Advice on touching up exterior window sills and door frames

Oakeshott

As a new homeowner I'm dealing with lots of new DIY jobs for the first time! One of them is to touch up the flaking paint on all of the wood on the exterior of our house. It's currently a dark oak-ish colour, which I'm happy to stick with, but I have no idea what sort of paint I need and whether I need a primer as well. Can anyone advise? 

I also have a massive old metal drainpipe that I'll need to do something with as well. I'm trying to decide whether to paint it or replace it with something plastic. 

Here's a pic of the type of wood I'm referring to, and the drainpipe... 

BUFF

I am guessing that you are not in a Conservation Area (otherwise you may not have the option of replacing cast with plastic)?

flashg67

I'd lightly sand the windows to key the surface. Any parts where you go back to bare wood should be primed before the top coat. The drainpipe will take quite some rubbing down and a lot of rust treatment so replacement might be the way to go, although if it's doing it's job, you'd only be doing it for cosmetic purposes really at the moment

Oakeshott

flashg67 said:

I'd lightly sand the windows to key the surface. Any parts where you go back to bare wood should be primed before the top coat. The drainpipe will take quite some rubbing down and a lot of rust treatment so replacement might be the way to go, although if it's doing it's job, you'd only be doing it for cosmetic purposes really at the moment

I was planning on painting with some Dulux Weathershield. Would I need a separate anti-rust product or would that be sufficient? 

Chickereeeee

Personally I would use Zinsser Allcoat Exterior paint on the window frames. Much easier too use, and seems to perform better in my experience. I will be probably be using it on my cast iron drainpipe as well!

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Keep your cast iron downpipe, if you look after it, for sure it will out live you. Mine after 67 years.   

 

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My oak frame windows look the same as yours, again look after it, mine currently 40 years old, but to be truthful they need replacing.

twopenny

I've repaired cast iron drainpipes like that.
Sand down well around damage. You can treat the rust, liquid put on with a brush.
Fix holes with fiberglass and resin (easier than it sounds, just a patch and sticky stuff) sand when dry then prime undercoat and gloss.
Rust inhibitor, fiberglass and resin ( comes as one pack) from the shelves of the car dept of diy shelves. Instructions with the tins.
Check poundland and cheaper diy shops first.
Mine lasted a few years before needing doing again in some spots where water lingered but the straight down bits stayed done. 
This will give you time to explore junk/reclaimation yards or someone who is taking theirs out.