Old Trimboards with Grey Coating

Jul 21, 2006 9 Replies
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What is it and what was it for?



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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...


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Al Bundy 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.

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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

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"Plan Review Section" wrote in news:p9bxg.10391$2u4.3021@trnddc06:

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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