Paint Tips: Aging New Cedar

Paint Tips: Aging New Cedar

Paint Tips: Aging new cedar to match old decking We often replace rotten cedar decking on older decks. When replacing only a few boards on an older deck, they appear much lighter in color when finished with anything less than a solid finish. To give a weathered...
Paint Tips: Mixing for a Satin Finish

Paint Tips: Mixing for a Satin Finish

Mixing gloss and flat to create a satin finish “Necessity is the mother of invention” as the saying goes and this is all the more true on the remote San Juan Islands. Occasionally we here at Stegman Painting find ourselves in the situation of too much...
Paint Tips: Black Mildew Removal

Paint Tips: Black Mildew Removal

Paint tips BLACK MILDEW ON SIDING STAINED WITH OIL BASED FINISH Often the siding on a building will develop black mildew. This is very common after applying a semi-transparent oil stain that contains Linseed oil. The mildew can sometimes be removed without the need to...
Paint Tips: Frog Tape for Clean Lines

Paint Tips: Frog Tape for Clean Lines

Paint Tips: Frog Tape for Clean Lines FrogTape® Multi-Surface is a medium adhesion painter’s tape designed for use on: Cured painted walls Wood trim Glass Metal FrogTape® Multi-surface painter’s tape will remove cleanly from most surfaces for up to 21 days...