decking paint

[benji_willy]

Hi guys just wonderng if someone could help me!!
Can ordinary fence paint be used to paint wooden decking in the garden!??
I ask this because i have been looking at decking paint and it is about twice as expensive for a tub than ordinary fence paint which is also twice the size!!!
Thanks

 

[Hightowermark]

No, well it can but due to wear and tear will look awful in about 4 weeks.

Proper Decking oil or woodstain (matt) will soak into the wood and treat it alot better. It should last 3/4 years.

I did mine last year 3.6x3.6m deck cost £15 a tin (wickes had 25% off all woodstains) and i used 2 tins. And it looks great now.

My dad did what you are gonna do and it looks awful.

But it's up to you spend £5 now on a tin and paint it 3 times a year or spend £20 on a tin and stain it every 3/4 years.

Also unless you really want to dont stain it a colour (blue,green etc) it will look alot better with a wood colour (oak, pine etc)

 

[ratm]

It would depend on what you consider to be ordinary fence paint?
If by that you mean a water based (Wash your brushes under the tap) type then no it would indeed look awful in a very short time. However if you mean an oil based wood preserver then yes you could use it but it's not ideal. It's also better to go for the stain type of preserver too rather than the paint type because they could prove slippery in the wet. Decking paint is a special formula to prevent it from getting slippery under foot.

 

[Thermo]

decking oil every time. Looks better and it nourishes the wood to make it last longer.

 

[loublou]

decking oil every time. Looks better and it nourishes the wood to make it last longer.

Definately, try Osmocote, expensive but very good stuff. Still requires an occasional maintenance to keep up.