Pressure treated lumber

[EJFan]

i should have posted this days ago. this job's done but i'm curious and want to learn something.

from what i understand, painting pressure treated lumber isn't advisable... i've been told it doesn't hold paint well because the paint can't really bond with it, it more or less sits on top of the wood. is this true?

second question: if you're painting pressure treated lumber that's already been painted once, what's the proper way to prepare the surface and what kind of paint is best to use?

on a side note: whoever invented lattice work needs to be shot.

 

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[EJFan]

My suggestion would be to stain it with a pigmented opaque stain. But you have to let it dry first, several months at least. Most of the PT wood that I have stained I have installed during one summer and then stained it the next.

If you want, I can PM you some pictures of some things I have stained

out of curiosity... if pressure treated lumber is painted as soon as it's used to build whatever it was used to build (a wheelchair ramp in this case) is it pretty much doomed?

i've been told that if it can't get "weathered" or whatever you call it (in other words, it's sealed by the paint) that it won't take paint. is that right?

 

[EJFan]

by the way, the last time i used lattice i bought the white plastic stuff. works pretty good if you want white.

i agree with you. sadly, this particular individual doesn't always think clearly.

 

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[EJFan]

much thanks wag.

that's how it was explained to me but the person telling me didn't seem too sure of himself. it makes sense but i needed corroboration.

 

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[EJFan]

oh no, you're not comparing me to the doofus at home depot, are you?

LOL... nawwww... it wasn't home depot, it was a guy (whino) i asked at random on the street.

actually, it was just a guy i know who knows more about construction and hardware than i do... but that's not a difficult level of knowledge to obtain.

 

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[EJFan]

so what's the deal with the neighbors across the street with the for sale sign? is that the one with the nice ass?

actually, i haven't seen the nice ass in a while. i'm wondering if maybe she was a momentary guest and not an actual neighbor. it would make sense... specimens like that just don't reside here.

the one selling their house is a single mom and daughter. there used to be cops there about once every three months. the daughter is on the thin side of average, yet, as i've posted before, already has a cellulite issue... she's majorly disrespectful of everyone and everything and that house is a magnet for all the trash in town. the other day there were three boys outside throwing (not tossing, but HURLING) a basketball at their door.

 

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[EJFan]

sounds like they were looking to do a few lay-ups.

i'm sure of that.

if there was an olympic medal for sucking cock and smokin' weed, she'd have to build a trophy room.

 

[CopyCarver]

out of curiosity... if pressure treated lumber is painted as soon as it's used to build whatever it was used to build (a wheelchair ramp in this case) is it pretty much doomed?

i've been told that if it can't get "weathered" or whatever you call it (in other words, it's sealed by the paint) that it won't take paint. is that right?

You could try drilling a few small holes though the paint to vent some of the "juice" that wants to escape. It's not a perfect answer, but experience tells me that it reduces blistering and alligatoring considerably.

 

[EJFan]

You could try drilling a few small holes though the paint to vent some of the "juice" that wants to escape. It's not a perfect answer, but experience tells me that it reduces blistering and alligatoring considerably.

excellent idea. thanks!

 

[silverwhisper]

"alligatoring"?

[feels ignorant]

ed

 

[CopyCarver]

"alligatoring"?

[feels ignorant]

ed

Alligatoring: a shitload of small cracks that cut across each other, producing a surface that resembles alligator hide

 

[silverwhisper]

[has ignorance dispelled]

ah, thanks!

ed

 

[5pintshefound]

hey guys... ok, i have NO idea if th is is true or not
but when i bought my house, and had a staircase replaced outback, the guy replaced it with treated wood.. HE said that the paint owuldnt stick well because the stuff they use to treat it, is oily, and paint doesnt stilck to oill.. im pretty sure tho, that you can get a primer @ the hardware store for it... {ask the paint people} the place that we painted, doesnt look great.. the paint just kinda wore away.. really quickly {2 monthes} but, it lasted long enough to get the house cleared for us to buy it {have a dreaded FHA loan}

 

[Straight-8]

HE said that the paint owuldnt stick well because the stuff they use to treat it, is oily, and paint doesnt stilck to oill..

That's always been my understanding. I think the stuff it's treated with is a lot like (an arsenic based) asphalt. The paint will stick better after a year or so because the treatment has worn off the outside by then. I would think your chances are a lot better with oil paint over a decent primer.