Repairing/Painting Wooden Window Frames

stressedoutmumof1

Our window frames need repairing/painting as they are flaking quite badly :eek:

As far as I'm aware I need to do the following:

1. Scrape of loose paint
2. Sand until smooth
3. Re-seal the edges/seals
4. Paint

As some of the woodstain will be there, and some bare wood will I need a primer? And if so which one - bearing in mind the windows and doors of house and everyone elses in the street are a dark oak wood stain. Or will I have to give them 3 or 4 coats of woodstain?

Any help gratefully received

Widelats

Woodstain is a lot less bother than painting, if you paint them you need to seal the wood and prime it and use exterior paint - personally i would just seal and stain them.

ormus

how come you have woodstained windows yet some paint is flaking?
do you mean you have stained & varnished window frames?

stressedoutmumof1

Widelats - to seal the windows would I use the clear primer/sealer?

Ormus - the windows are woodstained with something like Ronseal 5 year woodstain, it is flaking in parts and showing bare wood.

BargainGalore

Cant see any mention of what to do on ronseal site

http://www.ronseal.co.uk/products/5-year-woodstain

Does it not mention on the tin?

On amazon spec it states "
No Basecoats or primers required"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ronseal-Year-Woodstain-Mahogany-250ml/dp/B001GUAA8U

CharlieBilly

I think you just remove peeling stain, lightly sand down and clean and then brush it on. Best applying several thin coats rather than one thick coat

Widelats

stressedoutmumof1 wrote: »

Widelats - to seal the windows would I use the clear primer/sealer?

Ormus - the windows are woodstained with something like Ronseal 5 year woodstain, it is flaking in parts and showing bare wood.

You can just use a sealer for any knotting especially, was flaking on and around knots in the wood? Knots leak resins, you don't really need a primer if you are staining with ronseal stuff, but painting it you will need a primer i think. You could try the clear primer/sealer if you want to.