Flaky paint

So we had finally dived into repainting our windows, and it wasn’t long before we had the first two rubbed down, filled and ready to paint. There really is no point in taking them all the way back to the wood when what we want to do is protect them from the weather as much as we can, so we sanded them only as far as was needed, to get rid of all the loose flaking paint.

I know windows can be a bit fiddly to paint, but I was very happy to spend the day on them, as it’s a job I’ve wanted to get done for a while. First of all I painted a base coat of aquatech onto the bare wood areas. This is a Dulux weather shield product that’s perfect for wood that gets a beating from the elements. I then used the weathershield top coat, which is fast drying.

Brian went up to our bedroom to prepare the window frame that he had removed the windows from. It was a hot job up there, with sun beating down, no wonder they take a bit of a battering.