{"id":7753,"date":"2013-10-21T17:09:32","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T15:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosefarg.com\/?page_id=7753"},"modified":"2023-01-09T18:17:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:17:38","slug":"paint-barn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.moosefarg.com\/paint-barn\/","title":{"rendered":"How to paint a barn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you need to paint a barn you should follow up a few tips. A barn is often built of spruce or pine wood or timber which is inclined to ‘deforms; due to moisture and changes in temperature the wood shrinks and swells<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read about the experience of customers who used Moose F\u00e4rg … Customer Experiences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Conventional wood paint forms a film on the wood. Because of wood shrinkage and swelling, even the best elastic paint eventually will flake. Moose F\u00e4rg is ideal for this type of wood, and it has been used in Sweden for centuries as a practical, attractive and affordable solution. The ideal wood paint to paint a barn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The walls of gazebos, roofs and garden rooms are often made of spruce or pine, and are sometimes impregnated. 2. You can get started right away with sawn non-impregnated wood. Graying wood that has been standing for a while can also be treated immediately with two layers, you only need to clean it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. With new wood it is advisable to wait a few months until the second layer, the wood still has to work and will form small cracks. After this you can apply the second layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. An existing paint or stain that is still in good condition has no cracks and is not flaked. It is very important that the underlayer does not peel off (detach) later on. So check the old layer carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Where it peels, remove all loose paint completely. You can use the high-pressure sprayer for this (use the spray position so that the wood grain is not damaged). This can also be done with coarse-grained sandpaper. Sand in the direction of the wood fiber and after sanding remove the dust (and degrease) with soap and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Allow the wood to dry thoroughly, and then lightly roughen it again, so that the protection system adheres perfectly and the underlying paint does not peel off. If you want or need to do it more thoroughly, you can also burn off the paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Painting is then very easy: apply one layer with a block brush, let it dry and then the second layer. There’s no need to sand in-between painting the two layers. Make sure that the daytime temperature is above 15 degrees, then the paint is completely waterproof after 2 days. It should not rain for a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To paint a standard small barn, about 3×4 meters of ground surface generally 3 buckets of 4 liters are needed (covering appr. 75 m2), two with colour and one with contrast colour. You will usually have to paint twice and do some touching up at the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In case you want to try Moose F\u00e4rg colour combinations , make your own colour combinations here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If it is new and impregnated wood, give it some time to breathe<\/strong>. The impregnation often transpires. If you still need to put it together, it is wise to first paint the tongue and groove and possibly give it a first thin layer. This prevents shrinking and swelling joints and also preserves the tongue and groove the best,<\/p>\n\n\n\nPaint a barn built of (impregnated) wood or timber<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With new wood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. Degrease new (impregnated) smooth wood first with Polarsken<\/a> soap and water, after drying, sand lightly with coarse-grained sandpaper (80 grit). Then apply 1 coat of paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFor wood with an existing paint or stain layer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n