Weathered Wood Refinishing Project in La Mesa

Last Updated: December 2, 2013

With this project, there was a mahogany exterior bar area that was badly weathered and delaminating. The front door threshold was in the same condition, so we refinished the wood in the entryway as well.

Wood Refinishing Process

  1. We stripped all the wood with Jasco Paint and Varnish Remover.
  2. We applied 3 coats of Cetol123 Marine Varnish in natural.

This was our second project with these fairly new customers who live on Mt. Helix in the La Mesa area.

If your exterior woodwork is in a similar condition, feel free to contact us! We can help make sure the surfaces don't get this bad as well by creating a maintenance schedule for you. Call Chism Brothers Painting at 858-571-0676, or fill out the contact form on this page (right hand side) for a free, no obligation quote.

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