Painting question

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Hey guys, a question for those experienced with exterior painting.

My main squeeze and I have moved to the country in SE Queensland onto 380 acres of grassy goodness and the farm house we are in is in dire need of painting. The weatherboard here is fine aussie hardwood and still in reasonable shape, but time and sun have beaten it to the point of most of it having peeled off!

My question is, considering the wood is still good, but obviously very dry.

Is there a sneaky trick to treat the wood before we paint so that it doesnt soak up a gazilliom litres of paint and bankrupt us?

I am looking at Dulux Weathershied or Taubmans paint that is a 3 in one, but in the condition the place is at the moment, I am frightened it will soak up too much paint.

Any suggestions?
 
Are you using paint or stain,if it's paint it shouldn't soak in at all,it will help if you use a good exterior primer first and make sure any old paint that is loose is scraped off.If it's stain,then good luck,it's going to soak in but it will still seal,it'll just take more coats to get it to the shade that you want.
 
What Beau said about primer :thumbup: I'm guessing the finish paints you're considering are an acrylic latex and not oil-based paints. You could paint the expensive acrylic latex directly onto the wood, and it will act as a primer, but the dry wood will suck it up and you will be putting on a second coat. So get a good but less expensive latex primer for your first coat...these primers are designed to hide knots, stains, etc.

Sounds like you have a beautiful place to live :D
 
Scrape off any loose paint and use a stiff bristle brush to get rid of cobwebs, dirt etc. (if it is really dirty, you may need to wash it down but make sure to let it dry before painting).

Then, as everyone said, one coat of latex primer and 2 coats of paint and it will look great.
 
My Grandad told me that when your repainting old houses you should make sure you get all of the old paint off and dispose of it properly then do two coats of all weather primer then 2 more of the actual paint.
 
Great advise guys, thanks heaps!

The paint job will be the last thing to do, we are currently fixing the inside and I am having a ball getting all the old machinery running again. I found a cool little petrol (gas) powered drill in the shed. It was used for drilling posts for wire.

The leatherman charge has been fantastic too, it incredible how many times you reach for it, even just tidying up.

I'm looking forward to painting the old girl up as it will signify the end of the hard work! :D
 
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