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Posted by Aardvark on May 3, 2007, 11:03 am
On Thu, 03 May 2007 07:15:44 -0700, spacemarine wrote:
> hello,
>
> im repainting my antique shotgun home (new orleans) & its shutters.
> the
> shutters are of the louvered variety. from my research, it seems that
> having them dipped may be the best way to go.
>
> there is a place near us that does it for $4/foot, doesnt sound bad.
> im just wondering about warping -- does dipping pose much of a risk to
> the delicate louver blades? are there other concerns i should be aware
> of? Strip Ease is the restorer, i have heard good things about them,
> but i wanted to learn first what questions i should ask them prior to
> doing it.
>
> thanks for your help!
>
> sm
Had a pair of pine doors dipped a few years ago. The kind consisting of
stiles, top and bottom rails and 15 glass panels about 250mm X 125mm
separated by profiled mullions and rails.
When we got them back quite a lot of the joins had opened and some of the
components had slightly bowed. Some gluing and clamping and some planing
was necessary to re-square the doors and tighten the joints.
It's a good thing I had replaced the doorframe too otherwise there would
have been gaps round the doors you could drive a bus through.
I think it's entirely possible that the results would have been different
if the door had been a standard panel door.
YMMV but HTH
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