"-keevill-" wrote in message
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I have a newly built home in Thailand and am seeing the paint flaking off
the exterior wooden areas within 3 months. I wonder what is the best paint
/ varnish to use with high UV / heat tolerance. Perhaps yacht varnish? I
don't see anything being used over here other than standard varnish or
paint and most folks are repainting every 1 year or less.

Less than a year seems very short for what we are used to here. I wonder if
the type of wood makes a difference also.

In the US, a good brand of outdoor latex paint will get you from five to
even more than 10 years. If you use varnish, a marine or spar varnish would
be better since they have UV inhibitors and remain a bit more flexible.