RONSEAL FENCE LIFE PLUS
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I have a couple of sheds that need repainting. While it looks like we are in for over a week of dry weather I figured this might be the best opportunity to get on with it.
Obviously to save time at to make my life easier given that both sheds have adequate areas to reach for a brush, I plan to use a spray. And I suspect this means using a water based, thin paint.
The paint I am considering is the Ronseal fence plus. It has the colour that I want and I also have a Ronseal pressure sprayer to hand.
The question is whether this paint will adhere to a shed that has previously been painted? All references in their marketing material are to unpainted fences and sheds. I am suspicious that a thin, water based paint will just not adhere to a surface that has previously been painted with an unknown paint.
Does anyone have any direct experience?
Obviously to save time at to make my life easier given that both sheds have adequate areas to reach for a brush, I plan to use a spray. And I suspect this means using a water based, thin paint.
The paint I am considering is the Ronseal fence plus. It has the colour that I want and I also have a Ronseal pressure sprayer to hand.
The question is whether this paint will adhere to a shed that has previously been painted? All references in their marketing material are to unpainted fences and sheds. I am suspicious that a thin, water based paint will just not adhere to a surface that has previously been painted with an unknown paint.
Does anyone have any direct experience?
I've been using this stuff for the last week on untreated fence and it covers really well by brush. Have just started on my shed which is old and had multiple coats of other treatments over the twenty or so years I have had it and I'm thinking it will need another coat.
Used to use the sprayer but bloody hell it uses so much more paint.
By the way if you've a Wickes near you and know someone with a trade card you get 2 for 1 on all fence treatment today.
Used to use the sprayer but bloody hell it uses so much more paint.
By the way if you've a Wickes near you and know someone with a trade card you get 2 for 1 on all fence treatment today.
mickk said:
I've been using this stuff for the last week on untreated fence and it covers really well by brush. Have just started on my shed which is old and had multiple coats of other treatments over the twenty or so years I have had it and I'm thinking it will need another coat.
Used to use the sprayer but bloody hell it uses so much more paint.
By the way if you've a Wickes near you and know someone with a trade card you get 2 for 1 on all fence treatment today.
Thanks. I’m reckoning on at least two, if not three coats to get a good finish but are you finding the first coat is sticking well enough to the previously painted wood? It would be a real ball ache to paint it all up and then watch it fall off in the next heavy rain. Used to use the sprayer but bloody hell it uses so much more paint.
By the way if you've a Wickes near you and know someone with a trade card you get 2 for 1 on all fence treatment today.
mart 63 said:
If they have previously been painted, i wouldn't spay them with fence paint. If the have been painted with paint, fence paint won't adhere to it.
That’s what I was concerned about. I’ve no idea what they were originally painted with but was getting the impression that this Ronseal shed paint might not stick well. I’ve just ordered 10L so a bit late now. I guess I’m just going to have to give it a go and see.
Sprayed first coat on. Adherence was a little patchy but then I find that with all these modern water based paints. Gave it a brush over as it was drying to get rid of the runs and drips. And then gave it a second coat.
It appears to be ok. I’m now at the pub but plan on checking it later before applying a third and final coat tomorrow.
If it does actually manage to stay on in the face of the weather we get up here on a hill then all in I will be very pleased at the simplicity of it.
What I will do with the second shed is sand it down first as I think this will help.
It appears to be ok. I’m now at the pub but plan on checking it later before applying a third and final coat tomorrow.
If it does actually manage to stay on in the face of the weather we get up here on a hill then all in I will be very pleased at the simplicity of it.
What I will do with the second shed is sand it down first as I think this will help.
DonkeyApple said:
Sprayed first coat on. Adherence was a little patchy but then I find that with all these modern water based paints. Gave it a brush over as it was drying to get rid of the runs and drips. And then gave it a second coat.
It appears to be ok. I’m now at the pub but plan on checking it later before applying a third and final coat tomorrow.
If it does actually manage to stay on in the face of the weather we get up here on a hill then all in I will be very pleased at the simplicity of it.
What I will do with the second shed is sand it down first as I think this will help.
It should be ok til we have some heavy rain.It appears to be ok. I’m now at the pub but plan on checking it later before applying a third and final coat tomorrow.
If it does actually manage to stay on in the face of the weather we get up here on a hill then all in I will be very pleased at the simplicity of it.
What I will do with the second shed is sand it down first as I think this will help.
Got the big shed finished today. Have painted the other shed, the wood while not rotten had opened up and generally could have done with sanding down but I ended up bodging it a bit by just scrubbing it with the hose brush. Time will tell. Also painted an octagonal slatted roof that had been on top of a fancy chicken coup but the roof will now be used as a lid on a little gazebo once I’ve decided where it will go and it’s rained enough to get posts hammered into the ground.
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