Love your video!! Learning so much how to get old paint off a door. Jeanie, so glad to see you are doing well. Keep resting and don’t push yourself too hard. Your strength and stamina will return in time. Be gentle with yourself.
Hi all! Jeannie, take care of yourself and don't over due your "work". One plant you might consider for your shaded planter could be a camellia. My husband & I learned the hard way that camellias don't like sun ( we fried a bush!). When I found a camellia trained as an ornamental tree, I made sure it had a shaded area. It bloomed each year with the smell of roses. Of course I had to trim it to keep it small ( like a cake pop shape), but it was well worth having the beautiful pink flowers in the early spring. After the camellia bloomed, my gardenias would bloom. They also needed mostly shade with some sun, but what a delight when they bloomed! BTW, good luck with your new business. 😊👍
You must have the patience of a saint working that speed heater! Tedious work but worth the effort. I can’t wait to see the door with the additional coats of paint! The knob and hardware were beautiful! Glad to see Jeannie back! Maybe she can put some mums in the planters for fall! Cool to see your amp kits! I hope that business takes off for you! Best, Jan
Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new. I was quite impressed about the door n mostly the linseed paint. I knew you made your paint for the window you made but didn’t know you can order it from Sweden if i caught that right. Interesting too was knowing it will whiten as the sun hits it. This is info is so cool. I just know once those 3 coats of paint is on the door is gonna look just the day it was first hung. Thanks Mike for your wonderful knowledge. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍👍🌟 PS. Sorry Jeannie I didn’t mean to ignore you. Hope you a wonderful time with your lady friends. It was good to see you. ♥️
I spent two 3-hour periods this week removing four layers of paint from an exterior south-facing window sill. 😮 The first day I planned to use a paint stripper liquid but first I had a very stiff spatula that worked as well as a metal scraper and I was able to remove a lot of paint from 1/2 of the sill. The next day I taped off and went for the liquid stripper covering it with Glad Wrap so it wouldn’t dry out in the heat. It took just as long getting the paint off but didn’t take quite as much effort. I know your smaller heating tool is expensive because I remember you used it on some baseboards but I don’t ever want to remove paint without your tool in the future. 😅 It is REALLY labor intensive. I finished up with a sanding and then last evening I wiped down the area with TSP mixed in water, first using a brush and then a cloth to make sure all the stripper was removed. Tomorrow I will do another sanding, wipe that off and then repaint. My original gallon of paint is 7 years old so I had to stir in some mineral spirits to thin the paint but it looks perfect so I hope two coats of this last more than three years because this is the second time I’ve done this. Last time I just removed loose paint, sanded and repainted and obviously that didn’t work. I have tried several brands of paint stripper on outdoor wood surfaces and I cannot say that I have been impressed with any of them………About removing your perennials. I have two 100 ft. x 6’ hills covered with 43 yr. old junipers. Some are as high as six feet and the other section I kept at 4 ft. It took three days each fall to hedge trim and haul everything to the landfill. No pickup at our curb! The last two winters we had early frosts that killed every juniper in town. Those beautiful green bushes turned an ugly rust red. It is costing me $26,000 to have all of my junipers removed, rocks removed, new weed cloth laid and rocks replaced. 🤑 They show up mainly once a week with an excavator and after more than a month, I can see that I will be lucky if they are finished by the first snow storm.
We're sorry to hear about the passing of your junipers. That was an expensive frost! I think you will like the Cobra. It really speeds things up and saves the cost of chemicals.
The OG audio sounds are something hipster Millennials like myself and cultured Gen Zs absolutely love. And the way you’re restoring them is amazing. I have one of those 2008 combined vinyl/CD/cassette players. But…the built-in sound is so sad; which is a shame because it was pricey when brand new. Could definitely use one of those external hook-ups. As for the door. So beautiful, the original green underneath. And it really shows how simple and straightforward rejuvenating a door like this is. Not without its needed elbow-grease, but I long for the day when people will see past chipping paint, as if it’s too far gone when that is only a thin line to the far better quality than even most modern options they would be replaced with. And, like what you guys always say, you can’t replace charm and character.
Jeannie save yourself some grief and put in hydrangea bushes, there are all sorts of sizes one will be perfect for the planter and you won’t have to replant as you would with annual seeds. Fall is a good time to Plant and lots of sales! Go to a reputable local garden center .
I think the weathered door looks great. I like a few dings and scratches. Makes it feels lived in and loved. Anyone can buy a new door. The planters are going to be some work. Pace yourself. I have bulbs planted. Different varieties of Lilly, daffodils, and tulips. Tulips and daffodils i cut back when they are done and the lillies stay all summer. In the winter i cut them back. No digging and overgrowth. Just some scissors and starts over again in spring. Can't wait till next weeks news.🤗❤️🤍💙
So great to see you’re using Linseed oil paint!! I’ve heard of it before. Could that original green have been used with Arnesic, or is it too new for that/not the correct type of green? Also… I showed my parents your advertisement. They loved it!! :-)
Me neither… they stopped using arsenic around the 1870s, I think… Arsenic is quintessential with its bright green hue. If it is more dull, it likely is not.
Looking great! I have a few doors to do here myself and plan to use linseed as well. My understanding of linseed paint is all old paint (non linseed) should be removed . Is that not the correct? What brand did you use?
James, I find that most old houses have a million layers of paint, usually with chunks of it peeled off and painted over. For this reason I like to strip back to bare wood. If I find shellac under the paint, I'll refinish in shellac. To answer your question, I would recommend taking it back to bare wood just to give a good base for the new paint to adhere to, and the oil will soak in to nourish the dry wood. Great question! I used Viking paint from Earth+Flax.
Linseed oil has a life expectancy of 75 years... No modern paint can match that. That's why I always use 2-3 coats of linseed oil thinned down with thinner as a primer for wood.
@@1834RestorationHouse The price of linseed oil has skyrocketed; as have all other paints. It used to be 10-12 dollars a gallon for 50 years; Now I don't know what it costs since I've retired. I used to be a self-employed painter for 40 years. As to why, it's simple.... advertising. They don't advertise it even though it is bio-degradable and eco-friendly. They don't want you to know about it. What I found in the business is that painters are one of the stupidest professions in the world, They don't bother to research the performance stats of what they use or the ingredients. For instance in California there was a push to outlaw all oil base paints; claiming it caused air pollution when backing out of your driveway in a car creates 100 times more pollution than if you painted the entire exterior of your house with it... That's because the paint lobby has no clout and no lobbyists compared to the other industries. BUT... the California govt kept using oil based paints on their highways because the other stuff is total crap so it was only sold for industrial purposes. This hypocrisy continues today... You can still buy industrial oil based paint; but you're not supposed to if you're using it for residential buildings. So what I used to do is go down to the only company left that still sold oil base paints to the govt in downtown L.A. and buy it there... They had an exclusive contract with the California highway dept. while all the other paint companies weren't allowed to sell it... The owner of the store where I used to buy it was a personal friend of the family that owned the company that had the exclusive contract with the California govt. He was the only retail outlet that still sold it... but when he retired and a new owner took over the store, they stopped having it so I had to drive downtown to buy it.... You had to drive to Nevada to buy it legally. This legality is ignored by the stores of course because it can't be enforced so it's still sold... It's just that painters are stupid. They don't buy it because they don't know the facts. Basically if you want a paint job to last more than a few years you have to repaint it... If you can't sand down the drips and cracks; each successive coat looks worse and worse until it looks horrible. Paint that is not easily sandable should never be used on wood of any kind... doors, windows, siding; whatever. You can see doors that were painted with numerous coats with latex paint everywhere... with huge cracks and brush marks... the paint is hard as rock. The only way to restore it is to strip all the paint off with a heat gun or paint stripper. Another reason to use oil base paint on wood is because it's self leveling while water based paints dry too fast to level out.
I feel ya on the door painting and gardening!
Love your video!! Learning so much how to get old paint off a door. Jeanie, so glad to see you are doing well. Keep resting and don’t push yourself too hard. Your strength and stamina will return in time. Be gentle with yourself.
Thank you, I will!
Hi all! Jeannie, take care of yourself and don't over due your "work". One plant you might consider for your shaded planter could be a camellia. My husband & I learned the hard way that camellias don't like sun ( we fried a bush!). When I found a camellia trained as an ornamental tree, I made sure it had a shaded area. It bloomed each year with the smell of roses. Of course I had to trim it to keep it small ( like a cake pop shape), but it was well worth having the beautiful pink flowers in the early spring. After the camellia bloomed, my gardenias would bloom. They also needed mostly shade with some sun, but what a delight when they bloomed! BTW, good luck with your new business. 😊👍
Thank you Vickie!
You must have the patience of a saint working that speed heater! Tedious work but worth the effort. I can’t wait to see the door with the additional coats of paint! The knob and hardware were beautiful! Glad to see Jeannie back! Maybe she can put some mums in the planters for fall! Cool to see your amp kits! I hope that business takes off for you! Best, Jan
Scraping the door was harder because the wood was weatherbeaten and rough. I had to take several breaks along the way. Thank you Jan!
Happy to see Jeanie looking well. Hope that your air conditioning is working. Can’t wait to hear the exciting news on next weeks video 😊
We have been enjoying the cool air for several weeks now, and the weather is finally cooling off to the point where we can get back to work on it.
Good to see you guys again. Jeannie, I'm glad you're doing so much better! Looking forward to the surprise!
Oh yeah! It's a good one...
Thank you for the catch up you two.
Our pleasure!
Great to see you both back!
It's great to get back to work without suffocating in heat and humidity!
Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new. I was quite impressed about the door n mostly the linseed paint. I knew you made your paint for the window you made but didn’t know you can order it from Sweden if i caught that right. Interesting too was knowing it will whiten as the sun hits it. This is info is so cool. I just know once those 3 coats of paint is on the door is gonna look just the day it was first hung. Thanks Mike for your wonderful knowledge. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍👍🌟
PS. Sorry Jeannie I didn’t mean to ignore you. Hope you a wonderful time with your lady friends. It was good to see you. ♥️
Thank you Shelly! I had a wonderful time with the seniors.
Love your videos!
Thank you Carolyn!
I worry you are not going to have enough paint for 3 more coats!! Glad Jeanie is feeling better! Blessings.
We got it done with paint to spare. See you soon!
Jeannie you always have a nice smile. Glad you feel better. Mike my dad painted our house with Linseed oil and we ended up with large oil spots 🤯
Interesting...Did your dad use straight oil or was it oil paint?
Hosta's would work great in your beds. I like Jeannie's shoes. Hoping you feel better too.
Thank you!
Hostas work well too and come in many colors
Thanks for the tip!
I spent two 3-hour periods this week removing four layers of paint from an exterior south-facing window sill. 😮 The first day I planned to use a paint stripper liquid but first I had a very stiff spatula that worked as well as a metal scraper and I was able to remove a lot of paint from 1/2 of the sill. The next day I taped off and went for the liquid stripper covering it with Glad Wrap so it wouldn’t dry out in the heat. It took just as long getting the paint off but didn’t take quite as much effort. I know your smaller heating tool is expensive because I remember you used it on some baseboards but I don’t ever want to remove paint without your tool in the future. 😅 It is REALLY labor intensive. I finished up with a sanding and then last evening I wiped down the area with TSP mixed in water, first using a brush and then a cloth to make sure all the stripper was removed. Tomorrow I will do another sanding, wipe that off and then repaint. My original gallon of paint is 7 years old so I had to stir in some mineral spirits to thin the paint but it looks perfect so I hope two coats of this last more than three years because this is the second time I’ve done this. Last time I just removed loose paint, sanded and repainted and obviously that didn’t work. I have tried several brands of paint stripper on outdoor wood surfaces and I cannot say that I have been impressed with any of them………About removing your perennials. I have two 100 ft. x 6’ hills covered with 43 yr. old junipers. Some are as high as six feet and the other section I kept at 4 ft. It took three days each fall to hedge trim and haul everything to the landfill. No pickup at our curb! The last two winters we had early frosts that killed every juniper in town. Those beautiful green bushes turned an ugly rust red. It is costing me $26,000 to have all of my junipers removed, rocks removed, new weed cloth laid and rocks replaced. 🤑 They show up mainly once a week with an excavator and after more than a month, I can see that I will be lucky if they are finished by the first snow storm.
We're sorry to hear about the passing of your junipers. That was an expensive frost! I think you will like the Cobra. It really speeds things up and saves the cost of chemicals.
The OG audio sounds are something hipster Millennials like myself and cultured Gen Zs absolutely love. And the way you’re restoring them is amazing. I have one of those 2008 combined vinyl/CD/cassette players. But…the built-in sound is so sad; which is a shame because it was pricey when brand new. Could definitely use one of those external hook-ups.
As for the door. So beautiful, the original green underneath. And it really shows how simple and straightforward rejuvenating a door like this is. Not without its needed elbow-grease, but I long for the day when people will see past chipping paint, as if it’s too far gone when that is only a thin line to the far better quality than even most modern options they would be replaced with. And, like what you guys always say, you can’t replace charm and character.
I wish you could hear the clarity and realism that these tube amps are capable of, but it's impossible to capture that on a recording.
Jeannie save yourself some grief and put in hydrangea bushes, there are all sorts of sizes one will be perfect for the planter and you won’t have to replant as you would with annual seeds. Fall is a good time to
Plant and lots of sales! Go to a reputable local garden center .
Thank you for the tip! We'll look into it.
I think the weathered door looks great. I like a few dings and scratches. Makes it feels lived in and loved. Anyone can buy a new door. The planters are going to be some work. Pace yourself. I have bulbs planted. Different varieties of Lilly, daffodils, and tulips. Tulips and daffodils i cut back when they are done and the lillies stay all summer. In the winter i cut them back. No digging and overgrowth. Just some scissors and starts over again in spring. Can't wait till next weeks news.🤗❤️🤍💙
Hopefully the door will dry in time for another episode. 💖
The hardware is just gorgeous!
Surprisingly, all of the hardware is intact throughout the house.
Great work!!!!
Thank you!
So great to see you’re using Linseed oil paint!! I’ve heard of it before. Could that original green have been used with Arnesic, or is it too new for that/not the correct type of green? Also… I showed my parents your advertisement. They loved it!! :-)
We sure hope that it's not arsenic. I'm glad your parents enjoyed the amplifier commercial!
Me neither… they stopped using arsenic around the 1870s, I think… Arsenic is quintessential with its bright green hue. If it is more dull, it likely is not.
Looking great! I have a few doors to do here myself and plan to use linseed as well. My understanding of linseed paint is all old paint (non linseed) should be removed . Is that not the correct? What brand did you use?
James, I find that most old houses have a million layers of paint, usually with chunks of it peeled off and painted over. For this reason I like to strip back to bare wood. If I find shellac under the paint, I'll refinish in shellac. To answer your question, I would recommend taking it back to bare wood just to give a good base for the new paint to adhere to, and the oil will soak in to nourish the dry wood. Great question! I used Viking paint from Earth+Flax.
Linseed rags can self combust.
True! I always drop the rags and spent brushes into the icehouse to air dry for a few days.
How's that neighbor's house coming along?
We should find out...It's been a while since we were over there.
Sorry had to turn the sound off that scrapping sound is awful
Sometimes people complain about music, and sometimes about scraping. It's hard to find the right balance.
Where can others find that paint? Store seller name? TruValu? Lowe's?
www.earthandflax.com/viking-linseed-oil-paint
Linseed oil has a life expectancy of 75 years... No modern paint can match that.
That's why I always use 2-3 coats of linseed oil thinned down with thinner as a primer for wood.
It blows my mind that nobody is using it.
@@1834RestorationHouse
The price of linseed oil has skyrocketed; as have all other paints.
It used to be 10-12 dollars a gallon for 50 years; Now I don't know what it costs
since I've retired. I used to be a self-employed painter for 40 years.
As to why, it's simple.... advertising. They don't advertise it even though it is
bio-degradable and eco-friendly. They don't want you to know about it.
What I found in the business is that painters are one of the stupidest professions
in the world, They don't bother to research the performance stats of what they use
or the ingredients.
For instance in California there was a push to outlaw all oil base paints; claiming it caused
air pollution when backing out of your driveway in a car creates 100 times more pollution
than if you painted the entire exterior of your house with it... That's because
the paint lobby has no clout and no lobbyists compared to the other industries. BUT... the California govt
kept using oil based paints on their highways because the other stuff is total crap so it was only sold
for industrial purposes. This hypocrisy continues today... You can still buy industrial oil based paint;
but you're not supposed to if you're using it for residential buildings. So what I used to do is go down
to the only company left that still sold oil base paints to the govt in downtown L.A. and buy it there...
They had an exclusive contract with the California highway dept. while all the other paint companies weren't
allowed to sell it... The owner of the store where I used to buy it was a personal friend of the family that owned the company that had the exclusive contract with the California govt. He was the only retail outlet that still sold it...
but when he retired and a new owner took over the store, they stopped having it so I had to drive downtown to buy it.... You had to drive to Nevada to buy it legally. This legality is ignored by the stores of course because it can't be enforced so it's still sold... It's just that painters are stupid. They don't buy it because they don't know the facts.
Basically if you want a paint job to last more than a few years you have to repaint it... If you can't sand down
the drips and cracks; each successive coat looks worse and worse until it looks horrible. Paint that is not easily sandable should never be used on wood of any kind... doors, windows, siding; whatever. You can see doors that were painted with numerous coats with latex paint everywhere... with huge cracks and brush marks... the paint is hard as rock. The only way to restore it is to strip all the paint off with a heat gun or paint stripper. Another reason to use oil base paint on wood is because it's self leveling while water based paints dry too fast to level out.
@@indrekkpringi We can thank the EPA for that. They took away all of the good chemicals that actually worked.
@@1834RestorationHouse
Read my last post again: I added to it.