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Post by Ken on Jan 19, 2021 18:49:39 GMT -6
So our washer and dryer were limping and we had new ones installed a couple weeks ago. That prompted a discussion on a laundry room paint job along with some closet/drawer/organization overhaul. That has led to a discussion about paint in other parts of the house (some of which I will gladly do while others are entirely too high for me to get to) including the basement. My wife wants to repaint the basement and I told her I would do it. While looking at paint colors I told her that I think the bar would need to be a part of the project as well and she agreed. The cold, dark winter months along with the virus could be just the time for this. Not sure exactly what's going to go down but some amount of bar remodel is going to happen including (possibly) some cabinet painting, new or redone flooring and possibly new counter materials. Some of it is looking a little outdated. I'm looking forward to getting after it. There are a lot of bar pictures on Pinterest and Houzz for inspiration and I could do a lot of the work myself. Pics will happen at the appropriate time.
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Post by drez on Jan 20, 2021 7:37:37 GMT -6
Last year I build a covid shed, need to finish the roof this year, but I see painting also on the agenda for this year. My wife has already hinted on it. I have to agree with her that many of the room really need it and I am looking forward to a color change.
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Post by Ken on Jan 20, 2021 7:56:06 GMT -6
Last year I build a covid shed, need to finish the roof this year, but I see painting also on the agenda for this year. My wife has already hinted on it. I have to agree with her that many of the room really need it and I am looking forward to a color change. LOL, covid shed. Covid laundry room, covid kitchen, covid coat of paint, covid bar. Here's my new covid garage over here. Between covid and winter, I'm looking for something to take my mind off of... uh... covid and winter. Painting and beer go particularly well together. Cheers Drez.
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Post by Ken on Jan 20, 2021 13:53:45 GMT -6
So one thing I will be doing is painting some cabinets that were stained and covered in poly about 20 years ago. Does anyone have any good information on how to paint cabinets without sanding them first? I have heard of "liquid sander" and certain types of primer that will work but a lot of my Googling had conflicting information. I would really prefer not to sand these but I suppose I could.
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Post by drez on Jan 20, 2021 13:55:54 GMT -6
Even with liquid sander I would still sand. I would sand then degrease or else the paint will not stick well.
I assume you are brushing not spraying.
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Post by Ken on Jan 20, 2021 14:15:38 GMT -6
Yes, I was going to brush. I just went down there to look closer and they may not be that hard to sand but (of course) I was wondering if there was a shortcut. My wife had a furniture project last summer and bought some liquid sander. She didn't use much because she said she didn't like working with it. I read the instructions and I think I would rather sand than use that stuff. But she DID say that she had heard of special primers that will adhere to the poly and allow for a good bond with paint. That would be ideal. I might head over to the Ace where there is an old guy working in the paint department and he's a treasure of good info.
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Post by OldMan on Jan 20, 2021 14:49:14 GMT -6
Do a YouTube search on zinsser paint-
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Post by Ken on Jan 20, 2021 15:34:25 GMT -6
Do a YouTube search on zinsser paint- Good idea. I did find these products here that look promising: Number 1. Number 2 and Number 3.
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Post by Ken on Jan 20, 2021 17:23:52 GMT -6
More Googling suggests you can do this if you use an oil-based primer. In the links I posted, #2 (Zinsser) shows that it's water-based. The other two do not mention whether they're water or oil-based. An article I read makes it seem like this is doable. LINK
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Post by jimdkc on Jan 20, 2021 17:31:53 GMT -6
You can sometimes use Shellac as a barrier layer between different finishes. It sticks to everything and everything sticks to it. (Learned on a guitar building forum!)
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Post by Ken on Jan 20, 2021 18:26:58 GMT -6
You can sometimes use Shellac as a barrier layer between different finishes. It sticks to everything and everything sticks to it. (Learned on a guitar building forum!) Interesting. I think I'm going to try this stuff mentioned in the video (Zinsser Fast Prime) and I see that it's available at my local Menards. I might do some light sanding but I'm not going to go crazy. Clean them up really well, use the Zinsser, let it dry and paint. We'll see how that goes. Thanks guys.
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Post by Ken on Feb 3, 2021 11:00:07 GMT -6
I used this stuff called Zinsser FastPrime. It worked really well. It's very thick and chalky but it really adheres nicely. I used that and then did a light sand and then used some Benjamin Moore paint that I had on them and they came out really nicely... I also ordered a new fridge. Not sure if anyone has looked for a new fridge lately but fridges are the new toilet paper. Apparently everyone is buying a new fridge. I checked a few places near me... everything on backorder and no idea when they'll be back in stock. You could go to a high-end place and get a crazy expensive one but your standard GE, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, etc. are hard to find. But I *did* find one and it's coming next Thursday 2/11. So I cleaned out the old fridge and tossed some old beer and also some White Claw that my daughter bought but didn't drink. There were also some odd cans and bottles that people left in there. The rest of it I am drinking now instead of my old beer so I can reduce inventory and get the old fridge out of the way. More painting to be done and some polyurethaning (new word) and some trim work too. I am also replacing the lighting above my taps with some new LED puck lights with a dimmer. Good times.
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Post by Seven on Feb 3, 2021 11:34:19 GMT -6
Wait, you threw away beer? And hard seltzer???
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Post by Ken on Feb 3, 2021 13:07:03 GMT -6
Wait, you threw away beer? And hard seltzer??? Old, bad beer. Yes it needed to go. Also, my daughter drinks the seltzer but only likes two of the flavors, will tolerate one of the flavors and won't drink one of the flavors and that flavor was the only one left so bye-bye. There were also some very old beers in there that just needed to be sent to the sink/recycling bin. I gotta make room for the new fridge!
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Post by shaggaroo on Feb 4, 2021 10:58:33 GMT -6
Ken those came out really nicely... and I know what you mean about refrigerators... tried buying a new one last October for my MIL, wouldn't have been in until last week... we said feck that and just settled for a smaller in stock one... helps that my MIL has Alzheimers and didn't really know the difference
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