Treating timber fence

worlds goodest teecher · 10-04-2021 11:38am #1

I had a pressure impregnated softwood fence installed last summer. My plan is to paint it with Cuprinol Ducks Back this summer. Can I apply this directly to the treated timber or do I need to treat it further before painting?

karlitob · 10-04-2021 10:08pm

worlds goodest teecher wrote: »

I had a pressure impregnated softwood fence installed last summer. My plan is to paint it with Cuprinol Ducks Back this summer. Can I apply this directly to the treated timber or do I need to treat it further before painting?

I think that stuffs pretty ****e.

Have a read of this. Ring these guys. Great advice from them.

They recommend Owatrol EB and high quality 100% acrylic masonry paint from colour trend that you can colour in any way that you want.

I did it on my fence last year. Great results.

https://www.paperturn-view.com/igoe/problem-solvers-2020?pid=MTE119381

Calahonda52 · 11-04-2021 11:11am

Timber is a natural material which expands and contracts in the weather and the moisture content goes up and down so, IMO, any treatment solution must recognise that.

Fine Cheers · 11-04-2021 12:38pm

To answer your question, no further prep needed. I guess that product is similar to fencelife, cheap and cheerful and does the trick. Will need 2 or 3 coats and more frequently than the 5 years suggested. Better and more expensive products out there, I guess you get what you pay for.

worlds goodest teecher · 11-04-2021 12:55pm

Fine Cheers wrote: »

To answer your question, no further prep needed. I guess that product is similar to fencelife, cheap and cheerful and does the trick. Will need 2 or 3 coats and more frequently than the 5 years suggested. Better and more expensive products out there, I guess you get what you pay for.

You mention better products, specifically which brand? I bought this in Homeland hardware and would be prepared to exchange. Below is the website address to their paints, any of these better?
https://www.homeland.ie/hardware/garden-paint/
The reason we bought the was because of the colours.

worlds goodest teecher · 11-04-2021 1:09pm

Fine Cheers wrote: »

To answer your question, no further prep needed. I guess that product is similar to fencelife, cheap and cheerful and does the trick. Will need 2 or 3 coats and more frequently than the 5 years suggested. Better and more expensive products out there, I guess you get what you pay for.

Thanks for answering my initial question re preparing the pressure treated timber by the way.

worlds goodest teecher · 11-04-2021 2:02pm

Ronseal Fence Life and Fence Life + any better?

Fine Cheers · 11-04-2021 9:06pm

Do a Google of best shed paints, both Cuprinol and Fence Life are suggested. Go with whichever has your preferred colour. For me its not justified to spend mad money on a garden fence.

worlds goodest teecher · 15-04-2021 8:57pm

Stayed with the cuprinol in the end.

Fine Cheers · 15-04-2021 10:11pm

Stick up a few before and after pics if you have some.

grassylawn · 15-04-2021 11:12pm

I thought you needed to sand it?

I sanded a large area of pressure treated softwood fence by hand before varnishing last year. It took ages and was an annoying job. Brightened the wood up a lot though, not that that will matter if you are staining it.

Planning to stain some of it this year that I didn't treat last year. Got an electric sander. Is there no need to sand it then?

spuddy4711 · 15-04-2021 11:35pm

I just slapped on whatever stain was to hand, didn’t bother sanding. Consider 20 years a good
innings for a wooden fence.

Fine Cheers · 15-04-2021 11:40pm

Fencelife states it can be applied to rough / sawn timber as I'd say most similar products can too.
If there is previous fencelife or other, you'd need to check condition and remove any flaking bits etc but that is all I suggest.
For proper paint the surface should be smooth alright.

Goldengirl · 16-04-2021 7:14pm

worlds goodest teecher wrote: »

Stayed with the cuprinol in the end.

We have used this for smooth fence and shed .
2 coats . Lovely colours.
Done 3 years and still pretty good .

grassylawn · 16-04-2021 9:37pm

Fencelife plus works on smooth wood I see. They have another variant called one voat that is for rough wood only.

Treating timber fence

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