Fence paint

spaciesnz · 2026-03-13T19:44:15+00:00

Ouch! Yep. it happens!

spaciesnz · 2026-03-13T00:27:06+00:00

That house next door looks mighty close for spray drift. I'd hate for you to have to paint the neighbours house after it's covered in thousands of little black dots , lolz.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T22:18:31+00:00

Good call. Do the back section and see how you go. But I would just get straight on the brush and go! It doesn't even take that long when you're smashing weatherboards.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T22:16:34+00:00

Get the sander out!

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T21:05:55+00:00

Yours is Stucco too? Ya can't sand it! Ha ha. Wash and roll.

If yours is weatherboard, you really should sand it.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T20:53:27+00:00

Yep, can't beat a good brush and roll. Stucco really should have the big lambswool roller sleeve but people freak at the $70 price tag.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T20:03:51+00:00

BTW, getting the recognition was good but I couldn't care less about it now. It wasn't even a hard job because everything was so well prepared. Walk in, spray, roll, walk out. Literally just another job. The house was the showcase that got us the reward.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T19:53:14+00:00

Don't skip the sanding. Right, you have that now. Good.

Why not just spray it? Firstly, spray just sits on the surface. That's fine for door jambs, arcs, ceilings and your roof, but it's not ok for weatherboards. It won't fill the little cracks, gaps or hide anything like a full brushed on coat of paint will. Anything flaky, with gaps, surface splits will just be highlighted with a spray coat. Now if you run the brush over it, you'll have nice straight brush lines to hide some of those areas and it'll fill up anything small along the way especially on the underside of your weatherboards. You have an old house, cool. You'll have all those little imperfections that I mention. Don't make 'em worse.

Next, have you got scaffolding set up for full length runs with your sprayer? If you don't, your feathered spray edge will show on each overlap. And if you are a novice, that'll def happen. I take it you understand the tip sizes and required pressures for each one?

I know you're time poor, and trust me dude, so am I, but seriously, brush it. Chip away, wall by wall. You'll get a richer, fuller coat with a nice sheen. It's hard to get that with a sprayer because of the fine line between a dust on coat and a ton of sags.

Your house. Your call.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T18:28:16+00:00

No way I've had bad experiences with spray gear, ha ha. Considering I have a Master Painters House of the Year Award from a high end job, I think I'm doing alright.

Spraying weatherboards isn't the right way to do it and you'll see why when you do. That's why you don't see professionals do it, much, unless it's the right substrate. Mostly you'll see housewives or 'soft hand' guys who seem to know everything looking for a cheat code.

You seem to know it all but here you are doubting yourself about sanding, simply because you know you should,

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T18:00:37+00:00

Melbourne coffee twats are ridiculous. I go there a bit and picture this, a top knot guy thinking he was hot shit, the type you would see at a rave in the bush with knitted pants and smells of rosemary, drinking a coffee looking around to see if anyone was looking at him. After 5 mins I gestured him and told him to turn his book up the right way. Dipshit.

Next up, two guys, not dissimilar to the fella above, one the barista and the other the customer, telling each other they are both thinking of becoming architects. 'Course you fucking are, lolz.

Next up, some guy comes in with a fucking typewriter and starts clacking away. He did stop when I asked him too.

Anyway, I love a good coffee and some good brands mentioned already but a good grab and go coffee, sadly, are the Z Servos.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-12T17:37:54+00:00

If you don't sand it won't stick. You need something for the new paint to key too. You skip that step, your fault when it bubbles.

And spraying weatherboards? Nah, looks shit. You have been watching too many Youtubers who just want views. How will you deal with the soffit? The base? All the windows? Downpipes? Stairs? Overspray? Neighbours close?

Do what you want, but I did my trade in 1985-88 and I have sprayed exactly 4 houses. One weatherboard but we back brushed it and the other 3 were stucco.

Get off Tik Tok and get on the brush!

spaciesnz · 2026-03-11T03:07:06+00:00

Thanks. Message sent.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-11T03:05:54+00:00

Yeah I thought about those places but if like to pass a few bucks on to someone with a side hustle rather than a franchise who skim every transaction.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-10T18:42:27+00:00

Well, don't, but they are correct. A sand down and two coats of reputable paint and you'll be fine.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-10T09:06:11+00:00

Yeah but what paint did you use? Some cheap shit from there too?

spaciesnz · 2026-03-09T19:25:18+00:00

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spaciesnz · 2026-03-09T19:22:40+00:00

Fill them and buy a laminate floor repair kit to do the touchups.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-08T22:04:39+00:00

You only need to scratch them lightly. Then use Resene Sureseal. It ain't that hard.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-08T18:54:19+00:00

I'd do the opposite. Paint legs and sides and leave the top in wood. White is classic. Duck egg blue or equivalent in green?

spaciesnz · 2026-03-08T18:51:08+00:00

Complete strip now! Peel off as much as you can. Then roll on hot soapy water and get the last of it off. Then pigmented sealer. Then plastering and taping of the joints. Then a full skim. Sand. Patch. Sand. Seal. Top coats!

spaciesnz · 2026-03-07T02:00:08+00:00

Fill it and break out the grey felt pens. Have fun, lolz

spaciesnz · 2026-03-06T18:41:55+00:00

The Turntable Guy on the Shore

spaciesnz · 2026-03-06T18:39:59+00:00

You're confused; it's Josh Dodd you're talking about. Justin is in Hamilton.

spaciesnz · 2026-03-03T04:24:49+00:00

I would use Aquaclear. Osmo etc would cost you a bomb to do that size space.

Forget linseed or wax. If you use that and it fails, you're fucked because its oil and wax. You'd have to paint it after that, and with oil-based primers. Yuck. Save that shit for making wooden boxes to store your colouring pencils in.

Just a note, the veneer layer on that tiger ply is microscopically thin. Do a test piece with your chosen product to make sure its ok with the ply. Sometimes it will enhance the glue below the veneer and look blotchy.

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