Adrian 155 Report post Posted January 22, 2010 Entire fence was replaced, so I figured I would take some pics of the original wood. The wood was crumbling in some areas, but the gate is still in tact. Sprayed from a bottle. Just wanted to show the effects from start to finish was 5 minutes.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 big mike 14 Report post Posted January 22, 2010 Shows a good improvement IMHO. What's you're opinion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) I got the order of the pictures backwards. But, yes, an improvement. On any other day, and wood that is not a quarter century old, 12% can be very effective. Edited January 23, 2010 by Adrian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Joe Ortiz 14 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 sure can Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 Hmmmm....wood looks...very silver.... Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Isn't 25 yrs. the silver anniversary? Edited January 23, 2010 by Adrian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 big mike 14 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 Hmmmm....wood looks...very silver. "Clean" would be my description. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 Well, personally I would not stain that wood looking like that, but that's me. It would be blond before we would stain it again. Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Greg R 82 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 Well, personally I would not stain that wood looking like that, but that's me. It would be blond before we would stain it again.Beth Ditto on that :) The underlying color of the substrate (with regard to stains) plays a large role in what the end color will be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 Beth, trust me. You wouldn't have wasted your time or effort on restoring this fence. Again, the entire fence was replaced due to complete erosion of the wood. 25 yrs. I just took the one section and used a spray bottle of 12% for no other reason than to demonstrate what would happen to the wood. I wood be a complete fool to try and restore that wood. It was just for an example. Why? Who knows...... It's just me I guess. I wanted to share the visual of the 5 minute dwell time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Ditto on that :) The underlying color of the substrate (with regard to stains) plays a large role in what the end color will be. This was not a resto project. Just an example of wood from the stone ages. The gate is not attached to anything. Maybe not so clear in the pics, but it is just leaning against the newly replaced fence behind the gate. Cmon guys, you know my work better than that. That is just bleach on wood. I wouldn't just hit with 12% then throw some stain on it. Edited January 23, 2010 by Adrian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Greg R 82 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) I wasn't insinuating you would - Im sure Beth wasn't either. I guess my response was more for those who wouldn't know any different. I've done the same with regard to experiments believe me :) In all reality even that wood could be prepared and stained to look "ok" in appearance. Unfortunately structurally speaking it wasn't worth saving appearantly. Edited January 23, 2010 by Greg R Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 burkdog 14 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 12%.... bleach? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Beth n Rod 1,279 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 I wasn't insinuating you would - Im sure Beth wasn't either. I guess my response was more for those who wouldn't know any different. I've done the same with regard to experiments believe me :)In all reality even that wood could be prepared and stained to look "ok" in appearance. Unfortunately structurally speaking it wasn't worth saving appearantly. Exactly. I didn't notice the fence in the background, I was drawn to the dirty gate. Old wood can be restored to be beautiful again, the question is, is it worth the work to the owner? Also the species has something to do with it. We have a split rail fence that is about 12 1/2 years old. We are replacing the rails as needed. Many need it badly. Beth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Adrian 155 Report post Posted January 23, 2010 Yeah, right on guys. This wood was so brittle that it could be broken in some spot just by grabbing it. Plus the bottom of the boards ( not pictured) were all ate up and busted. There are still alot of these fences left over from hurricane Ike that need to be rebuilt in some areas. Which is actually turning out to be a very active market. In the long run the fence can now be maintained by yours truely and hold up much better for the next batch of storms. I would still rather be doing decks. Take what you can get sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entire fence was replaced, so I figured I would take some pics of the original wood. The wood was crumbling in some areas, but the gate is still in tact. Sprayed from a bottle.
Just wanted to show the effects from start to finish was 5 minutes..
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