Painting bare spruce cladding
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Painting bare spruce cladding
Good morning, I'm going to be putting up some wood cladding (spruce) and would like some advice on painting it. Do I need to prepare the wood at all before painting? And is there any type of paint I should use/avoid? I. E is water based paint OK, or will this cause the wood to warp?
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Re: Painting bare spruce cladding
The biggest issue is shrinking and warping. Assuming this is indoors I would leave it to acclimatise for a few weeks in the area you are cladding and then paint both sides and edges with a good primer to seal it up before you fix in position. I would even put an undercoat on as well as any shrinking will expose the tongue so you want it Well covered. Secret nail through the tongue as a fixing method to minimise nail heads showing.
If this is exterior get Marley Eternit instead of spruce.
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If this is exterior get Marley Eternit instead of spruce.
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Re: Painting bare spruce cladding
Agreed- prime first including knotting on face side & acclimatise - I would even suggest first coat of finish.
An alternative is green mdf in TVG sheets- again prime first and if you pin through the grooves, easier to hide when finishing.
An alternative is green mdf in TVG sheets- again prime first and if you pin through the grooves, easier to hide when finishing.
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Re: Painting bare spruce cladding
Brilliant thanks for taking the time to reply.
Just to check, once primed, can any type of paint be used, or does it specifically have to be wood paint?
Just to check, once primed, can any type of paint be used, or does it specifically have to be wood paint?
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Re: Painting bare spruce cladding
It depends on what you want as a finish really. An acrylic paint is easy to roll on and will give a durable finish. Avoid emulsion, it is not the best for wood.
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Re: Painting bare spruce cladding
Good luck. Have a look at this as it might be useful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f64qFTnoIyI
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Re: Painting bare spruce cladding
That's a great video, thanks, looking forward to getting started once the wood has climatised! I'll post a pic once done.... If it looks any good!