Mauro is a great addition to the TOH crew. I’ve watched a few of his videos and people give him crap for his work but he does a great job. Don’t mind his accent. He’s just a human like all of us trying to make a living. I am an immigrant as well so I can relate to Mauro.
@@ts46176 given the condition of such an old railing I think they did the best they could. Once rust starts on those railings it'll never be smooth again unless you wanna spend hours and hours of sanding and grinding.
I was hoping to see Tommy put a "box wine" into one of the racks. Always enjoy Ask This Old House. Via TH-cam I can't get what I use to watch. Good clean entertainment with new innovations. Thanks from Texas.
I prefer spraying the paint and primer with my paint sprayer and rather then mineral spirits I used my leaf blower to blow off the dust after sanding and using my Dremel with wire brush to scrape down the rails
The lead paint was very informative! I recently had to tell a landlord that I was doing a renovation work for, no! They wanted me to do some lead paint removal. The apartment had two beautiful little girls, mother and grandmother. Yeah I knew nothing about it, I just didn’t do it because I didn’t feel comfortable with it. Took the bus and went to a different job site, text them and said I don’t feel comfortable doing it. Now I see this I realize what it idiot I would’ve been if I would’ve done it. I had no mask to protect myself, and all the dust would’ve just been all over their clothes, toys and furniture.
Should have used a flap disc on a grinder, to make it nice and smooth. And use spray paint. It takes some time to prep the area. But it will come out better. And will be faster. I've painted my railings once, with a brush and roller. Never again. I was drying to fast, because of the sun. So I only had about 3 hours in the morning to do it. It took like a week. With spray painting, it would take like and hour, or 2.
I had to repaint a gate a couple of years ago, all with brushes. The design is pretty much like the railing in the video but horizontal instead of diagonal (obviously) and a sheet of metal below that. All in all, about some 3 meters and something wide, about two meters high. Two coats on consecutive days, not more than half an hour, three quarters, each day.
@@fadetounforgiven Mine had like 100 spindles. The flat ones were easy. But every other one was a spiral. Those were so much of a paid. Then like every 10th. one was a decorative design.
@@saulgoodman2018 I guess yours was more complicated than mine, but anyway, it depends on many factors. I also had to paint a couple of I beams somewhere else (same kind of paint, different brand) and it took me proportionally longer because it was colder and I didn't use any thinner.
I just did a railing project like this but times 10. I didn’t test for lead. So I’ll probably die. But I did use an angle grinder to remove all paint and rust and I looks like it did when it was installed 60years ago.
I think testing for lead is useless because breathing sanding dust no matter what material it is is not healthy. As if the test is negative you would breathe all that dust?! no way, because you should wear a respirator if sanding anything.. so talking about lead and for that matter asbestos too I think it's just overblown danger and red tape.
Shouldn't the rails holding up the wine glasses be affixed with the tapered side up so it better fits the natural taper of the upside down bases of the glasses?
I bought one of those magnetic drain pop-ups: they totally don't work. The magnet isn't strong enough, so the pop-up slips down and closes constantly. My sink's probably a worst-case scenario, since the faucet pours directly onto the pop-up, but still.
Did you eat lead and asbestos or sand them and breathe their dust? If not I don't see any danger. I think the lead and asbestos danger is overblown because I think that breathing sanding dust from any material is not healthy.
with galvanized metal you have to first find the right primer for, you guessed it, galvanized metal. Once that's applied, you can pretty much use any other paint for metal.
Could someone send some links to the plumbing accessories? Man, this is some cool stuff but I am having such a hard time finding them. Or even what they are called.
Pop-Up Drain with Magnetic Stopper www.amazon.com/dp/B008HDQJPM/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_aL9TDbG07HEGK P-Trap With Clog Removal Brush Extension www.amazon.com/Go-Green-Drains-System-Universal/dp/B07DKQDP7S I hope this helps somebody else too.
Not for nothing but that's overkill to refinish a metal railing. You could have coated it in a paint thinner, hit it with a metal wire wheel and then used a gravity fed spray gun to coat it- 30 mins?
@@saulgoodman2018 if it says "direct to metal" that means, unless my English is not that good, that you apply that paint... directly to the metal, isn't it? I mean, there may be no harm in using a primer, but what's the whole point of a "direct to metal" paint if you don't apply it directly to the metal?
@@agrippa7712 again, my question is: what's the point of a "direct to metal" paint if you don't apply it directly to metal? I have this metal surface that was exposed to the elements with primer and paint for like 25 years (no snow, but a lot of rain). Some two years ago I cleaned it all up with wire brush in an angle grinder, wiped it all clean, then applied two coats of this kind of paint, which is supposed to be applied to rusty surfaces (not the case) if needed. It's like the first day.
@@agrippa7712 $800? Cut the rails free... ..have a metal shop weld on some extension stock/grind/blast/powder coat. Reinstall the refurbished rails. Cost me $50 to get some smaller stuff done. Couple railings shouldn't be too bad.
For old lead pipes, over the years of usage a thin layer of oxidized metal forms on the inside surface of the pipe, which then forms a barrier between the lead and the water for the future. In general this means that it's not dangerous -- although still a good idea to replace in the long term. This is similar to how lead paint on your wall isn't inherently dangerous when it's just sitting there -- it's just dangerous when you scrape it off, because it goes into a particulate dust that gets everywhere and is easily inhaled into your lungs. What happened in Flint, Michigan is that they changed the water chemistry suddenly, which affected that inside surface of the lead piping and thus exposed the water supply to the lead directly.
I agree. I also believe that the lead and asbestos dangers and protocols are just red tape. I think breathing dust from pretty much any paint or material that gets sanded is not healthy, they just for some reason like to put red tape over lead and asbestos for example and make people scared of them without sense.
Lol sorry no wine unless it’s for favouring the slow cooked roast, don’t like wine any other way so it’s not a project I would do. Maybe getting rid of the bottle racks and using a clear door to house the better stuff: aged rum, spice rum, whiskey, sloe gin 😂
Mauro is a great addition to the TOH crew. I’ve watched a few of his videos and people give him crap for his work but he does a great job. Don’t mind his accent. He’s just a human like all of us trying to make a living. I am an immigrant as well so I can relate to Mauro.
Did you see those railings lmao 😂 flakey paint and rust everywhere, his paint job will never last
@@ts46176 given the condition of such an old railing I think they did the best they could. Once rust starts on those railings it'll never be smooth again unless you wanna spend hours and hours of sanding and grinding.
I have trouble understanding him
@@ts46176 Your eyes got cataracts.
I had to cancel my satellite so this is my only way I get to enjoy your content. Thank you for sharing all your hard work for free on this platform.
can use Pluto TV app, they have channel just for ATOH
Hi TOH , I watched this episode , nice wine rack that you built Tommy , nice paint job Mauro on that railing ! 👍 😊🖌🛠
I was hoping to see Tommy put a "box wine" into one of the racks. Always enjoy Ask This Old House. Via TH-cam I can't get what I use to watch. Good clean entertainment with new innovations. Thanks from Texas.
rich looks more like the box wine drinker to me...
Always a pleasure watching your videos. Thanks.
I used a needle scaler it worked awesome to do my railings. Actually learned about it from Mike Row on dirty jobs.
I prefer spraying the paint and primer with my paint sprayer and rather then mineral spirits I used my leaf blower to blow off the dust after sanding and using my Dremel with wire brush to scrape down the rails
I used to print the lead check card at my old job , imprinted with uv coating with lead
Tom is awesome!
Which one is Tom?
Love this show - fun and learn a lot❤
13:25: "Look at that! 17 inches wide!" Less than a minute later: [promptly rips board to narrower size].
Well. The sides were all buster up so they had to do the cut
The lead paint was very informative! I recently had to tell a landlord that I was doing a renovation work for, no! They wanted me to do some lead paint removal. The apartment had two beautiful little girls, mother and grandmother. Yeah I knew nothing about it, I just didn’t do it because I didn’t feel comfortable with it. Took the bus and went to a different job site, text them and said I don’t feel comfortable doing it. Now I see this I realize what it idiot I would’ve been if I would’ve done it. I had no mask to protect myself, and all the dust would’ve just been all over their clothes, toys and furniture.
good call on paint vs spray
Should have used a flap disc on a grinder, to make it nice and smooth. And use spray paint.
It takes some time to prep the area. But it will come out better. And will be faster.
I've painted my railings once, with a brush and roller. Never again.
I was drying to fast, because of the sun. So I only had about 3 hours in the morning to do it. It took like a week.
With spray painting, it would take like and hour, or 2.
I had to repaint a gate a couple of years ago, all with brushes. The design is pretty much like the railing in the video but horizontal instead of diagonal (obviously) and a sheet of metal below that. All in all, about some 3 meters and something wide, about two meters high. Two coats on consecutive days, not more than half an hour, three quarters, each day.
@@fadetounforgiven Mine had like 100 spindles. The flat ones were easy. But every other one was a spiral. Those were so much of a paid. Then like every 10th. one was a decorative design.
@@saulgoodman2018 I guess yours was more complicated than mine, but anyway, it depends on many factors. I also had to paint a couple of I beams somewhere else (same kind of paint, different brand) and it took me proportionally longer because it was colder and I didn't use any thinner.
I just did a railing project like this but times 10. I didn’t test for lead. So I’ll probably die. But I did use an angle grinder to remove all paint and rust and I looks like it did when it was installed 60years ago.
I think testing for lead is useless because breathing sanding dust no matter what material it is is not healthy. As if the test is negative you would breathe all that dust?! no way, because you should wear a respirator if sanding anything.. so talking about lead and for that matter asbestos too I think it's just overblown danger and red tape.
When sanding down the railing with a hand scraper and wire brush, should you wear a respirator as the shavings/dust can be airborne
You guys are great.
Shouldn't the rails holding up the wine glasses be affixed with the tapered side up so it better fits the natural taper of the upside down bases of the glasses?
Do you have a show telling how to get rid of black mold and what a homeowner should be doing?
I bought one of those magnetic drain pop-ups: they totally don't work. The magnet isn't strong enough, so the pop-up slips down and closes constantly. My sink's probably a worst-case scenario, since the faucet pours directly onto the pop-up, but still.
CHEERS ...
That was fun video.
Hi TOH. Can Mauro come to Richmond, VA to repaint my rusty, metal railing? Bless you.
Why? Now you can do it yourself lol
I grew up in a home filled with lead paint and asbestos...I'll be lucky to make it to 50
Did you eat lead and asbestos or sand them and breathe their dust? If not I don't see any danger.
I think the lead and asbestos danger is overblown because I think that breathing sanding dust from any material is not healthy.
What kind of paint do you recommend for galvanized metal?
with galvanized metal you have to first find the right primer for, you guessed it, galvanized metal. Once that's applied, you can pretty much use any other paint for metal.
Could someone send some links to the plumbing accessories? Man, this is some cool stuff but I am having such a hard time finding them. Or even what they are called.
Pop-Up Drain with Magnetic Stopper
www.amazon.com/dp/B008HDQJPM/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_aL9TDbG07HEGK
P-Trap With Clog Removal Brush Extension
www.amazon.com/Go-Green-Drains-System-Universal/dp/B07DKQDP7S
I hope this helps somebody else too.
@@NickFarrow Cool, thanks!
A little bit of sniping off that planer
Not for nothing but that's overkill to refinish a metal railing. You could have coated it in a paint thinner, hit it with a metal wire wheel and then used a gravity fed spray gun to coat it- 30 mins?
You have to check the glue you used on the wine rack, let Kevin taste it, if he gives you an ugly face then you know for sure the glue is still good!
When "Simpleton" ( kevin ) tastes the glue make sure it plenty of cyanide. LOL
Boxed wines are just adult Capri-sun
Direct to metal and yet they used primer first?
You supposed to.
@@saulgoodman2018 if it says "direct to metal" that means, unless my English is not that good, that you apply that paint... directly to the metal, isn't it?
I mean, there may be no harm in using a primer, but what's the whole point of a "direct to metal" paint if you don't apply it directly to the metal?
fadetounforgiven primer is the most important coat or else it would start to oxides
And besides ( priming) it’s for “show”for DIY and so we wouldn’t bomb the comment section
@@agrippa7712 again, my question is: what's the point of a "direct to metal" paint if you don't apply it directly to metal?
I have this metal surface that was exposed to the elements with primer and paint for like 25 years (no snow, but a lot of rain). Some two years ago I cleaned it all up with wire brush in an angle grinder, wiped it all clean, then applied two coats of this kind of paint, which is supposed to be applied to rusty surfaces (not the case) if needed. It's like the first day.
Hmmmmmmmmm, Wine and power tools.
Forget painting. I'd rather demo, powder coat and rebuild.
P Christmas rebuild and then powder coat. 100% agreed.
But that would cost around 800- 1000$ to rebuild, how much would you charge or pay?
@@agrippa7712 $800? Cut the rails free... ..have a metal shop weld on some extension stock/grind/blast/powder coat. Reinstall the refurbished rails. Cost me $50 to get some smaller stuff done. Couple railings shouldn't be too bad.
No one in my area does this. Only option is install new or DIY
Scraping all that metal? Save my ears and back, break out the sandblaster lol
What about all the water pipes that have lead in them?
For old lead pipes, over the years of usage a thin layer of oxidized metal forms on the inside surface of the pipe, which then forms a barrier between the lead and the water for the future. In general this means that it's not dangerous -- although still a good idea to replace in the long term.
This is similar to how lead paint on your wall isn't inherently dangerous when it's just sitting there -- it's just dangerous when you scrape it off, because it goes into a particulate dust that gets everywhere and is easily inhaled into your lungs.
What happened in Flint, Michigan is that they changed the water chemistry suddenly, which affected that inside surface of the lead piping and thus exposed the water supply to the lead directly.
Orange primer? It make it hard to see the rust or is that the idea.
box wines lol better to drink sewage then that chemistry pack
😂😂 bordeX
All this led paint stuff is nonsense ,just don't EAT IT WTF! It's overkill and it costs the homeowner much money.
I agree. I also believe that the lead and asbestos dangers and protocols are just red tape. I think breathing dust from pretty much any paint or material that gets sanded is not healthy, they just for some reason like to put red tape over lead and asbestos for example and make people scared of them without sense.
mario needs to have a boston accent for this video to be watchable
This is old stuff mixed in with new projects. Some of this is years old, they acting like its new.
No, they don’t act like it’s new. The season and episode number are clearly marked.
Pretty sloppy pouring of the paint
Lol sorry no wine unless it’s for favouring the slow cooked roast, don’t like wine any other way so it’s not a project I would do.
Maybe getting rid of the bottle racks and using a clear door to house the better stuff: aged rum, spice rum, whiskey, sloe gin 😂