Cleaning and painting decking area

aka_Ciaran

Hi all,

I put decking down a year ago and am painting it now for the first time. I probably should have done it before now but the guy that laid it told me to give it 6 or 8 months before painting it, and I've been putting it on the long finger as well. Anyway I got decking cleaner from Aldi and cleaned it yesterday, but there's still some slight green patches left on the wood. Also I'm unsure what to paint it with, I read somewhere that decking oil is best. Any that I've looked at is pretty expensive though. So some questions:

- Is decking oil the way to go as opposed to decking stain?
- If so can anyone recommend a good and preferably cheap brand of decking oil and where to get it?
- Does decking oil have a colour in it or is it clear... does it need a stain or colour applied after?
- Is it any harm to paint decking even if there's still some slight green residue after cleaning?


Thanks in advance.

Skrynesaver

Some decking oil comes with a stain, I use the Ronseal Natural Cedar, once you've given it a good clean and the green specks aren't loose material, it should be fine. I find a walpaper size brush the best applicator (plus it's cheap

HTH