Vintage Screen Redo
I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this, but the screens (and windows) at the cottage are original. That's right, 75 years old - and to be honest with you, I think they have 75 layers of paint on them, but that's another story. The biggest problem was the fact that the screens had holes in them - not very effective at keeping out the bugs! Let's not overlook the paint that was all over the edges: The first order of business was removing the thin moldings around the screen - no rubber spline here, folks, this is VINTAGE! The goal was to remove it without cracking, splitting, or breaking it, soooo, I started by scoring through the 75 layers of paint... ...and gently lifting the moldings: SUCCESS! A few of the finishing nails stayed put, so they had to be pulled out Along with the staples - there must have been 100! The frame and moldings were scraped, painted and left to dry: It was finally time to rescreen! The new screening wa...