Cuprinol Garden Shades on house concrete sill and lintel?

MrBrindle

Hi all, I can't really find any proper guidance on this online.

I've just finished painting the external walls of my house in Chalk Hill by Sandtex, and now looking to paint the sills and lintels. Both concrete, but the lintels are like the typical decorative type you find on modern build houses, two pieces either side with a keystone in centre. 

Now, the fencing around my house is painted in cuprinol garden shades, seagrass, and was wondering if I could paint the sills and lintels in the same paint to match? It says it can be used on masonry and brickwork, but just a bit worried about it's durability. It may be overkill anyway! 

Also, we have a large piece of lead flashing across the porch and garage roof, can this just be painted over as well?

TIA.

tacpot12

You can paint lead but it will need primer, see here: https://www.zinsseruk.com/howto/how-to-paint-lead/ for an idea of the primer needed. I doubt the lead flashing will take the Cuprinol though. You might have to find a close colour match, contrasting colour, or a colour that blends with the adjacent material. 

I think the Cuprinol will go onto the concrete lintels fine, and will be reasonably hardwearing, but it is not as thick as a masonry paint so won't last as well. You might have problems cleaning the old Cuprinol off when you need to prep the surface for something new though; it might stick too well!  

MrBrindle

Hiya, thanks for the reply. After priming the lead, what sort of paint would I be best using - masonry or metal??