franch
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Reged: 26/06/2007
Posts: 122
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It's currently a mid-blue and I'd like to find a gorgeous shade of green. All tips appreciated - thanks.
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AngelaDee76
journeyman
Reged: 10/06/2009
Posts: 84
Loc: Rickmansworth
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Personally I really love the Little Greene company's exterior egg shell paint. I've painted my potting shed in a colour called pea green which looks really nice. F&B also sell a really nice Cooking Apple Green.
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Stephen
member
Reged: 25/07/2008
Posts: 150
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Try a Dulux Trade Weathershield. Check the exact one you need for timber of course. They're available in thousands of colours.
Having said that there are a couple of nice greens in F&B's garden range.
Hope this helps,
S
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Residence Interior Design London
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vicky_cb
enthusiast
Reged: 13/11/2007
Posts: 318
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I have just painted my new shoffice (shed / office) with cuprinol heritage shades 'natural stone' - the colour choice is really limited - http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/products/heritage_garden_shades_overview.jsp - but I can thoroughly recommend the paint! It goes on really smoothly and covers well - and is dry in an hour or so for a second coat... it is weatherproof too so no need for additional treatments.
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siane
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 23/11/2006
Posts: 2683
Loc: Waiting for spring
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I used Cuprinol Heritage Shades paint on our garden furniture last summer. I know the chairs and table have been outdoors for a whole hard winter, but I applied 3 coats, sanding in between coats and its now all flaking off and needs completely re-doing 
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dickyryan
enthusiast
Reged: 25/07/2008
Posts: 265
Loc: Camberley in Surrey
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By far and away the easiest method is to use Sadolin's Superdec - it's a coloured paint available in many shades - there is no need to prime the bare wood - simply apply two coats with the minimum of fuss. The major advantage is that maintenance can be carried out by simply lightly sanding and then applying another coat! It would be an idea to seal the knots in the wood first with knotting solution!
Any other paint will require knotting, priming, 2 undercoats and final coat! Dulux's timber treatments are high in plastic content and tend to need removing completely before another coat.
I've a timber clad garage in my back garden - I've left the cladding as is to weather (it's turned a beautiful golden colour) and then superdec'd the bargeboards to add a bit of colour!
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