Refinishing On Barn Siding

I used minwax polycrylic water based protective finish in clear satin.

Refinishing on barn siding.

Finishing sealing ok so here was the big dilemma. A friend and i managed to find a beautiful barn door and so i took it home and it sat in my garage for quite some time. Make sure not to use too much. The shellac will seal in any of the old that remained and should seal off the oder.

The last step to clean and refinish your reclaimed wood is to properly seal the wood. Then the idea was born to use this as the top of my craft room work table. Wait for the barn wood to air dry for at least 1 2 hours before sanding it. From there you can top coat if you wish.

Rub the 220 grit sandpaper in circular motions around the wood s surface then brush away any residual sandpaper dust with a washcloth. Problem is as soon as you start any significant sanding you loose the gray. These are my top 3 picks for wood siding. Repair the siding last as it is the least critical component protecting the building and for safety.

Good luck with your project. Allow to sit until the stain begins to lift and bubble. Then to get rid of bumps or imperfections press 220 grit sandpaper against the wood s surface. You guys this stuff is amazing.

Original siding contributes greatly to the historic character and appearance of agricultural buildings and is often a good indicator of their age say johnson and visser. I love how pretty reclaimed wood is. Test on a piece to see if you like the process and finish. Many old barns were re sided with southern yellow pine around the 1920 s 1940 s.

We really really loved the gray weathered look of the barn wood. If that is the way you want them to look i would blow them off with compressed air then shoot 2 or 3 coats of shellac on them. Before i could turn the barn door into a table top i needed to clean the wood up. Use a wide paintbrush to apply the stripper to a 2 to 3 foot wide area of the siding.

Also it seemed like. Once the wood was dry from its cleaning i used a regular paint brush and sparingly applied the minwax finish. Apply chemical stripper to the siding. It can be more expensive than the previous two.