Porch wood panelling

ThisIsWeird

'Stain' is usually just a translucent paint, so should be quite paintoverable. Paints such as Zinsser Allcoat will go on pretty much anything.

Just check that the 'stain' doesn't have water-repellents such as silicone added.

Also make sure the timber is bone dry before applying anything...

Personally, I wouldn't worry about rain affecting it, at least not for a few months. What colour will it ultimately be - white? If so, I'd personally wait until I could apply, say, Zinsser Ac straight on - no primer needed.

danrv

ThisIsWeird said:

What colour will it ultimately be - white? 

Probably not white as it shows weathering more. Quite like a dark wood finish like Sadolin all round so maybe a shade of brown to cover the old paint.

ThisIsWeird

The aesthetic difference between stain and paint, even if they are the same 'shade', is quite startling I think. The former just looks more 'right' due to the variations.

That's not to say that a solid paint in a dark brown won't look perfectly fine, but it's unlikely to look like 'wood'. 

The choice is yours. If you know what colour or shade you will be ending up with, then I'd go for it now. If that means a dark brown solid colour, then you can have it in Zinsser AllCoat now, and have it done properly. 

I refurb'd mil's old timber decking last year, and used Ronseal deck repair paint (great stuff, by the way) in 'English Oak', a chocolatey brown. It looks 'good', but clearly ain't a 'wood' finish.

But to answer you main Q, can you Sadolin stain now and paint over it later? Almost certainly yes. But obviously use a suitable paint that is designed to cover, like AllCoat.

danrv

ThisIsWeird said:

The aesthetic difference between stain and paint, even if they are the same 'shade', is quite startling I think. The former just looks more 'right' due to the variations.

That's not to say that a solid paint in a dark brown won't look perfectly fine, but it's unlikely to look like 'wood'. 

The choice is yours. If you know what colour or shade you will be ending up with, then I'd go for it now. If that means a dark brown solid colour, then you can have it in Zinsser AllCoat now, and have it done properly. 

I refurb'd mil's old timber decking last year, and used Ronseal deck repair paint (great stuff, by the way) in 'English Oak', a chocolatey brown. It looks 'good', but clearly ain't a 'wood' finish.

But to answer you main Q, can you Sadolin stain now and paint over it later? Almost certainly yes. But obviously use a suitable paint that is designed to cover, like AllCoat.

Thanks, that’s helpful.
The paint on the porch woodwork doesn’t look too bad. Just needs redoing in something of similar colour. 
Getting back to the wood is out I think plus the new section would still look different if it was all done in wood stain.

ThisIsWeird

We cannot see the whole house frontage in your photos, but if you'd like to post one, there are folk on here with a good aesthetic eye.

Your garage has some white cladding above the door, for example. Your door and frame are dark wood stain. Your windows appear to be white.

I'm useless at this sort of thing - I need to see what other folk have done and then copy it - but perhaps it's worth considering the whole frontage - see what folk on here can suggest as to the best colour for all these details? And obviously check what folk have done with similar houses in the 'hood.

danrv

ThisIsWeird said:

We cannot see the whole house frontage in your photos, but if you'd like to post one, there are folk on here with a good aesthetic eye.

Your garage has some white cladding above the door, for example. Your door and frame are dark wood stain. Your windows appear to be white.

I'm useless at this sort of thing - I need to see what other folk have done and then copy it - but perhaps it's worth considering the whole frontage - see what folk on here can suggest as to the best colour for all these details? And obviously check what folk have done with similar houses in the 'hood.

Yes.
The garage door has a couple of dents in it which has put me off painting it. Windows are white.
The general theme in the neighbourhood is white doors (front & garage).

ThisIsWeird

Thanks.

Hopefully folk with a better eye than me can make suggestions.

The current combo of red, brown and white can be improved on, I think!