Painting 1 fence panel? How much time should it take ?

Meganjones

To consider painting many fence panels along the garden fence with a paintbrush, for the 1st time ever,

Each fence panel will need 2 coats aswell.


To consider doing this yourself, how much time should it take to paint one panel approximately? (assuming it not rushed, done nicely and using a paintbrush) not a sprayer, how much time would be expected to take??

(a small ladder would be needed)

How much time should be expected to take per panel?

(it is about 6'6 foot high x 6ft wide, which are on concrete panels and a ladder would be needed)


and is your answer from experience? (you have painted a fence before)

missprice

Did a shed in 25 mins, bog standard 6x6 shed.
Did a 4 ft tall 30ft long fence both sides 30 mins
Big paint brush almost as big as a pasting brush.

wallbash

(assuming it not rushed, done nicely and using a paintbrush)

You Don't paint nicely, you just aim to cover the rough wood

I once did at least 18 panels in a weekend ( 2 coats) but with a BIG brush

roneik

20 minutes per side each panel using 4inch brush made for painting fences. If you just splash it on it looks awful. Also to do it much quicker than that the paint would be everywhere as it's quite watery, that goes for most fence paints

Xeorix

Take the panels out first, lay them down on sheets and paint them. Will be a lot faster, and you won't get it all over the gravel boards and posts!

kripel

or just take a trip to france,buy a proper green/brown whatever you prefer wood paint and paint in 1 coat in few minutes and it will stay the same shade for 10+years not like this stupid watery stuff you can get in UK which you need to repaint more or less every-year in at least 3-4 coats for it to look proper!