Clonmel Thread

see some potentially good news regarding facilities at the railway station.

Thanks for that post. That will be a good job for the area .

Now if they could stop people throwing/leaving rubbish around that would be great as well. While I know there's bins there they're usually to far away for people to put their rubbish into. Or else full like they were this morning.

What type of timber is it. What type of use if any will get. Is it more ornamental or functional.

This could/will determine what paint to use. If it's functional,then you'll need a primer and a harder wearing finish like satinwood. If it's just ornamental then you could look at something like chalk paint.

All the hardware stores will have primers and finish coats, saying that I probably wouldn't ask for painting advice in Woodie's.

I’d say go in to Powers or Bob Fitzgeralds in O’Connell st, or Milleas in Irishtown all are more than happy to share their knowledge.

Legs are made of pine, if you're concerned about the knotts flashing through then you need to put knotting solution on them or prime the whole stool in shellac based primer such as "Bin" primer.

If you're not too concerned then you could prime with water based primer, any the apply a few coats of water based satinwood/eggshell. Don't forget to lightly sand between coats.

The places mentioned will have all you need to do the job. Other places such as Chadwicks and Johnstones will also be able to sort you out.

Larry O'Keeffe would be worth a try

Best of luck...send in pics of the finished job.