St. Mary's Volunteer Window Painting & Restoration
- Aug 20
- 5 min read
Updated: 19 hours ago
We are in the final stretch for the Volunteer Window Painting project!
Project Brief:
Issue: Paint on the exterior wood frames and sills has degraded, leaving wood bare and exposed to the elements.
Benner & Sons was hired to repair any wood that had rotted, been damaged by insects or fallen away entirely.
Now it is up to us to restore the windows with protective paint!
Please note, we've moved on to Parish House Lower Level which doesn't require ladder work!
Project Calendar:
Work Summary for Today: Saturday, Aug 29 8:30am - 4pm
Feel free to drop in for an hour or two, plenty to do!
Safety Meeting
Role Selection and Tasking
Tool & Safety gear distribution
Method Demonstration
Finish Plexiglass Polishing on Church Windows 2-9
Finish Window Glazing Replacement PH Windows 39-41
Start Scraping PH Windows 44 - 4, 5 & 6 w/ Ladder
Paint PH Window 45, Last Coat SW Church Window 27
PH Paint:
2 Coats SW Problock Alkyd Primer 1 hr apart
1 Coat Sherwin Williams Emerald "Eclipse"
Clean Up
Work Recap:
Aug 22-23
Windows 39, 40, 41 & 45
Scraped and sanded wood trim
Scraped failing glazing putty
Applied sealant to perimeter & wood/metal transition as needed
Re-glazed panes in 39, 40 & 45
Primed Rusty Lintels
Primed and Painted Wood Trim, window 41
Here is a recap of work done this past Aug 15-20:
Aug 8 - Scott Scheidt and Andrew Clifford tackled the scraping and prep for Parish House Windows 39, 40 & 41 while Peter Buerke restored the Plexiglass on Church Windows 4,5,8,9 and Tom finished repairs on Church Windows 27, 33 & 34
Volunteer Elbow Grease!
Aug 15 & 19 - Jay Halsey & Tom Painted Windows 33 & 34 - Jay donated a cross brace for ladder to better access tall windows - Tom restored Plexi on Church Windows 4, 5, 6
Before & After Windows 33 & 34
Aug 20 - Tim O'Donovan & Tom restored Plexi on Church Window 1 using Jay's Ladder Brace
Here is a recap of work done this past Saturday Aug 1 and Work Summaries for this coming Wednesday Aug 5 and bonus added work day this coming Saturday Aug 8
Recap:
Many thanks to Lexi Doerr & Scott, Will and Kim Scheidt for bringing their boundless energy and productivity to this past Saturday's work effort!
Windows 27, 30 & 31 are nearly ready for painting - we did discover some sections where the underlying wood is not fully fit, and the edge caulking was deteriorated enough to warrant replacement. We will continue repairs this Wednesday with wood filler & edge caulking to get them ready to accept paint.
We tested 2 alternate products to the Novus plexi polish and have found the Eagle One Never Dull recommended by DIB Hardware to be a clear winner. Altough it still takes manual buffing to apply, along with the special blend of solvents, Kim Scheidt advises "nothing beats elbow grease"! Also, it's cheap!
This Wednesday Aug 5 - 1pm - 5:30pm Work Summary:
Safety Meeting
Role Selection and Tasking
Tool & Safety gear distribution
Method Demonstration
Cleaning/Plexi Restorers Start Windows 02-09
Clean with Dish Soap/Plexi cleaner
Apply Eagle One Never Dull
Buff with micro-fiber sponge cloth
Wood Repair Start Window 27
Clean surfaces
Apply Bondo/Wood Filler
Caulk edges
Clean Up
Picnic
This Saturday Aug 8 - 8:30am - 1 pm Work Summary:
A number of volunteers stepped up at Coffee Hour with availability for this weekend: Andrew Clifford, Peter Burke, Scott Scheidt, Laura Ferrara so we will be able to try to catch up on lost weather days.
Safety Meeting
Role Selection and Tasking
Tool & Safety gear distribution
Method Demonstration
Taping & Protection Windows 27, 30, 31
2 Coats BIN Primer 30 minutes apart
1 Coat Sherwin Williams Emerald "Eclipse"
Clean Up
If any more volunteers are motivated to join in, we can start the scraping, sanding and prep on the Parish windows!
Thank you all for your hard work!
Tom Sean Kelleher
Saturday Morning - August 1
Starting at 8:30 am - We will be Scraping, Sanding and Prepping the next 3 church windows on the schedule - Windows 27, 30 and 31. The Priming and Painting for these Windows will occur next week on Wednesday starting at 1pm.
Since we may have quite a few volunteers this Sunday (current tally is 6) we may also start the prep work the window sills for Windows 02-09 (south side of Church facing the Parish House)
The work order for the day will be as follows:
Saturday August 1, 8:30 am - 1pm
Safety Meeting
Role Selection and Tasking
Tool & Safety gear distribution
Method Demonstration
Cleaning/Plexi Restorers Start
Scrapers Start
Sanding Start
Clean Up
If you have any questions or suggestions on the process you can reply to this email, give me call or bring them to ask as we get started tomorrow morning.
Thank you all for volunteering!
Saturday Morning June 20
Starting at 8:30 am - We will be Priming and Painting the 2 church windows on the schedule - Windows 15 and 26 whose stained glass images depict St. Stephen and the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple respectively. We will also polish the plexiglass on Windows 4-9 and prep the sills on these windows for priming and painting.
The work order for the day will be as follows:
Safety Meeting
Role Selection and Tasking
Tool & Safety gear distribution
Method Demonstration
Cleaning/Plexi Restorers Start
Taping/Peelaway and protection Start
2 Coats of BIN primer (30 minutes apart)
1 Coat of Sherwin-Williams Emerald "Eclipse"
Bonus session: return at 3:30 pm for second coat of Sherwin-Williams
This summer St. Mary's has targeted 10 windows on the Church and 12 on the Parish House whose exterior wood frames need to be prepped and painted by volunteers. Many windows also need to be cleaned and protective plexi-glass restored and polished. Workdays will be on select Saturday mornings from 8:30am-1pm and Wednesdays from 1pm-5pm (followed by a church picnic!).
There are tasks for all skill levels, from providing refreshments and moral support, simple cleaning and buffing, all the way up to scaling tall ladders with scrapers and paintbrushes in hand. Sign up in the Narthex or Navajo room at coffeehour and bookmark this post for scope of work and schedule updates.
If you have any questions or suggestions on the process you can email Tom Kelleher, or give him a call 808-221-0742 or bring them to ask as we get started Saturday morning.
Please encourage others to visit this Post to learn more about the program, reference a current schedule and opportunities to volunteer. The sign up sheet will be in the Narthex Sunday mornings and the Navajo Room between Sundays.
Thank you all for volunteering!
Project Brief:
Issue: Paint on the exterior wood frames and sills has degraded, leaving wood bare and exposed to the elements.
Benner & Sons was hired to repair any wood that had rotted, been damaged by insects or fallen away entirely.
Now it is up to us to restore the windows with protective paint!
It takes teamwork: There are many roles to fill in a project like this, from parishioners with handyman skills to energetic laborers carrying supplies, those able to wield a paintbrush or a cleaning rag and also anyone willing to support the workers with refreshments and encouragement. With many windows requiring work on extension ladders, those especially not afraid of heights are needed as well as those who are but can hold a ladder!
Which role do you want to fill?
1. Support & Hospitality
2. Window Cleaning + Plexiglass restoring
3. Jobsite Cleaners + Ladder Holders
4. Brushwork - Priming + Painting
5. Applying protection (Tape/Peel Away)
6. Scraping
7. Sanding
8. Working at Height
9. Sponsor - Gift funds for supplies
St. Mary’s is also looking to recruit outside volunteering groups willing to participate in this community effort to help beautify our church. If you know of anyone looking to get on board with a project like this please get them in touch with Fr. Conor!