Paint Schedule

      Exterior

Basic exterior colors -
Blue:
Benjamin Moore Super Spec D.T.M. Alkyd Low Lustre
Deep Base P23 3B
Custom Formulation
OY   17.25
BK   2x   15.88
BB   3x   16.50

Gray:
Benjamin Moore Super Spec D.T.M. Alkyd Low Lustre
Medium Base P23 2B
Custom Formulation
P23-2B
BK   4x   25.00
BB   2.00
Front door exterior - Benjamin Moore alkyd High Gloss Impervo "PV-107"

Garage (exterior) steel columns and I-beams - California House 218-20 "Palladium Gray"
Photo of can

West-side clapboard - California House 218-20 "Palladium Gray"

Garage doors - Original finish is mix of boiled linseed oil, roofing tar, creosote, thinner, and painter's chuckle; maintained with regular applications of boiled linseed oil
Interior - Ben Moore alkyd Impervo "BT-10"
Interior oak trim - EF (Environment Friendly) Brown Mahogany, topped with Formsby's Tung Oil and then Butcher's Wax
June, 2015 - exterior of garage doors darkened with a stain created with Ronan japan colors —a good glob of Burnt Umber and a dollop of Refined Lampblack— and paint thinner (before a rub of diluted boiled linseed oil)

Street-level oak door - Same as exterior of above
Steel frame of same - - Benjamin Moore alkyd High Gloss Impervo "PV-107"

Garden shed face - Cabot #0241 Bleaching Oil

      Interior

Tin ceiling backsides - Rustoleum Clean Metal Primer 7773

Tin ceilings of foyer and office primer - Muralo Acrylic Latex Galvanized Metal Primer 1874
Photo of label

Foyer and office (office in shop) ceilings - Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo alkyd "BT-10"

Steel doors primary color - Ben Moore Alkyd Impervo "BT-10"

Steel doors accent color - Ben Moore Alkyd Impervo B-36 KX-36 (X22) -refers to mix, not color number (This color varies over time, with recoats, because of unavailability of matches.)

Oak woodwork throughout most of house -
First step: Ben Moore Interior Stain "237 61 - Victorian Oak"
Photo of can. (This thick, oil-based stain is no longer available, probably best matched by finding the right mix of tints to add to boiled linseed oil.)
Second step: Formsby's Low Gloss Tung Oil applied twice and then buffed with #0000 steel wool
Third step: Butcher's Wax (and regularly maintained with Butcher's Wax)

Panelling in stairwell - second and third of steps above (no stain)

Living room (barrel vaulted) ceiling - Ben Moore alkyd Impervo PV-107

Stairwell ceiling - hand mix of Ben Moore Sani-Flat (flat alkyd)

Baseboard heaters in dining room - Ben Moore High Gloss alkyd Impervo "Black Walnut"

Baseboard heaters in greenhouse - Ben Moore Ironclad Retardo "Deep Bronze Tone" (This is the stuff designed to match the ubiquitous finish on aluminum-framed sashes and other glass structures.)

Dining room walls - Ben Moore Calcomine Recoater (flat white alkyd paint) "HC-33 - Montgomery White"

Hall (back room between kitchen and dining room) ceiling - Panelling is stripped and left without any finish besides the residual varnish left by the stripping process

Hall blue - originally Ben Moore Sani-Flat (alkyd flat) #4 204 94 Deep Blue (custom match color)

Bedroom ceiling - Ben Moore Sani-Flat (flat oil) "OW-48"

Greenhouse apothecary cabinet new parts - Bartley "Jet Mahogany"

Steel struts of studio - General Coatings ( a California brand?) Modified Epoxy Super Enamel (alkyd) "040 - Steel Gray"

      Shop

Elm Street Ironworks Shop Color: Hunter Green
Machinery / Heavy Metal - Rustoleum (alkyd) High Gloss "Hunter Green"
(Where machinery is black, it's the same paint in high-gloss black)

Ceilings - Wilbur & Williams (bought from California Paints) Styrenated Alkyd TOTRUST Instant Dry High-Gloss "WW1565 Machine Yellow"
Elevated section of ceiling (above Bridgeport) is Semi-Gloss

Shop vestibule platform - California AllFlor Light Gray

Colt-Baxter steam engine accent red -
PPG MAEC-Q   MAE 4273C
"Radiant Fire Red" Color code: "R87"
(from 1999 Dodge Avenger)
bought at
Stone Auto Body Supply
174 Arlington St. Watertown 617-924-8900

Marine fire control steam engine - Benjamin Moore Ironclad (alkyd) Quick Dry Industrial Enamel "071 21 - Safety Red"

WWII maple military cabinet pictured here - boiled linseed oil

Patio furniture (tops stained 2012)
Zar Oil-Based Wood Stain 118 Dark Mahogany
Preserved with boiled linseed oil


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