Has anyone tried using eye liner pencils or wax crayons to represent caulking?
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Darkening edges of deck planks.
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i use wax crayons it worked quit well somewhere on the forum i posted pictures
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Deck caulking
When planking the deck I run a brown or black Sharpie marker along the edges rather than painting. I find it much quicker and have never had a problem with staining or adding poly to seal.
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Hallo @Stuart Little
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
And? Did it worked for you? On which project you are working?
Eye liner and wax crayons?. . . . My wife doesn't use them and our children left long ago. We did have some years back for our grandchildrens' visits but those too seem to have vanished . . . maybe melted away during the hot late summers. For myself my best successes were using very soft artists sketching pencils with the graphite on the plank edges as I laid them down. Everyone to their own choice for what works best for their needs. Rich (PT-2)
Thanks Uwe, I found eye liner too soft & waxy & it subject to smudging. Maybe I should try it on the planks! Ha Ha! I have now reverted back to sharpie &/or soft & charcoal pencilsHallo @Stuart Little
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
And? Did it worked for you? On which project you are working?
I'm now building OcCre Beagle.
Stuart
Happy Birthday, Stuart!
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
I tried using black acrylic paint applied to bundles of planks at a time.
Top and bottom plank had minor staining on edges, but I used the inside of those planks and after sanding and scraping, they looked good when oiled.
Many methods and each works for the user. I have tried several from graphite pencil, sharpie and paint, still don't know which is best.
You have to try them yourself and see what you like.
Top and bottom plank had minor staining on edges, but I used the inside of those planks and after sanding and scraping, they looked good when oiled.
Many methods and each works for the user. I have tried several from graphite pencil, sharpie and paint, still don't know which is best.
You have to try them yourself and see what you like.
No cake delivered? Perhaps the delivery server ate it??? Happy anyway. Rich (PT-2)Thanks Jimsky. The cake's not arrived - yet!
Stuart