Adding a stain to Lacquer
We are using some old barn siding in our house for a half wall covering and backsplash. when we cleaned the dirt off, it took a little too much of the old paint with it. I was wanting a little more of the weathered red here and there. I was planning on putting a coat of lacquer to seal it and than paste wax. can you add stain in with the lacquer or would it be better to very lightly paint a little color back and than lacquer?
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If you carefully match the paint, I would suggest that you repaint the areas where you lost too much of the paint (do a thin coat), let it dry, then using rough sandpaper, skiff the sandpaper over the area until you have the look you want. By using this method, you can actually create the weathered look rather than overdue it with adding too many products that will cause it to have a faked/forced finish. Many years ago when I lived in Texas, I worked at a vacation ranch that looked like an old west town. As they were building and repairing the buildings using new wood, I wondered how they could make new wood look old. The taught me how and I was AMAZED!! Using a 55 gallon barrel, the guys put a roll of steel wool in the barrel and then covered it completely with Turpentine. They let this mixture set for about 3-4 days until the steel wool had completely broken down, and then used a power washer filled with the solution, and sprayed the wood with a lot of pressure. The result? INSTANT old wood that was grayed and pitted like it had been there for hundreds of years!!
Therese C
on Mar 21, 2014
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