On Friday, July 26, 2013 12:41:46 PM UTC+1, Martin Brown wrote:
On 26/07/2013 12:19, Tim Watts wrote:

On Friday 26 July 2013 11:29 David.WE.Roberts wrote in uk.d-i-y:



We have concrete posts and wooden fence panels.



It would be nice to have the posts and panels the same colour.



Has anyone used fence paint on concrete posts with good results?



We have used Cuprinol Garden Shades on the panels.



Cheers



Dave R



I'm interested in the answer too



I'd imagine the result would be disastrous unless you spilt some onto a

concrete path where it might bond spectacularly well just to be awkward.



Usually concrete requires a masonry paint designed to bind onto an

alkaline surface. Try it and see on a piece of scrap material. It might

work but my instinct is that it will fail to make a decent bond.



Incidentally does anyone have recommendations for an outdoor furniture

wood preserver that doesn't require redoing every year? Has to be safe

for use on picnic benches and to be user friendly for sitting on too.



The items in question include various picnic benches at the Village Hall

out in all weathers and the recent winters seem able to strip these new

fangled eco friendly finishes off with ease



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Regards,

Martin Brown

Probably best to use an cement primer first to deal with the alkaline problem. But there might not be much depth of colour in the cuprinol if it's designed to let the grain show through.
Simon.