Which paint to use on garden shed...please help!!

grace2much · 4 June 2009 at 5:55PM

Hi all, We have a wooded garden shed (5 years old), the walls are made from what looks like fence panel type wood not t&g. So it is cheap shed.

Over the years we stained it with curpernol type stain. But now we want to paint it a solid colour like say grey, deep blue or dark green. The wall panels are a bit scruffy so I want good coverage hence not using a stain as I think the paint will give me the finish I need.

I don't want to spend loads on specialised paint....the sheds old!!

Could I use a weathershield masonry paint or would it flake? Or could I primer it with homebase exterior primer and then use a exterior gloss or satinwood? Any help appreciated.........thanks:D

aamuk · 4 June 2009 at 8:12PM

Have a look at Curpinol Garden Shades:
http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/products/garden_shades_overview.jsp

grace2much · 4 June 2009 at 8:16PM

aamuk wrote: »

Have a look at Curpinol Garden Shades:
http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/products/garden_shades_overview.jsp

Sorry aamuk this is exactly what I'm NOT looking for. Because: it is an opaque stain that allows the grain of the wood to show through. My wood is in rough condition so I want to completely cover blank out the grain hence its "paint" I need. Thanks for the try anyhow:T

Valli · 4 June 2009 at 8:20PM

If the cuprinol type stuff you used was water based (ie not a creosote/oil/tar based product) then as long as it's dry you can prime and paint it with gloss primer and paint.
Try it in an out of sight area first though to be on the safe side! I'm assuming here the wood was untreated initially?

danmurray · 1 July 2009 at 10:45PM

For a complete opaque look, you may have to pay the money for it.
I know Osmo do a solid finish in numerous RAL colours (they're pretty much the same as BS colours but European I think).

Sadolin has a solid finish paint also, but I think it's only available in three colours.

After that, try Pliolite Masonry paint. It must be Pliolite masonry though as the water-based masonry won't last! Pliolite is oil-based, so like a gloss, but it won't come off like a gloss will. It's completely solid - so no grain see through - and is reasonably priced if you go for Macpherson/Crown or Johnstone's Trade.

Hope this helps!!

ogggy · 6 January 2010 at 10:11PM

I just bought a good quality shed which was pre treated, i had to give a top coat so i used a Wickes solvent based preserve, the coulour was green but the shed has turned a walnut colour, is there anyway i can use an alternative supplier and ensure i get a proper green coulour

keystone · 6 January 2010 at 11:24PM

Cuprinol Ducksback fence paint will do just what you want, is designed for the application, is available in various colours and won't cost a kings ransom. Available from all good sheds!

Cheers.

Imp · 7 January 2010 at 11:17AM

Unless you sand with progressively finer grades of sand paper, then use a paste filler, then sand with fine sand paper again, then prime, then paint, some grain will show through because it is part of the texture of the wood.

For an outdoor wood paint on our fences, I used a Sadoline Opaque paint

http://www.sadolin.co.uk/professional/assets/PDF/Opaque%20guide.pdf

but bear in mind this is paint, not a preservative, so we need to use a preservative before painting.

ogggy · 7 January 2010 at 2:37PM

andrew-b wrote: »

Funnily enough there's a big bucket of Ducksback in my shed! Grain will show through with Ducksback (i've used it all on my fences - couple of coats on each) though it's thicker than your standard creosote-subsitute type stuff (why i used it as i was changing colour from green to red cedar). I would recommend it too though! However it's a shed...i don't get why is it so important to blot out the grain of the wood?

thw wife wants a green shed, at the moment it is walnut

Veedublee · 18 May 2011 at 1:25AM

Hi people. I need some help. I breed ferrets and I have just got a second hand double ferret hutch that's solid and just needs re-painting. How do I go about this and what paint should I use. Do I prime it first, sand it down or just apply the paint? I honestly haven't got a clue. Any help or advice would be great. Thanks

Russe11 · 18 May 2011 at 1:59AM

grace2much wrote: »

Sorry aamuk this is exactly what I'm NOT looking for. Because: it is an opaque stain that allows the grain of the wood to show through. My wood is in rough condition so I want to completely cover blank out the grain hence its "paint" I need. Thanks for the try anyhow:T

the garden shades range does not show the grain though the stain, it will show a uneven surface, paint will do the same and look pretty horredndous at the same time.

the advantage over the cuprinol compared to paint is the price, as you don't have to prime and a good exterior timber paint finish really needs primer/undercoat/topcoat.

Which paint to use on garden shed...please help!!

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