Painting Wooden Windows

[rkidd]

My wooden windows have been part stained and part painted on the outside. Different colours. I want to tidy them up in one colour.

Is it best to remove all the paint from the windows with a paint remover and then stain the whole lot, or paint the whole lot?

Thanks in advance

 

[54aardvark]

Sorry to state the obvious, depends if you want them painted or stained!

Either way your prep is critical, the painted part is not too bad but woodstain is difficult to get anything to stick.

So big sand to get as much of previous material off as possible and get a smooth surface to work to.

If painting I have used Zinsser BIN as a primer, (sticks solid to virtually anything, re-paintable within an hour) then undercoat and a couple of top coats

If you're going for woodstain you'll have to get back to bare timber and give it 2-3 coats of your preferred finish (I like Sadolin, goes on a treat).

 

[54aardvark]

And welcome to the forum!

 

[woodfinishes1877]

A big sand should do the job in getting back to the bare surface. If it doesn't, and the stain is deeply pregnated into the suface, you may want to try a wood bleach (Vitableach works well) to get a uniform base and then an exterior microporous finish (Woodshield).

Agree with Aardvark about a shellac based white primer if you wish to go down the painted route. A cheaper alternative to Zin Bin is MULTiSEAL.

Hope this helps.

 

[rkidd]

thanks for the reponse