We tell how to choose materials, about their differences and give instructions on painting.
What can please the sovereign eye more than a beautiful courtyard of a country house? A neat gazebo is one of the components of this painting. Burned walls and footprints from wind and rain will undoubtedly spoil her. Let's figure out how to paint a wooden gazebo on the street to protect it from precipitation and save a pleasant appearance.
All about paints for wood:
Before starting workCoating options
- Water-based varnishes
- Oil products
- Tinting varnish
- Paint
- Mastic
- Enamel
Order of work
Before starting work
Painting wooden gazebos - an important stage of cottage arrangement. Why can not leave a tree as it is, without coating?
Rain, snow, dampness and wind make wood, main material designs, fragile and soft. The feed of the negative factors includes the impact of ultraviolet, and the activities of insects, fungi and other pests. Without painting, the gazebo will not serve five years.
In many ways, the question of how to paint the design depends on the personal preferences of the owner of the site: whether it wants to keep the structure of the tree or not. But also the material from which the construction is manufactured, and the state of the board is also important.
What to pay attention to the painting
- The newly built design of the grinded board can be blinking with transparent compositions. They will be perfectly skipped on a smooth surface.
- If the wood is not processed, there are chips, roughness, transparent paints and varnishes will not fit. They will fall in different ways to the sections with a different structure: smooth will begin to glisten, and the roughrs will remain matte. If the boards are not allowed, it is better to use tinted substances. And they do not apply them with the help of a brush, but a paintopult.
- An old tree that has changed the color is also not the best candidate for transparent coatings. Still, it is worth disguise its heterogeneity.
- A special case: when the gazebo was already painted, and I want to update her color. There is a lot depends on the state of this layer. If the paint has shuddered in some places and is lost, it is better to clean the boards and remove such a coating.
- Apply a new layer on old specialists do not recommend, thus their protective functions are reduced. And, most likely, the fresh layer under the influence of precipitation and wind will quickly tears.
Choose what to paint a gazebo
How to paint a gazebo from the tree? There are several options: transparent and opaque.Water-based lacquer
The main task of such varnishes is to emphasize the natural tone and wood texture, which looks so effectively in the photo.
Also divided into three categories depending on the basis.
- Latex penetrate deeply into the wood, protect it well from moisture.
- Acrylic is perfectly impregnated with the material, while the anti-epitics contain it from mold and fungi.
- Morlogs are suitable as the primary coating - the foundations. They are cheaper latex and acrylic analogs, but also have protective properties.
Oil products
Here are two types of substances: Olife and primers based on resin.
Olife is the cheapest option. However, it is rarely used as an independent coating. The thing is that even the striking, it still remains sticky. But thanks to this particular property, it is well kept the next layer, as a rule, consisting of pigmented paint. The primer-based primers serve as the basis for the finish coating. They provide good adhesion and protection against biocorrosion.
Tinting varnish
These are compositions based on oils and resins, to which solvents, stabilizers and other substances that accelerate drying are added.- With tonary varnishes, it is difficult to work independently. They dry for a long time, and if they do not wait for a complete pouring, the following layer will definitely pull the previous one. In addition, they are toxic, easily washed off with water and over time is muttered. Use them most often simply because of the amenities of the container.
- Parquet and yacht varnishes are waterproof formulations that do not have colors. They feature a high degree of protection against ultraviolet radiation and exposure to water. There are varying degrees of mattness: from fully matte to glossy. Also distinguished by a long service life - up to five years.
Paint
The construction store today shows dozens of types of paints and varnishes. Some of them are universal, the other is only for internal or outdoor use. They differ in the basis. What paint paint a gazebo from the tree?
- Acrylics are made on the basis of aqueous dispersions of acrylic resins. After applying, the film is formed, which protects the walls even from mechanical damage. Environmentally friendly and safe solutions of this type are distinguished by resistance to moisture, well fall on wooden and concrete surfaces.
- Silicone possess good wear resistance indicators, resistant to temperature drops, does not affect them and ultraviolet. The biggest minus is a high price of such formulations. In pure form, acrylic silicone mixtures are rarely used for finishing facades.
- Silicate compositions cannot be applied on the surface that were painted with silicone or acrylic paint, and wood should be processed. Good lay on the lacquer, plaster. The paper should adhere to the manufacturer's recommendations: Silicate toxic paint.
- Another type is alkyd paints less environmentally friendly than water-dispersion. They are made on the basis of chemical solvents. But the price of them below is especially important if it is necessary to paint the large area. Resistant to moisture and exposure to the aggressive medium, stroll solutions dryly dry and do not require special skills in operation. Of the minuses: a short service life (about one year), ultraviolet instability and sharp smell. However, the latter will quickly disappear when working with the facades of the building.
Mastic
Mastic prevents mechanical damage to the floor, protects it from moisture and even dirt. Its composition is wax or polymer substances that replace it to reduce the cost of the product.
Mastic also improves the appearance of the floors: adds beautiful shine to them. To save this effect, once every six months - it needs to be updated.
Hot mastic before use is heated to a temperature of over 150 degrees. However, due to the high risk of ignition, they are not used at home. Cold mastic do not need to warm up. They are several species that differ in the main component.
Types of mastic
- The most fragile - water-soluble, as you can guess, they are easily washed off with water.
- Well-established water-emulsion mastics, they are the most popular. Protect wood from dirt, just applied and fit to any kind of tree.
- The wax mastic is rarely used for external work, more often it is purchased for floors of waters sensitive to moisture: beech, birch, juniper and others.
Enamel
Enamel can paint separate elements of the arbor: railing, decorative details. For example, the "universal enamel" rexton has a good clutch with the surface, creates a solid coating, not exfoliated and does not exfoliate. And since it is with the railing that often does not come to repaint for a long time. If the tree has already been painted before, you will need only 2-3 layers. Enamel Rehton is great for staining of open elements, as it can stand the straight sun rays, precipitation and temperature differences, that is, even in winter the coating will remain unchanged.
Another plus use of the enamel Rehton for staining the railing is that the coating does not flow and fall uniformly.
In the photo: "Universal Enamel" Rexton
Order of work
- Cleaning. The skipping of this stage is not the best idea, it is obligatory. In fact, it is from the preparation and stripping of the board depends on the service life of the coating. The purified material provides good adhesion - the clutch of the layers.
- Then follows the impregnation of wood. The solution will help protect the material from temperature drops, humidity and fungi. Choosing an impregnation, pay attention to its combination with the lacquer, which you plan to cover the wood in the future.
- The third stage is the primer. You can skip it, but not desirable. The primer also provides a good clutch of materials.
- Finally, after complete drying of the soil, you can begin to decorative wall and floor decoration.
