Ronseal fence paint separating

[Onoff]

This shed and fence stuff really doesn't give the same satisfaction as creosote At the end of the day you can't sit with a beer and smell it. Nor for months afterwards and in subsequent years when the strong sun hits it and you catch a faint whiff.

The LHS has now had a second coat just now. It just doesn't cover the first like you'd hope. What I've found is to slap it on really thick to the point of getting the odd run and don't brush it out too much. I guess you're trying to "sit" it on top as a later. It also doesn't stop the wood from really drying out. The oiliness of creosote / engine oil seems to keep wood flexible.

 

[Seadog]

The back of my shed is getting a coat of Black Jack before my neighbour finishes his fence.

 

[dieselman]

That stuff does very little to increase the life of your wood, it's purely cosmetic, like most water based shed/fence paint. As the bloke in my local trade paint shop said, 'make a pot of strong tea and paint that on, it will give you the same protection! '

They usually have poor coverage and are prone to separate in the tin if they get any frost. They don't last either, I would be amazed of that stuff lasts its claimed 5 years.

It's getting increasingly hard to buy oil based fence paint but it is still available, albeit quite expensive. But the extra few £ is worth it.
There is a wooden fence on our garden and it has been nearly 10 years since I last painted it. I used a good quality oil based cuprinol fence paint and the fence still looks good.

There have been mumblings about changing the colour but the stuff I used is no longer available. It will get a wash and I'll go from there.

Agree with your comments and latex emulsions are never going to grip the wood as well as oil based paints. My experience is that water based fence and shed paints just fall off and offer no protection...but if you mix them with 50% used engine oil, they do then work.
The mixing takes forever before they emulsify, but eventually they will.

 

[addjunkie]

Without a doubt, Bedec barn paint is AMAZING.

The coverage on bare wood is instant even with the first coat. Long lasting too. For my gate I used black Cuprinol followed by the barn paint:

https://flic.kr/p/nFxhwg

https://flic.kr/p/nngdJ1

I painted both the upvc fascias and the wettish fence wood I used with bedec 5 years ago. It has weathered well, and hasnt discoloured at all.

 

[Turbo]

Agree with your comments and latex emulsions are never going to grip the wood as well as oil based paints. My experience is that water based fence and shed paints just fall off and offer no protection...but if you mix them with 50% used engine oil, they do then work.
The mixing takes forever before they emulsify, but eventually they will.

A lady I was painting a house for asked me to paint the high wood panel fence around her courtyard.

I asked what paint to use and she said just use the exterior wall paint I was painting the house with!

She had switched from the rubbish fence paint years ago and just used standard exterior emulsion. She found it covered better, lasted longer and protected the wood just as much!

 

[brightspark]

The back of my shed is getting a coat of Black Jack before my neighbour finishes his fence.

dont mention blackjack was at autojumble and a trader was selling it . i said to my mate theres some blackjack ok for the roof . the dealer scowled at me he was as black as the ace of spades and he probably thought i was takin the p,iss out of him

 

[Onoff]

but if you mix them with 50% used engine oil

Well I never knew you could do that!