Exterior wood paint not stain.

[peanut]

I plan to make and then want to paint a new gate. I'd like a cream colour paint, something that will give good coverage and not show the wood through.

Has anyone got any recommendations or warnings of brands to avoid? So far the only one I have found which looks perfect is Farrow and Ball, but that is silly money.

Many thanks

[burnie]

Any exterior grade wood paint should do the job, on new wood it is best to use both undercoat and a top coat, gloss or matt finish, all the major brands have selections, just not usually as many colours as interior to choose from.
The big orange diy shed seems to have plenty to choose from.

[nickdub]

B&Q's mostly seem to be open - I'd go and have a mooch round one of those if you have one near you. Sometimes you can pickup bargain pots of paint from their discount bins if you're not fussy about the colour (or get lucky).

[Jungle Jane]

Cuprinol garden shades,pale jasmine - I used this paint over fifteen years ago on our summerhouse & I used it the other month on a planter I made,it’s a bit thinner now/not stirred perfectly but it’s still alright,I didn’t have to buy any this year & saved money

[peanut]

Cuprinol garden shades,pale jasmine - I used this paint over fifteen years ago on our summerhouse & I used it the other month on a planter I made,it’s a bit thinner now/not stirred perfectly but it’s still alright,I didn’t have to buy any this year & saved money

I was looking at the Shades range Jane, but was worried it would be too thin? As it says it lets the wood grain show through. I need a proper paint coverage as am making my gate from odds of shed/pallet wood which are all different colours/types of wood. In your experience would you say it gives good coverage? Thanks

[Jungle Jane]

If the woods dark you could lighten it first,paint it with some watered down normal white paint first,two coats or three depending what it looks like after two,let it dry,if it rains it’ll run keep it dry,hopefully the sun will be there,then paint over with the Cuprinol.

[ESBkevin]

Paint is a covering, preservative soaks in to do it's job. both can have a colour.

In my experience (such as it is) paint will deterriorate in sunlight and crack if not regularly maintained. At that pint moisture gets behind it an rot occurs. How exposed to the sun is the key here, south facing windows need painting twice as often as north facing!

You can apply a clear water preservative treatment to the timber before priming and undercoating to ensure longevity.

If you go the preservative/stain route, apply extra first coats to lighter wood to darken them up.

One other alternative is linseed oil (the base oil in a lot of paint). Just spray or brush the gate every couple of years with linseed oil like you would a garden bench or similar. It will be easy to maintain and last many years.