Then, press it into the frame against the glass, so that the groove is overfilled. Neatness doesn't count here. Once you have done all four sides, pick up your putty knife and, starting in any corner, glide the knife over the putty, pressing it firmly into the frame and cutting off the excess putty at the same time.
Move slowly, with the knife at a deep angle to the frame. Use your fingers for smoothing. The glazing must set a skin for at least 7 days before you can prime and paint. The glass should be cleaned so that all of the putty oils are removed. It is important that in painting the glazing, the paint flows onto a small part of the glass to make a weather tight seal.
If you used the epoxy consolidant to coat your window, sand it to remove the gloss, and then paint with a good acrylic. A primer is not needed. Since the primer and paint need to overlap the glass for a good seal, one method is to paint as close as possible on the glass and immediately wipe with a paper towel. Use a good small brush to paint the glazing. Bronze weatherstripping After painting, add bronze weatherstripping. Be sure to use brass nails. This stripping will hold up well for hundreds of years.
Attaching Weatherstripping Cut bronze strips to just fit the sides of the window frame and the bottom of the window. The stripping should be positioned so the flange faces the outside of the widow the fasteners are on the inside of the frame and widow bottom. Sand the frame down to the bare wood with grit sandpaper.
Take a quantity of new glaze out of its container and knead it in your hands to soften it. Roll it into a rope and spread it evenly, without voids, in the frame. Push it into the rabbet, which is the groove that holds the pane of glass. Set the window back into the frame and push on it along the sides to seat it in the glaze.
Allow the glaze to ooze out between the window and the frame. Push a new glazier's point into the bottom of the frame with needle-nose pliers about midway between the corners.
Set a point in the top of the frame in the same way and then set one on each side. Use more than one point on panes that are longer or wider than 1 foot. Space them by 4 to 6 inches.
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Where To Buy. Putty will last for decades if kept properly painted. If not painted, you only have a few months before mildew and dried out putty will make you start all over again. I love old houses, working with my hands, and teaching others the excitment of doing it yourself!
Everything is teachable if you only give it the chance. Notice that some of the putty has turned black an coming off in bits. Would this be an easy job for a novice to repair or would it be best to get new windows fitted? Glazing info has been a huge help. NONE were originally bedded with glazing putty. I do gave a question that is not not-precisely window related..
We have some beautiful old doors with 15 lites each that use wood glazing strips. Do they also require glazing putty to bed them? You plan to stain the exterior of the Windows? If the putty is left bare it will mildew and fail in fairly short order. I just thought I would like the look of a gold painted house and medium brown stained wood windows and porch railing. Question for Beth: Did you ever buy the house? Could not remove windows.
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