painting wooden garden shed

ellejay wrote: »

Hi

I was thinking thinking of using interior emulsion paint as a couple of undercoats to paint the exterior of the shed.
Any thoughts on this, it won't rot the wood or anything?

If its water based then it should be fine however your best waiting until the warmer weather to prevent it flaking,
A month or two of moderate heat will dry out the wood allowing the paint to soak in better.
When its damp as it most likely currently is; then the paint wont soak in as good and may flake when the wood dries out properly in the summer months,

I would never use any form of emulsion on wood, as it's water based.

We have always used Cuprinol Decorative Preserver (available in various shades, easy to apply) which is excellent. A bit pricier than some of the others but well worth it as it lasts for ages and does a really good job.

The emulsion will offer no protection to the wood. You’ll have to give it two coats of proper fence/wood paint anyway so you’re only making work for yourself.

Belle321 wrote: »

cuprinol garden shades are great for sheds & outdoor stuff but I highly recommend cuprinol ducksback, it leaves a lovely finish. Look out for offers...Topline had good value on it last year

used the ducksback stuff on a log cabin last year. looked great, went on easy and good value. lots of nice colours too