Chappy 138 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 Alright, finally got my hands dirty on some IPE. Here are the pics. its 5 yrs old never finished. total of about 2000sf. all Ipe except fascia and supports. Started with EFC 38 but changed to downstreamed HD80. then bleached and neutralized with Citric acid. (I really like the way Citric works. no more hacking coughs while spraying it like ox.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Chappy 138 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 not a lot of furring but it definately needed sanding. I was amazed at how rough the wood was. Serious splinters . heres whats left of my Osborne brush, wore off at least half the thickness. and some pics of the wood ready to finish. the black marks in the third pic are actually damage from water draining off the dock roof. I decided not to sand every spindle (174 ft of them) but regretted it when applying the stain to them with a hand mit. Ive been digging out splinters for days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Chappy 138 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 and lastly the finished product. The customer did not like the red in the wood so she opted for a mahogony finish, But I did not add enough red tint and ended up with a dark brown. Its nice but hides the true colors way too much for my liking. Customer did not know what kind of wood the lounge chairs were made of. Not teak anyway. unfortunately several slats and pieces had rotted away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Chappy 138 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 Oh yeah. Before I get attacked. I had oil booms all around. Just took them away before the pics. Thanks Celest for all the help and advice. Ditto Ken Fenner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Chappy 138 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 Also, half way through, I smelled smoke and heard fire trucks converging. I took off to get some sodas and saw that there was a dock on the other side of the lake up in flames. Huge fire. When I got back, my pile of rags, which I had been keeping an eye on all day was smoldering!! I guess this was trully my lucky day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 bigchaz 157 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 That looks great! What do you do when useing the hd80 in the water? Does the rinse water dilute it enough so it doesn't matter? Same thing with the bleach? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Jeff 232 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 Great work Jon!!! You learn something every day You know i don't do wood, at the ACR meeting Rick Petry pulled out a short piece of the IPE, man that stuff is unreal, heavy as lead. That is some crazy stuff How does anything (stain) penetrate it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Chappy 138 Report post Posted November 23, 2007 The fish were jumping everywhere, so Im sure i didnt kill any. Your looking at less than 2 oz HD80 per gallon mixing with millions of gallons. So Its really not an issue. If it was a small pond id think otherwize. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PressurePros 248 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Jon, it came out very sweet. You really can't go wrong adding red. The stain is very forgiving, so its hard to add too much. Mixing that tone that you made 1/2 & 1/2 with WRC probably would have given you a tone more to your liking.. more like ipe looks like when it is wet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Tmrrptr 164 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 very nice jon Jon, Looks great! r Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Neil_Asheville 114 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Great job, Jon! Keep us posted on how it holds up. Nice pics, too. /neil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Bryan C 14 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Awesome job Jon. I wish I could work all year long like that. How long did this job take you? How much product? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Chappy 138 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Me and a helper about 45 hrs total. exactly 10 gallons of woodtux. it really soaked it in, probably due to some accelerated aging as evicenced from all the mildew exposure. Ken, I actually mixed some red tint in, to get more of a mahogony, but when I went to mix the second batch, all the red was at the bottom of the pail from the first batch. so the second and third batch I didnt put any red into it. The lady hated the red color of the wood when it was wet, so I had to go brown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 PressurePros 248 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 Jon, one thing to do with red (or black) tint... mix it with mineral spirits until it gets thin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Ron Musgraves 240 Report post Posted November 24, 2007 It really looks impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Kory 14 Report post Posted November 25, 2007 Great job! If i get any calls for wood jobs I will be sending them your way. I would have those on my web site for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 dperrin 14 Report post Posted November 25, 2007 Never heard of anyone use a mit for the spindles. Does that save a lot on the stain in comparison to spraying. Where can you get them? Does it get on your hands? Also, did you have to sand all the boards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alright, finally got my hands dirty on some IPE. Here are the pics.
its 5 yrs old never finished. total of about 2000sf. all Ipe except fascia and supports.
Started with EFC 38 but changed to downstreamed HD80. then bleached and neutralized with Citric acid.
(I really like the way Citric works. no more hacking coughs while spraying it like ox.)
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