Go Paint Something!

Question:

Hi Mickey and Mike,

I hope all is well with you both-you always said if I needed some help to ask, I’m asking!  I was asked to salvage and patch up the artwork my brother did at a restaurant. I think that I can just clean-up and sand down the mail and eagle because the wood is pretty solid and then repaint where needed and seal it, Is that right or is there a better way of doing it?

I also wanted to know if there is any way to salvage the postage stamp-it is painted onto concrete and as you can see the paint has totally come off in chunks but is still attached in certain areas. They put a protective frame around it that breathes a little but condensation still builds up.  Should it be left alone? and if yes, is there anything better than the frame to keep it from getting worse?

Thanks for any help you can give me. I will keep in touch!
Heather

Answer:

Heather,

Great to hear from you!

Well dear, you’ve got a mess on your hands. Let’s start with the wood. The paint definitely needs to come off.  Sanding it will take forever, but it might go faster by using an electric belt sander. Or you could strip it with chemicals. (they make green stuff now, so it wouldn’t be toxic). Either way, once it’s clean, put a good primer on it, then you could paint it with acrylic paint. You should be fine.

As far as the concrete goes, I would take a bunch of pictures, then strip the wall, and start over. If you can really get down to bare concrete, then go with silicate paints, and you will never have to worry about peeling or fading. If you can’t do that, then get off as much as you can, prime it with a good exterior primer, then have at it with acrylics. Either artists’ paint, like Liquitex or Golden. Or simply use a good exterior house paint, like Porter’s AcriShield. That’s the best you can do.

Good luck! Now…Go Paint Something!

Michael Cooper

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