I seem to remember that years ago I worked with a guy who insisted on coating old dried out wood with a coat or two of linseed oil before he would paint it. This was especially true on wood that had been striped down to the original wood but even after sanding and cleaning the wood was still a bit gray in color. He thought that the linseed oil made for a better coat of paint and that it held up better. I know that was at least 15 years ago and the primers have gotten better but was wondering if anyone knows about this as a proven procedure or is it a urban legend? We are currently stripping some 100 year old fir boards, 20 ft long 12 inches wide full one inch material. Only one or two small knots in each board. After we strip and sand we are supposed to fill cracks and nails heads and prime and paint. Just want to get it done so it lasts another 100 years.
Any thoughts on this procedure? My local paint supply house did not really have any good answers other than "we do sell linseed oil but do not really know what it gets used for." This from one of the younger guys since the other guys with seniority had the day off for the 4th.
Any thoughts on this procedure? My local paint supply house did not really have any good answers other than "we do sell linseed oil but do not really know what it gets used for." This from one of the younger guys since the other guys with seniority had the day off for the 4th.
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