UV resistance: To keep your fence looking vibrant for longer, opt for a paint that offers UV resistance. This will help prevent the colour from fading due to exposure to sunlight. Some of the best fence paints are versatile enough to be used on several different surfaces. Look for paint that can be used on wrot timber as well as rough-sawn timber if you want to paint furniture as well as fences. For reference: a 5 – 6 L tin of paint will cover approximately 30 m² (about 10 fence panels) . Although, of course, this depends on how many coats are needed. A 9 L tin can cover around 54 m² ( up to 17 fence panels) . Barrettine Premier Wood Preservative: A solvent-based wood preservative that offers microporous protection against wood rot, fungi, decay and mould. Available in clear and coloured formulations and ideal for garden fence panels and posts.

An additional benefit of this paint is that it is available in 9-litre containers, making it ideal for expansive gardens or larger projects. This wax-fortified paint works wonders on any fence, furnishing excellent protection while simultaneously enhancing its overall aesthetics. Moreover, it comes in a range of striking colours, ensuring that your garden remains both safeguarded and visually stunning. Leading on from my best shed paint review and tests, it was pretty much blurred lines with these two as the best fence paints are pretty much the same as sheds. However there are a couple of differences of note. Firstly I found fences absorbed a lot more paint. This is due to the rough timber finish on my panels. But it was hard to actually gauge how much fence paint was being used, how much protection being provided for said amount of paint, and how nice the finish. So I did the only thing any self respecting product expert would do. I tested the best fence paint brands off against each other, panel for panel, next to each other to give a clear answer to which paint is actually the best value, covers most, and protects the timber. Best fence paints tested Both water-based paint and solvent-based paint can be used on exterior surfaces – as long as the specific paint products states that it’s suitable for this purpose. The paint tin should state whether it is water based or oil/solvent based.As you can see the kids didn’t quite finish painting the fence 😀 But what really surprised me was just how well one coat of Charcoal grey actually covered this fence. I mean it definitely has a slightly different darker look to a panel freshly painted with no dark colours behind it, but honestly, that’s only one coat, it’ll become far more grey on a second and third (which I will get around to at some point). Testing Cuprinol fence paint covering up a dark brown with one coat Dries much faster, to a hard finish, than water-based paint (although is slower to be ‘touch dry’).

First, plan your project for a warm day when the weather is forecast to be dry for the whole time you’re planning to paint,' says Jimmy Englezos, Senior Product Expert, Ronseal. 'If it has been raining, allow the fence to thoroughly dry out before starting.' What a vast improvement. If you appreciate wood like I do, you really will appreciate just how well this enhances the grain and really draws it out with a deeper, shinier look. And it isn’t too shiny either like varnish in my opinion. The closest comparable is teak oil. Ronseal Fence Life Plus+ Charcoal Grey is a water-based paint that offers excellent protection for your fence, shed, or other rough sawn wood surfaces. Its UV protection ensures that the colour remains vibrant and resistant to fading, while the weatherproof formula shields your fence from rain and wind damage. Also remember that colours may also come out darker than expected, especially once dried, which can really change the look of a garden. Fence Stains: Water and oil-based fence stains are very much like garden paints. They seal, protect and weatherproof wooden fences and are available in a range of colours from brands such as Ronseal, Cuprinol and more.

UV Protection: Ronseal Fence Life Plus+ provides UV protection, ensuring that the colour stays vibrant and fresh for a longer period. As a general rule, darker colour fence paints may be able to get away with one coat, depending on the original colour of the wooden fence. More vibrant colours are more likely to require a second coat (or maybe even a third). Paint Type: Cuprinol Less Mess Fence Care is a water-based paint, which makes it easier to clean up and produces fewer fumes than oil-based alternatives. Timbercare costs less than half the price of most other exterior wood treatments, but it’s still water-based and safe around plants and pets – the trade-off here is that it also takes five hours to dry, so you’ll want to make sure you apply it when there aren’t any rainclouds on the horizon.