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Re: painting project

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Subject: Re: painting project
From: ejrussell@mebtel.net
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 13:33:22 -0400
Quoting JNiolon@uss.com:

> next project...  there are 11 doors
> into this hall that have to be painted...
> 
> the doors are six panel with a
> stamped in wood finish

> 
> john

John, by 'stamped wood finish' are you referring the type that are essentially 
fancy hollow-core doors? (vs. solid wood - styles, rails, & raised panels?)

I'd be leery of apply too heavy a coat of paint on solid wood, raised panel 
doors. The thick paint tends to trap the panels into the frames. Subsequent 
expansion/shrinking can split the rails or panels.

The 'stamped wood' doors would not have this as an issue. I'd go ahead and thin 
the paint for spraying and apply a few, thin coats. I've done this many times 
with 'raised panel' steel doors using enamel paint via spray (not airless, 
though).

HTH,
Eric

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