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Fence Paint and Application
SueF11
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I have previously painted the fence around our house (45 panels in total) with the Ronseal One coat fence paint.
I have started painting the fence again this year but after doing 3 panels I cannot face doing the other 42 using a brush. I was considering buying the spray applicator and paint but wondering if the paint colours will match?
Has anyone used the Ronseal pump sprayer - is it worth the £18?
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I have one of these:
http://www.hozelock.com/spraying/standard-sprayers/outdoor-standard-sprayers/hozelock-5l-pressure-sprayer-4505.html
I spray the panels, but do the tops by hand with a brush. You have to be careful with a sprayer as you could paint the neighbours patio, washing or conservatory. Make sure you wash the sprayer thoroughly with water afterwards. It is much quicker than by hand. Yes it works with Ronseal One Coat, that is the stuff I used. I had to use a Trestle ladder to do the tops.
Next door painted the fence with a sprayer and all my roses had brown spots all over them, even though they said they were careful. To say I was annoyed is a severe understatement.
I didn't get paint everywhere, but even a brush splashes spots onto the neighbours side. Be careful and it'll be fine. Spray on a calm day, point it downwards, as said do the top 5" or so by hand, using a big fence paint brush. I did get paint on the soil at the base, but by the end of winter it's gone. You might want to warn your neighbour, don't paint the front side fence when their car is on the drive, all fairly obvious really.
Oh, and be careful about knot holes!
Hi All
My dad and my Mother in law have both tried sprayers as they thought it would be easier than a brush .However, they had varied results. The main problem is that if you don't move quickly you will get a build up of stain that will "run" everywhere. Using a brush you can layer it off better and also get into all crevices. I always use a brush but I am lucky that I can bend down to get at awkward areas. The biggest drawback with sprays is that they are no good unless you have a day where there is no wind or breeze blowing. With a brush as long as the day is dry there is no stopping you staining. Obviosly goes without saying don't slap the satin on causing splashes onto nearby objects
As 1Runnybeak1 says look at what you have done and not whats left.
Happy Staining
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