint. Lowering her tip in the bath, it is necessary to press the surplus of paint about its board. Painting starts with the outside of the window. The movement of the brush should be along the fibers of wood, in which case the paint will fall to the radiance. Corners are painted short small movements.
- To work on painting it is advisable to have several brushes: wide - for smooth surfaces and narrow - hard-to-reach places.
- After graduating from the third layer, the window is left to dry.
- Next, you can install glass and accessories. Glasses are installed on acrylic sealant. It is applied to the frame and insert the glass. If the sealant is a lot, its surplus is cleaned with a solvent. Such a step will significantly increase the energy efficiency of the window. Glasses pressed by strokes. Now the sash can be installed in place.
If all work is carried out according to the technology, the old window will acquire an excellent appearance and will last for a long time.
