Some of the windows here, upright casements for want of a better word, plus the half-French doors (only two but they have glass on the top 2/3 and wood underneath) are in dire need of re-puttying.

Some of them have no putty at all, along the bottom.

I recall helping Dad with this about 45 years ago…has anyone else ever done it? I believe one window / pane of glass takes about a day.

Yes I know: not gardening but I look through these windows onto my yard????

Dinetta said:

Some of the windows here, upright casements for want of a better word, plus the half-French doors (only two but they have glass on the top 2/3 and wood underneath) are in dire need of re-puttying.

Some of them have no putty at all, along the bottom.

I recall helping Dad with this about 45 years ago…has anyone else ever done it? I believe one window / pane of glass takes about a day.

Yes I know: not gardening but I look through these windows onto my yard????

One pane of glass should take only a few minutes if already cleaned up.
The big job is cleaning them up.
You also need to be aware when taking the old panes out (part of the cleaning, that there is a tiny diamond shaped sliver of metal, lots of them per sheet of glass.. to hold the glass in until you re-putty it. These will still be there under the old putty.. try not to lose them. Not sure that they are easily obtainable these days.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5070071_replace-putty-windows.html

http://www.diychatroom.com/f14/puttying-windows-45866/

Thanks RoughBarked…

It looks like I would have to take the pane(s) out, strip the paint, repaint the window with linseed at least…can you paint exterior weather paint onto that? I’ve had good results in the past painting this straight onto wood, not sure if one can paint over raw linseed oil?… before attempting to put the panes back in…paint the frame before or after the pane goes back in?

I was just thinking, it’s been 46 years since these windows were puttied…

Just had a look, the putty lifts off no worries and I can see the little diamond tin things you were talking about…

Dinetta said:

Just had a look, the putty lifts off no worries and I can see the little diamond tin things you were talking about…

good and yes you paint the linseed on allow it to soal in before putting glass back in and puttying,, it is only after the putty is dry that you start painting the wood

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Just had a look, the putty lifts off no worries and I can see the little diamond tin things you were talking about…

good and yes you paint the linseed on allow it to soal in before putting glass back in and puttying,, it is only after the putty is dry that you start painting the wood

you would need to use an oil based paint over the linseed oil, wouldn’t you?

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Dinetta said:

Just had a look, the putty lifts off no worries and I can see the little diamond tin things you were talking about…

good and yes you paint the linseed on allow it to soal in before putting glass back in and puttying,, it is only after the putty is dry that you start painting the wood

you would need to use an oil based paint over the linseed oil, wouldn’t you?

I doubt it matters. The oil soaks into the wood. You only need to put it on under the putty.

I was wondering about that myself (painting over the linseed)…haven’t read elsewhere about paint types over the linseed…they just say “paint”…

In any case, I would need to prime (on top of the linseed) with a quality exterior primer…I’ve used one before and it was ace…

Wouldn’t I paint the frame before putting the glass back in?

Dinetta said:

I was wondering about that myself (painting over the linseed)…haven’t read elsewhere about paint types over the linseed…they just say “paint”…

In any case, I would need to prime (on top of the linseed) with a quality exterior primer…I’ve used one before and it was ace…

Wouldn’t I paint the frame before putting the glass back in?

Oh yes you can paint the frame beforehand. Though it isn’t entirely necessary because the putty does tend to cover most of it, it will still both make a better looking job and help preserve the wood.

Thanks RoughBarked…

bump as I’m going to have another go at this, this being my 2015 project…