Poor coverage of wood treatment
 

I spent a good part of Sat and Sun painting a fairly old fence with Homebase
Forest Green wood treatment (using brush not roller).

The coverage is, IMO, very poor.

I think did all the right things in terms of stirring it well before use and
brushing off loose surface dust and cobwebs etc, but it was pretty much like
JUST applying water.

Whatever was on the wood before (some panels had previously been treated and
some hadn't) still shows through the green.

I suppose I'm now committed to giving it at least one more coat of the same,
but is there a better product for this purpose?

--
Brian
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"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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I spent a good part of Sat and Sun painting a fairly old fence with
Homebase
Forest Green wood treatment (using brush not roller).

The coverage is, IMO, very poor.

I think did all the right things in terms of stirring it well before use
and
brushing off loose surface dust and cobwebs etc, but it was pretty much
like
JUST applying water.

Whatever was on the wood before (some panels had previously been treated
and
some hadn't) still shows through the green.

I suppose I'm now committed to giving it at least one more coat of the
same,
but is there a better product for this purpose?

Was the fence completely dry? The recent wet weather will have soaked it
and any damp patches will not 'take'.

"GOOD GOLLY MISS mOLLY" wrote in message
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"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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I suppose I'm now committed to giving it at least one more coat of the
same,
but is there a better product for this purpose?

Was the fence completely dry? The recent wet weather will have soaked it
and any damp patches will not 'take'.

Dry as a bone - in fact the way the stuff soaked in I thought the wood might
be *too* dry.

It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not fair -
it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.
--
Brian

You will definitely need another coat. I did the same with mine, forest
green too.
Melv
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"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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I suppose I'm now committed to giving it at least one more coat of the
same,
but is there a better product for this purpose?

Was the fence completely dry? The recent wet weather will have soaked
it
and any damp patches will not 'take'.

Dry as a bone - in fact the way the stuff soaked in I thought the wood
might
be *too* dry.

It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not
fair -
it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.
--
Brian

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I suppose I'm now committed to giving it at least one more coat of the
same,
but is there a better product for this purpose?

Was the fence completely dry? The recent wet weather will have soaked
it
and any damp patches will not 'take'.

Dry as a bone - in fact the way the stuff soaked in I thought the wood
might
be *too* dry.

It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not
fair -
it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.

Perhaps you simply need to give it another coat then?

"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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"GOOD GOLLY MISS mOLLY" wrote in
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"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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I suppose I'm now committed to giving it at least one more coat
of the
same,
but is there a better product for this purpose?

Was the fence completely dry? The recent wet weather will have
soaked it
and any damp patches will not 'take'.

Dry as a bone - in fact the way the stuff soaked in I thought the
wood might
be *too* dry.

It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not
fair -
it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.

That's the general idea. After all, you did not apply a paint, but a
wood preservative.

Franz

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It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not
fair -
it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.

Perhaps you simply need to give it another coat then?

Er yes, I'll do that.

:-)

Made a nonsense of my calculations of what I needed, though, and how much
the job would cost and how long it would take.

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Brian
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"Franz Heymann" writes:
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| It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not
| fair -
| it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.
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| That's the general idea. After all, you did not apply a paint, but a
| wood preservative.

Did he? He applied what was sold as a wood preservative, but I
know of no evidence that it is one.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not
fair -
it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.

Perhaps you simply need to give it another coat then?

Er yes, I'll do that.

:-)
And it will be the envy of your neighbours when you have done so I have no
doubt at all :0)

"Brian Watson" wrote
Dry as a bone - in fact the way the stuff soaked in I thought the wood might
be *too* dry.

It soaked the stuff up allright, but left b*****-all (no, that's not fair -
it left insufficient, by a long way) pigment on the surface.

I'm not a fan of pigmented treatments normally, but I used some
Cuprinol Fence and Shed preservative - http://tinyurl.co.uk/qqe3 - and
applied it with a sprayer. It's slightly pigmented with a sort of
waxy solid that occasionally needs clearing from the sprayer, but I am
very satisfied with the results. The colour is even and has not faded
in all that July sun, and it is a true preservative, not a silly paint
like the "£5 for 3 gallon" rubbish you can buy at the co-op.

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"Franz Heymann" writes:

That's the general idea. After all, you did not apply a paint,
but a
wood preservative.

Did he? He applied what was sold as a wood preservative, but I
know of no evidence that it is one.

That may well be true.

Franz