I have some railroad ties in my yard as a short wall I would like to spruce up by painting them. What would work? I'm thinking maybe solid color oil based stain?
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20 years ago
painting railroad ties
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20 years ago
Jeeezis, dude...WHY??!
They're *railroad ties*. They're *supposed to* look like that!
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20 years ago
Aren't those things thoroughly soaked in diesel or oil or something to prevent them from rotting or being eaten by insects.
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20 years ago
Yep. Creosote. An oily substance that is a real mess if you come in contact with it. The thoughts of what it would do to your paint when it seeps out on a hot day are...ugggghhhhhhh!
There's a reason why they last 100 years out there under the rails, they're extremely well saturated with the stuff.
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20 years ago
WHY paint them at all? If however you insist, a nice 'dark brown' would be an appropriate colour. If the appaearance offends you why not put in some nice concrete and paint that any colour you want?
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20 years ago
Yep. That was my though before I even opened the thread. I have about 100 of them as a retaining wall. The light play on them through the day is entertaining.
Harry K
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20 years ago
Sound's like a good idea. But, only if you plan on re-painting every 30 minutes.
RB
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