Garden Furniture Paint Problem/Query?

youngblood

Recently got some outdoor garden furniture
Decided to paint it
Had some white Dulux undercoat (indoor/outdoor use) which I thought would be good and would help the next coat of paint stick better

Got some Ronseal Garden furniture paint, (different colour) and when I went to apply it, the Ronseal paint resists the undercoat., like could wipe it off with a cloth

No receipt so am stuck with it.

Can anyone tell me what paints I can actually use on the undercoat?
(and maybe explain what the hell happened that it resisted!)

Any info/solutions would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!

slimjimmc

Did you get this Ronseal Garden Furniture Stain?
If so then it's no wonder it won't stick, wood stain is not paint and it needs to applied to bare or previously stained wood, not wood than has been undercoated. Likewise with furniture oils.

If you want to paint over the undercoat then get a tin of paint (not furniture oil or stain) suitable for exterior wood. Check the label says it's for exterior wood and follow the usage instructions carefully.
If you want the stained look then you'll need to strip the furniture back to bare wood to use the stain.

cheif kaiser

Sounds like you are using a water based paint on top of an oil based paint. You will have to use a primer to get the paint to stick. First, give the furniture a quick sand using 120grit sandpaper, then prime it with Ronseal super flexible primer and undercoat and then repaint with your chosen colour.

youngblood

Cheers everyone with your solutions
Went with the sandpaper in the end, lots of extra work but worth it I think!
Wont make the mistake again, annoying thing was
I had two cans of undercoat and primer, never read either one,
If I had chosen the other one, it was water based!
Lesson Learned!