Shed painting

gmrsupplies

Hi, just had a new shed erected, 12 x8 . I want it to be a nice green and white colour. Cuprinol do these type of colours in a wood protector which is ridiculously expensive. can i just use normal exterior gloss paint ? not the shiny bu a matt finish, what do you think?

Wally_2

If it says "exterior" on the can then I would say it's ok. You'll need shedloads though.

gmrsupplies

Thought so, shedloads though

Craig_A

You will probably need an undercoat or whatever before applying gloss paint to trated timber. I can recommend the Cuprinol Shades having used it extensively or Ronseal do an alternative nowadays. Not used that, however.

MissBehaving

Wally wrote:

If it says "exterior" on the can then I would say it's ok. You'll need shedloads though.

LOL... Thanks for the laugh this morning Wally! You certainly helped steer my day in the right direction.:T

As for Shed paints... We used Cuprinol even though it was more expensive than others. It certainly has a better finish to it. We did our fence at the same time.
Would rather spend a bit extra and get a good finish!
Have fun painting!

davethedecorator

The cuprinol shed and fence paints are more of a preserver and soak into the would giving it further protection, if using normal exterior gloss I would advise a good few applications of undercoat to fully ensure the wood is sealed, the shed has probably already been treated prior to erection but the more you can give to it the better in the long run.

Gloss will more than likely start to flake in a few years depending on how sheltered your shed is so keep on top of it before it becomes a big task to do it all again.

i would however recommend using the more expensive cuprinol or ronseal (does exactly what it says on the tin!) although it may be a little more expensive, in the long run it could save you the price of a new shed!

good luck.

Coupon-mad

This is an old thread but just to say did you see this thread about £2 cuprinol?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=248109&highlight=cuprinol

HTH

Poppycat

I just buy the B&Q woodstain for our shed, I have had it for 12 years and not a sign of damp/mold or rot. I tend to do the worse bits every year that get exposed by wind/rain whilst on side is sheltered by a wall I redo every other year. The woodstain I use on a 10ft fence and tends to last me a couple of years for a large container of woodstain.

I also built a couple of shelves in the shed for storage and half the shed inside has now got a 1st floor, lol.

JennyW_2

i too use either Homebase or B&Q wood stain