How To: Breath New Life Into Your Old Lawn Bowls
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Every club has some old, dusty bowls they have collected over the years. They get used by new bowlers and visitors when trying out the sport or just sit on a shelf cause they are old, worn out and the colour has faded. This video will show you how to take those well-used bowls with worn and chipped paint and breath new life into them!
Cleaning and Painting your Lawn Bowls
PREPARATION
Get your workspace prepared and gather together the following items to help you do the job right;
- a sheet of plastic or paper to cover your work surface
- tape for securing the plastic or paper to your work surface
- paint thinner
- a roll of Paper towels (Pre-cut or pre-tear several sheets of paper towels into 2” x 2” squares)
- a pair of scissors
- a thin, pointy, sharp tool for cleaning grooves
- small thin paintbrush(es)
- rubber gloves (oil-based paints require paint thinner to remove from your skin, use rubber gloves to cut down on cleanup and using chemicals on your skin. Oil-based paints can make for a difficult clean up)
- oil-based paints in the colours you’d like to use to paint your bowls (NOTE: because we were painting some 50 sets of bowls, we purchased a quart of Red, Blue, Yellow and white paints and combined them in baby food jars to create a full-colour wheel of colour options)
Step 2:
Put in your rubber gloves. Why get your hands dirty when you don’t have to.
Step 3:
Clean your bowls by removing the remaining old paint and dirt by carefully scraping out the groves and logos on both sides of your bowls with a strong pointy tool.
HINT: I also found it handy to use the blade of one side of a pair of scissors to scrape the outside of the bowl to remove imperfections like spots of dirt and hardened flecks of paint.
Step 4:
Paint one side of each bowl by starting in the middle of your bowl and working your way outward. This will make it easier as you progress with painting additional colours.
Step 5:
Don’t be afraid to use dozens of pieces of dry paper towel to remove excess paint gradually from each bowl for each colour that you apply.
When wiping off the excess paint with a dry paper towel, be sure to do it in a way that you don’t push it into grooves where you don’t want the paint to go. If you do, it can make it difficult to remove before painting additional colours.
As you continue to paint outward from the centre, be sure to swipe slightly outward to pull the paint away from previously painted areas. We don’t want you to mess up the previous paintwork and have to stop to fix it. It makes for some difficultly when this happens. We’d like you to avoid this problem.
Step 6:
When removing the excess paint from your bowls, there will be some residue left behind. We find that a lightly dampened piece of paper towel with a paint thinner works magic to remove any remaining unwanted paint.
Be sure not to soak the paper towel with too much paint thinner because it can bleed into painted and unpainted grooves and spoil existing paintwork or thin out paint that you apply soon thereafter.
Step 7:
Once your four bowls have been completely painted on one side as intended, set them aside and let it dry overnight. This way you’ll give the paint on your bowls sufficient time to dry before painting the other side of your bowl without spoiling your previous work.
Paint all four of your bowls identically before calling it a day.
Step 8:
Paint the opposite sides of your four bowls with the same colour scheme as you did the first side from the previous day.
Once the second sides of your bowls have been completed, set them aside and let them dry overnight.
Step 9:
Admire your handiwork and be prepared for questions from other members when they notice your bright new paint job.
Great work and Happy bowling!
Video compliments of Cary Lucier - Windsor Lawn Bowling Club, Canada
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great video, thanks. You obviously use lots of different paints. May I suggest anyone wanting to spruce up their own bowls could buy one or two oil based paints for models etc. (revell etc).
Absolutely -- this video was to refresh an entire collection of bowls at one bowls club. If you are doing it personally, you only need a couple of your favourite colours and you are set!
Very good, now who would like to repaint my Lawn Bowls. I live in Spearwood Western Australia.
Do you do all the different colours, one one side, straight after each other? Or do you let each colour dry, before applying the next colour? It looks like the former, and if so, you work very neat and tidy.. I would be blending the colours, for sure..
Probably best to let one side dry before flipping to another side to avoid the wet paint touching other things. Also doing multiple colours on one side shouldn't be an issue if you work from the centre outward and really make sure you clean and clear the excess paint before moving on.
Have you any suggestions for bringing back a bit of colour on a dull bowl please?
It's definitely worth trying to follow the process you see in this video and choose some bolder colours that suit your personality and make the bowl look the way you want it to -- get creative and have some fun with it!
That’s awesome. Do you use any products to seal the paint once it’s dry?
Typically not for these DIY refurbished paint jobs. It should last quite while before you'd need to redo the paint.
Hi..i have watched your vid on how to spruce up a lawn bowl..my query is what is the paper used to wipe off excess paint?
Hi Mark! Thanks for checking out the video. It was simply paper towel cut into rough 2 inch squares for clearing excess paint.
This is a fantastic video! Thanks for sharing. My question is, are the bowls still legal if they've been customized in this way?
I am only asking because I'd love to know but don't want my woods to be illegal for competition.
Excellent question Barry! Based on the World Bowls rules as long as the colour on all painted parts match for each bowl you should be fine. The main issue with painted parts is the idea of having marked bowls (like having a set where one bowl goes straighter or has more bias) and marking it with a seperate color on the rings. So make sure they match and you should be ok. If you are still worried it's always good to check with your governing body!
as long as the paint doesn't change the diameter or circumference then it is ok.
ie: apart from the playing sticker no stickers are allowed on the bowl because if 2 opposing woods where to be measured for shot the sticker can effect the out come.. I had smiley stickers on my woods and was told by the club they are illegal for the forementioned. stupid I know but it is what it is..
hi i was wondering what you can use to polish bowls with? not the commercial grippo but something else, car wax maybe. what do you think?
While I can't recommend something like car wax, I would note there are a lot of other bowls polish options -- Crack-a-jack, Bett's Bowls Grip, Winwax bowls grip, Bulldog Bowls Grip, Wilgrip, Grip-it stick and so on. I'm sure you can find something that suits your preference and helps you polish your bowls.
@@CanadianBowler thanks for the reply I am curious what the main ingredient is due to allergies. if it is citrus based or carnuba wax or bees wax based but finding it hard to get that information, thanks
i love those woods that are completely coloured, and I know the colour is actually in the material, but could the whole wood be painted? would it work?
Hello - I wouldn't recommend painting the whole bowl. While the etchings are fine as they are engraved into the bowl and are usually protected from general wear and tear, painting the whole bowl will ultimately be chipped and worn immediately. Will likely look pretty bad compared to the natural finish. Best to buy a coloured set if you really want a specific colour.
Rule 52.3.4 world bowls states that the colouring of the grooved rings or dimples on bowls for decoration purposes IS NOT breaking the law.
Hi, Ive tried this with an enamal oil based paint which seems OK but you make it look so easy. When I try to wipe excess paint off it goes all over the place. What do you use to wipe with. Ive tried gauze and tissue paper so far? The stuff you use seems a bit stiffer somehow. Thanks, Dave
Hello David, standard paper towel is used in the video. As you said, it is a slight bit stiffer and has the absorbent quality to it. Hopefully if you switch to it, that will help with the excess paint.
Very nice, but what paint are you using,
what are you wiping it off with,
& are you using something like nail varnish remover on the wipes?
After reading ALL the comments, I’ve found the answers to my questions 👍
Really wanna update my bowlz.....
What type of paints are you using please.
Thanx
Dulux Metalclad high gloss oil-based paint is what was used on the bowls in this video. Thanks for the comment!
Would I paint before sending away to get restamped and polished or after?
If the bowls are getting polished you might want to do it before.
Hi i take it the thinners is for the paint and could you use any paint if you dont have access to oil eg acrylic paint? Or will others leave a stain that wont come out many thanks
Hi @helpful_hobbies the thinner is for removing paint. The scratches and pits in the surface after years of use can grab the paint and cause a haze, so the thinner helps get rid of that. While you can use any paint, the oil adheres and generally takes more punishment than most other paints. Really you want to try to use something that will remain on the bowl in all conditions and while also taking a beating by getting hit and falling in ditches, etc. so you don't have to constantly touch up or redo your work.
What type of paint did you use? Thanks 😊
They used Dulux Metalclad high gloss oil-based paint. But any good quality oil-based paint should work.
I have some ugly old brown bowls that I love, is it possible to paint the whole bowl?
You won't be able to paint the whole bowl if you plan on playing with it. We've only seen a full painted bowl that is used purely for decoration. Usually only paint is for the decorative engraved areas on either side of the bowl. Applying anything to the running surface could affect the way a bowl rolls/reacts.
@@CanadianBowler Thank you
i used oil paint, as used by artists, and it looked great, but 2 games later it was looking worn out ! how long should it last and is artists oil paint , which shouldnt be affected by wet greens, not the right kind of paing?
I'm not sure what kind of paint you might have used, but typically oil-based is best and should last for a fair amount of time. If it gets heavy use and the bowl gets banged up, is in the ditch a lot, etc. it may wear quicker. Here's a link to an example of the paint used for the bowls in the video for reference. www.dulux.ca/diy/products/specialty-paints/dulux-metalclad
How does paint thinner get rid of scratches?
Hello, it doesn't get rid of scratches but helps get rid of excess paint that causes a haze or can get into small scratches on the bowl causing it to look bad. It's to clean it up and make sure paint doesn't get into anything but the designs.
Any suggestions to fill in a small chip in the running surface of a black bowl
That's a really difficult issue as unlike paint, adding something to the bowl would likely be seen as doctoring it if you aren't using a comparable substance to fill it. Typically a small chip or crack won't have an effect on the bowl, but if you have something more significant it may be something you have to talk to the manufacturer about.
You have raised some issues that I hadn’t thought about. Thanks for reply !
Enquire at your local bowling shop, many of them provide a Bowl dressing service. This is where the bowls will have a minuscule shaving that should iron out any shallow chips or cracks. Followed by a polish afterwards.Not sure if this service only applies to Woods, rather than Plastic bowls.
What kind of paint did you use? They look great when finished!!
They used Dulux Metalclad high gloss oil-based paint. A good quality oil-based paint should work.
@@CanadianBowler Hi, impressed with your work here, the bowls look fantastic. Could you tell me please, the stage when you are removing the haze with paint thinner, do you do this immediately or do you wait for the paint to dry? Thanks
@@CanadianBowler I used nail gel and hardened it with spray an cook and you get funky colours.
Sorry @nickg72 for not responding sooner! The paint was removed with thinner immediately, but you only use a damp paper towel or rag to wipe it off so not to do anything to the paint in the etching.
That's interesting! If you have any pictures of them please send them to us! We'd love to see them! canadianlawnbowler@gmail.com