Whether you choose a colour to blend in or stand out from your garden’s landscape, painting your outdoor wood is a great way of refreshing the look of your garden. Follow these steps below for the best possible outcome when painting your exterior wood.
Surface: Exterior Wood
The following advice is applicable to unpainted wooden exterior surfaces such as fences, sheds, flower beds, treehouses, playhouses, trellis’, plant pots and garden furniture. If you are unsure if this advice is applicable for your project, please contact our technical team at hello@colourtrend.ie or our online chat for advice.
We have outlined two alternative painting methods for you to choose from. The first, using Colourtrend Wood Coat, an extremely durable coating resistant to scuffing. The second, using your choice of Colourtrend Trim finish, designed using advanced alkyd resin technology suitable for both interior and exterior woods.
1. Colourtrend Wood Coat
Surface Preparation:Proper surface preparation is crucial to maximise finish performance. The durability of a product can be impaired by an unsound or poorly prepared surface. Allow new wood to weather for about 6 weeks before first application, but no more than 8 weeks. Wood that is exposed to weather for a longer period will require sanding before application to remove loose wood fibres.
Application of Primer:Note: Full paint properties do not develop for a minimum of 7 to 10 days after application. Do not apply below +5oC.
2. Colourtrend Trim Finish
Choose between Colourtrend Eggshell, Satin or Gloss in your desired colour.
Surface Preparation:Application of Topcoat:
Note: Full paint properties do not develop for a minimum of 7 to 10 days after application. Do not apply below +5oC.
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