anyone used fencelife

MinnyMinor

Used Fencelife last year on garden fence. Now I noticed that at the side of garden more open to rain as rain comes from one side more, the fence is showing through? Other side of garden is OK.

I put it on generously and went over any where it seemed dry as it drys it very quick. Seems useless

Similar thread here

soundsham

it is useless
its basically colured water

an oil based stain or cresote type product would give better protection,the catch is....................... cost

as with all things you pay for what you get

MinnyMinor

soundsham wrote: »

it is useless
its basically colured water

an oil based stain or cresote type product would give better protection,the catch is....................... cost

as with all things you pay for what you get

i used Bondex on shed and it is fine. it is oil based i think. They claim water based are nearly as good as oil based but i think it is rubbish. I wonder what is the situation from a consumer point of view...

cresote type product

smell though

nb83

Would anyone know if you could use a masonry paint mixed with EB bonding primer to paint a wooden garden fence?

Sonnenblumen

MinnyMinor wrote: »

Used Fencelife last year on garden fence. Now I noticed that at the side of garden more open to rain as rain comes from one side more, the fence is showing through? Other side of garden is OK.

I put it on generously and went over any where it seemed dry as it drys it very quick. Seems useless

Similar thread here

Yeah, rubbish.

Sonnenblumen

soundsham wrote: »

it is useless
its basically colured water

an oil based stain or cresote type product would give better protection,the catch is....................... cost

as with all things you pay for what you get

Being water based is not the problem, in fact IMO most water based paints are as good if not better than traditional oil based equivalents.

Agree, you do get what you pay for. Masonry paints are very good for painting garden sheds/fences, eg McPherson or Weathershield.

wexford12

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Masonry paints are very good for painting garden sheds/fences, eg McPherson or Weathershield.

Really is this true do you have to mix it with anything or just paint on

Sonnenblumen

wexford12 wrote: »

Really is this true do you have to mix it with anything or just paint on

No, just paint directly onto timbers. Here are some examples: http://www.owenchubblandscapers.com/news/?cat=130

If you want to stretch the coverage, some might dilute first coat with water. We prefer to paint undiluted. Good coverage with a great opaque finish that is smooth and hardwearing against all the elements.

Only paints we use are McPherson and Weathershield. Excellent well proven quality.

Alun

Could you paint that stuff on top of Fencelife treated wood? Also, is it available in green, do you know?

Sonnenblumen

Alun wrote: »

Could you paint that stuff on top of Fencelife treated wood? Also, is it available in green, do you know?

Hi Alun

should be no problem, but give the timber a quick wipe down with wirebrush/sandpaper block. Actually green is a wonderful colour , check for 'TARN' on the McPherson colourchart. It's prepared in-store. We've used it often and is very popular.

SB

bryaner

I know it's not recommended but half diesel half waste oil mix is top stuff, just don't tell the EPA..

nb83

where would you buy the wooden boards in the picture and could you stick them onto the fence thats already there?

Resend

Has anyone used Cuprinol? I found Fencelife is useless too and left patches showing after a few months

gsxr1

i painted my fence 3 years ago with fence life and its still as good as new .

niceoneted

I put three coats of fencelife on my fence and shed 5 yrs ago, granted it should have been redone last year but it does not look so bad now. It will get a few coats this year though.