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Old Trimboards with Grey Coating

Al Bundy

2006-07-21, 3:25 am

What is it and what was it for?

Pics worth 1000 words. Here they are:
http://www.konicaminoltaonline.com/photosite/albundy@km
Click on View
Click on the picture to enlarge.

House is 28 yrs old. I have found on the trimboards that there is a grey
paperlike (?) coating under the paint. It appears to be factory
installed.When exposed material gets wet it gets soft and mushy. If it
has been wet for a few minutes, a pressure washer will just melt & blow
away leaving the bare wood.

Backside 1:

Backside of board. Grey paper all on front. Wraps over one edge to
back. The paper has a thickness and you can slide a razor blade from the
bare wood to the paper and get under the paper.

Backside 2: nother backside pic
Backside 3: and another.

Frontside:

Painted side. Although this was found on the exterior trimboards it
was also found on some of the old boards indoors. This is from a closet
rod bracket which has always been painted around. Grey paper (?) under
layers of paint.

Thanks,
Al...

Al Bundy

2006-07-22, 8:25 pm

Al Bundy <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in
news:Xns98071322E5B31AlBundy@216.196.97.142:

> What is it and what was it for?
>
> Pics worth 1000 words. Here they are:
> http://www.konicaminoltaonline.com/photosite/albundy@km
> Click on View
> Click on the picture to enlarge.
>
> House is 28 yrs old. I have found on the trimboards that there is a
> grey paperlike (?) coating under the paint. It appears to be factory
> installed.When exposed material gets wet it gets soft and mushy. If it
> has been wet for a few minutes, a pressure washer will just melt &
> blow away leaving the bare wood.
>
>
> Backside 1:
>
> Backside of board. Grey paper all on front. Wraps over one
> edge to
> back. The paper has a thickness and you can slide a razor blade from
> the bare wood to the paper and get under the paper.
>
>
> Backside 2: nother backside pic
> Backside 3: and another.
>
> Frontside:
>
> Painted side. Although this was found on the exterior
> trimboards it
> was also found on some of the old boards indoors. This is from a
> closet rod bracket which has always been painted around. Grey paper
> (?) under layers of paint.
>
> Thanks,
> Al...
>

What? No takers? :-( Just thought this was something one of the "old
timers" may have come across.

I'll try alt.home.repair. Maybe someone there who doesn't subscribe to
this NG might have some info.

Plan Review Section

2006-07-24, 5:25 pm

I'm failure with paper-wrapped MDF, but not paper-wrapped lumber.
Perhaps years ago they used paper-wrapped lumber.
(Gives the appearance of lumber better than it is, usually used in cheap
cabinetry.)

Dennis

"Al Bundy" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> Al Bundy <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in
> news:Xns98071322E5B31AlBundy@216.196.97.142:
>
>
>
> What? No takers? :-( Just thought this was something one of the "old
> timers" may have come across.
>
> I'll try alt.home.repair. Maybe someone there who doesn't subscribe to
> this NG might have some info.

Al Bundy

2006-07-24, 9:25 pm

"Plan Review Section" <webmaster@npcc.net> wrote in
news:p9bxg.10391$2u4.3021@trnddc06:

> I'm failure with paper-wrapped MDF, but not paper-wrapped lumber.
> Perhaps years ago they used paper-wrapped lumber.
> (Gives the appearance of lumber better than it is, usually used in
> cheap cabinetry.)
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> "Al Bundy" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> news:Xns9808D2F57C816AlBundy@216.196.97.142...
>
>
>

Thanks for the reply Dennis. It is solid wood though. Have sanded and
cut it. As Gilda used to say, "It just goes to show ya. It's always
somethin'."

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