Restoring and painting a wood garden bench

[600rob]

Hi,

I've got a wooden garden bench that requires painting.
I'm going to use this or something similar.

https://www.cuprinol.co.uk/products/garden_shades.jsp

The bench currently has some lichen/mould growth in areas and I've given it a light sand down. It's looking like this at the moment


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My question is will I need to sand the surfaces right back to bare wood, removing all of the green stuff before painting it?

 

[joe-90]

Yes.

 

[emilybronte]

Is it worth it? Those fixed-seat benches are hideously unconfortable.

 

[joe-90]

Garden shades is a great product and won't stain your clothes. I use it all the time.

 

[600rob]

Nice one joe. Thanks. I thought that was the case but thought id see if I could get away with painting it in its current state.

 

[Chri5]

Pressure wash the unit, then give it some drying time and paint away.