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Painting Fence
Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of
paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? Thanks |
Painting Fence
"Jan" wrote in message ... Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? Thanks Well, I don't know if there's a formula for this(there probably is), but given that the can sizes are probably going to be 1ltr, 2.5ltr, or 5ltr, I would go for the 2.5. You may have some left over to do them again later. Steve |
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"Jan" wrote in message
... Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? Thanks RTFT (where T=Tin) -- Tumbleweed Remove my socks for email address |
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On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:53:13 -0000, "Tumbleweed"
wrote: "Jan" wrote in message ... Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? Thanks RTFT (where T=Tin) RTT where R = Rin :-) -- Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad |
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In message , Jan
writes Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? well it does sort of depend a lot on what you are going to paint with. Read the tine and then err on the side of caution. I used a spirit based Cuprinol decorative preservative (rather than the water based paint type stuff, that does nothing except look nice for a bit)) This is pretty absorbent. To do about 11 (IIRC) 6x4 panels + 6xa trellis took about 10 L I think. Certainly well over 5 -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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In message , Jan
writes Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? well it does sort of depend a lot on what you are going to paint with. Read the tine and then err on the side of caution. I used a spirit based Cuprinol decorative preservative (rather than the water based paint type stuff, that does nothing except look nice for a bit)) This is pretty absorbent. To do about 11 (IIRC) 6x4 panels + 6xa trellis took about 10 L I think. Certainly well over 5 -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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".....Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many
litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? ......." If you are going to use one of the many types of coloured timber preservative then read the tin. They all have different coverage. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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"Jan" wrote in message ... Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? Thanks If you are talking fence paint dont forget it tends to peel /flake off after a while Better to use something like Ronseal fence preserver ........comes in many colours |
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"David Hill" wrote in message ... ".....Probably this is a dumb question, but can anyone tell me how many litres of paint I need to paint one side of six fence panels, each panel is 6 x 6 feet, the overlap type panels? ......." If you are going to use one of the many types of coloured timber preservative then read the tin. then add 25% - it never goes as far as they claim! I've just done BOTH sides of six 6x6 and four 6x5 panels using "Rollable" Cuprinol. It took two tubs and there was nowt left. |
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In article ,
Steve Harris wrote: In article , (Chris French and Helen Johnson) wrote: water based paint type stuff, that does nothing except look nice for a bit)) Stuff does seem to make a pretty good job of shrugging off water. IME, cheap fence panels with no extra protection will last for several decades PROVIDED you keep the posts in good order. Under some conditions. Under others, they will collapse within a few years. If they are exposed to the wind and sun (when there is any), they are usually OK. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Painting Fence
In article ,
Steve Harris wrote: In article , (Chris French and Helen Johnson) wrote: water based paint type stuff, that does nothing except look nice for a bit)) Stuff does seem to make a pretty good job of shrugging off water. IME, cheap fence panels with no extra protection will last for several decades PROVIDED you keep the posts in good order. Under some conditions. Under others, they will collapse within a few years. If they are exposed to the wind and sun (when there is any), they are usually OK. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Painting Fence
In article ,
Steve Harris wrote: In article , (Chris French and Helen Johnson) wrote: water based paint type stuff, that does nothing except look nice for a bit)) Stuff does seem to make a pretty good job of shrugging off water. IME, cheap fence panels with no extra protection will last for several decades PROVIDED you keep the posts in good order. Under some conditions. Under others, they will collapse within a few years. If they are exposed to the wind and sun (when there is any), they are usually OK. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In message , Steve
Harris writes In article , (Chris French and Helen Johnson) wrote: water based paint type stuff, that does nothing except look nice for a bit)) Stuff does seem to make a pretty good job of shrugging off water. When it's new yes. They seem to contain some waxes or something to do this, but this property doesn't last long (less than a season) nor is it that important really. The main purpose is just to give a bit of colour to woodwork, but IMO it does get to look scruffier than the spirit type ones, which just tend to fade a bit (going by our shed and some other wood work in our garden) IME, cheap fence panels with no extra protection will last for several decades PROVIDED you keep the posts in good order. most likley yes, we have one than is probably at least 20 years old -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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