On 18 Jun, 12:42, wrote:
I need to paint the inside of our garden shed (my wife's decided it
needs to be turned into a wendy house...) I want to paint it a nice
bright colour & am planning to use normal household emulsion.

I'm wondering if this will work OK given that the wood inside looks
like it has been treated / painted at some stage - I don't know what
with, but it looks like a bog standard garden shed (I think it's about
10 years old).

I'm partly wondering if the paint will go on OK, but also whether it's
likely to stay on. I'm a bit short of time, so haven't got much of a
chance to test it out, or look into different paints.

Thanks,

Michael

Michael
You say it has been "treated / painted at some stage". There is a
crucial difference!
If it has been treated - that will be an OS or similar product and I
would use a Water repellant preservative stain such as Sikkens or the
like AKZO produce the best products in my opionion but ICI (soon to go
RIP) produce allegedly similar products and does Ronseal etc
I personally would go for the Sikkens even though pricey. You can get
a variety of colours. It will be easy to put on, have a slight
(minimal) preservative effect but will protect against UV and will
wear by checking so you do not have to burn off when repainting.
It is a good product for wood. Oil based and other paints have certain
disadvantages for wood subject to moisture and movement as will be the
case with this shed
Chris