Bryor+M

1.Shims (Pressure Treated) 2. Camera 3. Data chart 4. Sand paper 5. Paint brush/Paint roller/ Paint sprayer 6. Wire brush 7. Spray Paint 8. Protractor 9. pencil/ sharpies 10. Newspaper
 * __Materials__**

Procedure 1. Lay the 21 shims out on newspaper and prepare them to paint. 2. Sand the rough edges and clean of any residue. 3. Paint 7 of the shims with the generic can of paint and make sure to not accidentally paint the others. 4. Leave them dry and paint the entire shim and due it in layers. 5. Repeat steps 2-4 for each shim and with the other two paints. 6. Take pictures as you go and record any early on defects. 7. Let all the shims dry in suitable conditions and then take them out side to begin. 8. Before you begin lay them at a 45 degree angle to the south for best results. 9. Record data in the chart as you go and do daily logs. 10. let them outside for 1 month and once time is up finalize your conclusions.

__//**Question**//__: What are the best paints to use on wood to protect it from weathering?


 * //__Hypothesis__//**: If a slat is coated with "Kryon" paint, then the paint will last longer against the elements.

10/25/10 Started project and modified my procedure because it was incorrect. Paint is drying well and there are no early on defects to the paint or wood. The cheap generic paint called "Now" was really hard to apply because it wasn't sticking well and i had to do more coats for it. Also it is lighter in color than the other 2 paints. It is a sandy yellow. The "Kryon" is noticeably brighter than the other 2 paint and The "Ace Premium" is a little less. They all have about 4 to 5 coats on each side. I have them propped against my shed at a 45 degree angle to the south and thats where they are going to stay. Im going to do weekly updates on it so i should have 3 for the first 25% of the data. 11/1/10 All of the paints are doing well. None seem to be changing at all yet. I have had some problems with them though. They like to blow over in the wind and it is a pain. The now stuff seems to be changing in color but it is hard to tell. Hopefully we get a lot more rain and it will get colder so that their are some more noticeable differences. "Kryon" and "Ace Premium" are doing well for the moment and i believe that Kryon is going to come out on top next week. I also think that the "Now" paint will chip or fade more. 11/8/10 The "Now" paint is actually starting to chip and it has faded more than last week. The "Ace Premium" has one defect on it and i believe it got knocked over when it rained and the water layed on it and made it funny. Now "Kryon" has changed one bit in 2 weeks. I truly do think it is going to reign supreme over the other paints. Now i just have to take pictures of them This is the "Now" paint slats. This is the "Kryon" paint. This is the "Ace Premium" slats.

11/15/10 Nothing has really changed the paints are holding up better in the cold than i previously thought. No chips or anything just the same as they were before. hopefully next week ill see some more drastic changes because we are supposed to get some rain so hopefully that will do something to the color. 11/22/10 The "Now" paint has changed in color and some splinters are beginning to appear on it. The "Kryon" paint doesn't seem to be changing with the rain. The rain just lays on the wood a lil and makes it look shinier. The Ace paint is showing its grains more but it really hasn't changed a whole lot. Later on maybe snow will take a good toll on the paints and the weathering process because at the moment they are all doing very well. 11/29/10 The snow is right around the corner and this project is kicking into gear. The wind is blowing the splints all the place and scuffing them up. I don't know if that is going to make a huge difference but the weather is really sinking into the scuffs making them stick out. Im glad i numbered them or elses i wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the paints. They are doing well but i wanna see more weathering. 12/6/10 It snowed this weekend and you can see the paint took some damage. The "Now" paint is getting discolored and the "Kryon" didn't change as usual. I think my hypothesis was correct but i still have a couple weeks left. The Ace paint is in 2nd place for the moment but it could flip flop with the "Now" paint. 12/13/10 The paints didn't change much even though we got a combination of rain and snow this week. I hoping for a great deal of snow to really mess them up. This logs going to be short because nothings happened. Next weeks christmas log should have good data if it snows hard. 12/20/10 For being three quarters of the way done the paints haven't changed much since i started the project. They all hold up well to the elements and im beggining to come to a conclusion with the paints. I want make a true conclusion until i am done though. I just hope we get some good bad weather here soon because im not going to have a whole lot of data. 12/27/10 The snow we got this weekend is looking good for my for my project. the angle the wood is at is letting the snow lay on it, so this could mean we could see some water damage. The ace premium paint is showing some water damage around the edges and same with some of the now paint slates. The kryon has one or two slates that show it, but because of its gloss on it. The snow doesn't do much to it. 1/3/11 My project is almost over and it turned out ok. I wish we would have gotten more severe weather so that i could have better results but the snow helped quit a bit so i can't complain. We might get more snow next week but i don't think it is going to do much for my project so for the moment i have nothing to record. Nothing has happened since break so this log is going to be short and sweet. 1/8/11 The last measurement is supposed to be taken the 10th but thats when the project is due so i have to end it early. The snow today didn't do anything for the wood but the wind did flake off some of the now paint on the one slate but nothing has happened to the others from it so this is the end. i just have to put everything together now.