Glen and I laboured for a few days stripping the paint from the veranda. There were five layers of paint that had to be stripped. The previous owners had given the verandah a 'lick of paint' to sell the house - and this thin layer had all but peeled off. We used a heat gun but found it was very slow and laborious. The quicker but more expensive option was chemical paint stripper - this was amazing and sped up the job considerably.
The picture above is Glen and Emily (4yrs) painting the second coat of undercoat onto the verandah.
The paint used we used was especially for decks (not like the previous owners who obviously put exterior wall paint on the deck). We were told it would last 10 years - here is hoping!!
The paint used we used was especially for decks (not like the previous owners who obviously put exterior wall paint on the deck). We were told it would last 10 years - here is hoping!!
The first colour we chose looked like the original colour of the verandah until we actually painted it - I thought it looked too light in the paint tin - but the storeman assured me it would dry darker. As rookies Glen painted the whole deck and then we decided was too green/grey and looked insipid against the cream of the house. Lesson: buy a test pot first and check!!! We went to Mitre 10 and they kindly added some tint to make it more brown and the result was much better. Two coats later of the new improved colour and we were finished!
The finalised paint tint was:
Resene
Talisman
The finalised paint tint was:
Resene
Talisman
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