What's best to retreat outdoor decks these days?

Cheaper acrylic? stains/sealers seem to last one or two seasons ten start flaking/peeling off, and the whole procedure then has to be done again :-(

I'm after a dark finish to obliterate the few well adhered bits of old stuff - if that makes a difference

Any good/bad experiences and product +s (or -s) welcome

TIA

Jim K

On 26/06/2015 10:03, JimK wrote:
What's best to retreat outdoor decks these days?

Cheaper acrylic? stains/sealers seem to last one or two seasons ten
start flaking/peeling off, and the whole procedure then has to be
done again :-(

I'm after a dark finish to obliterate the few well adhered bits of
old stuff - if that makes a difference

Any good/bad experiences and product +s (or -s) welcome

TIA

Jim K


Bare boards last longer (and look less like Legoland)

/Bare boards last longer (and look less like Legoland) /q

These aren't bare?

Jim K

JimK wrote:
/Bare boards last longer (and look less like Legoland) /q

These aren't bare?

Tastes vary but I think my deck looks good as it is, having never been
stained or sealed in its 15 years.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England

On 26/06/2015 11:41, Mike Barnes wrote:
JimK wrote:
/Bare boards last longer (and look less like Legoland) /q

These aren't bare?

Tastes vary but I think my deck looks good as it is, having never been
stained or sealed in its 15 years.


As does the decking in most public spaces, alongside lakes etc. Blends
into the landscape nicely IMO

/decking stain/paint for longevity??/q

For longevity I meant of the stain/paint rather than the actual timber....

Helpful pointers about not staining/painting, leaving au natrel are not really applicable on this task...

Jim K

On 26/06/2015 10:03, JimK wrote:
What's best to retreat outdoor decks these days?

Decking Oil. Don't use anything water based.

Cheaper acrylic? stains/sealers seem to last one or two seasons ten start flaking/peeling off, and the whole procedure then has to be done again :-(

Decking Oil is the easiest to re apply.

I'm after a dark finish to obliterate the few well adhered bits of old stuff - if that makes a difference

You can get tinted decking oil.


Any good/bad experiences and product +s (or -s) welcome

TIA

Jim K

Thanks Dave

Jim K

On 26/06/2015 17:27, David Lang wrote:
On 26/06/2015 10:03, JimK wrote:
What's best to retreat outdoor decks these days?

Decking Oil. Don't use anything water based.

Cheaper acrylic? stains/sealers seem to last one or two seasons ten
start flaking/peeling off, and the whole procedure then has to be done
again :-(

Decking Oil is the easiest to re apply.

I'm after a dark finish to obliterate the few well adhered bits of old
stuff - if that makes a difference

You can get tinted decking oil.


Any good/bad experiences and product +s (or -s) welcome

Same sort of thing but I am in the market for something to apply to a
garden shed (previously done with light brown solvent based stain) which
is now a bit faded and not as weatherproof as it needs to be.

And more problematic the four VH picnic benches which were ill advisedly
painted with one of those eco friendly brown paint wood "treatments"
that claim to protect wood but in practice flake off every winter and
curl back trapping water against the exposed wood surfaces.

Any suggestions for the least bad options for either of these?
Brush or sprayable would be fine (it is quite a large shed 25'x12')

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

In message , Martin Brown
writes
On 26/06/2015 17:27, David Lang wrote:
On 26/06/2015 10:03, JimK wrote:
What's best to retreat outdoor decks these days?

Decking Oil. Don't use anything water based.

Cheaper acrylic? stains/sealers seem to last one or two seasons ten
start flaking/peeling off, and the whole procedure then has to be done
again :-(

Decking Oil is the easiest to re apply.

I'm after a dark finish to obliterate the few well adhered bits of old
stuff - if that makes a difference

You can get tinted decking oil.


Any good/bad experiences and product +s (or -s) welcome

Same sort of thing but I am in the market for something to apply to a
garden shed (previously done with light brown solvent based stain)
which is now a bit faded and not as weatherproof as it needs to be.

And more problematic the four VH picnic benches which were ill
advisedly painted with one of those eco friendly brown paint wood
"treatments" that claim to protect wood but in practice flake off every
winter and curl back trapping water against the exposed wood surfaces.

Any suggestions for the least bad options for either of these?
Brush or sprayable would be fine (it is quite a large shed 25'x12')


rather than the paint type stuff, which does flake off, you need
something thinner that soak sinto the wood.

We used some Cuprinal stuff in our last house on the shed and fence.

Don't think they sell the same stuff anymore - probably fell foul of the
rules of VOC's but the Shed and fence protector or ultimate garden wood
preserver seem to be nearest.

https://www.cuprinol.co.uk/sheds/index.jsp
--
Chris French

On 30/06/2015 10:24, Chris French wrote:
In message , Martin Brown
writes
On 26/06/2015 17:27, David Lang wrote:
On 26/06/2015 10:03, JimK wrote:

Any good/bad experiences and product +s (or -s) welcome

Same sort of thing but I am in the market for something to apply to a
garden shed (previously done with light brown solvent based stain)
which is now a bit faded and not as weatherproof as it needs to be.

And more problematic the four VH picnic benches which were ill
advisedly painted with one of those eco friendly brown paint wood
"treatments" that claim to protect wood but in practice flake off
every winter and curl back trapping water against the exposed wood
surfaces.

Any suggestions for the least bad options for either of these?
Brush or sprayable would be fine (it is quite a large shed 25'x12')


rather than the paint type stuff, which does flake off, you need
something thinner that soak sinto the wood.

We used some Cuprinal stuff in our last house on the shed and fence.

Don't think they sell the same stuff anymore - probably fell foul of the
rules of VOC's but the Shed and fence protector or ultimate garden wood
preserver seem to be nearest.

https://www.cuprinol.co.uk/sheds/index.jsp

That is the problem.

All the ones which work have been withdrawn and replaced with eco
friendly things requiring annual maintenance instead of once every five
years I guess it provides more profits to the manufacturers.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

In article , JimK
writes
What's best to retreat outdoor decks these days?

Cheaper acrylic? stains/sealers seem to last one or two seasons ten start
flaking/peeling off, and the whole procedure then has to be done again :-(

I'm after a dark finish to obliterate the few well adhered bits of old stuff -
if that makes a difference

Any good/bad experiences and product +s (or -s) welcome

TIA

Jim K
Have you looked at Bird Brand products?
-I've used this:
http://www.birdbrand.co.uk/acatalog/...reservera.html
on a shed and so far (18 months) it seems to do a good
job.
--
Chris Holford

On 30/06/2015 13:57, Martin Brown wrote:
That is the problem.

All the ones which work have been withdrawn and replaced with eco
friendly things requiring annual maintenance instead of once every five
years I guess it provides more profits to the manufacturers.

This might be the interesting page

http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/safety/index.jsp

Cuprinol used to have acypetac-zinc and the green was Copper...

It hasn't any more.

Andy