Paint to good to be true?
Discussion
I live near the coast and have big hardwood windows that face into the prevailing weather.
I ve painted them repeatedly over the past 25 years, with a variety of supposedly premium products, but despite the claims of the paint manufactures, nothing lasts as well as it should.
This time I sought product advice from the gurus at our local decorators merchant. They recommended Zinsser Allcoat Exterior and although it s also available as a solvent based paint, they recommended the water based product.
Deeply sceptical, I thought I was hesitant to try it, but the online reviews seemed encouraging and other Zinsser products I ve used have been fine.
Well, it goes on easily, is quite viscous and doesn t drip, covers well and the black colour I was using had great opacity. It s self priming, so if you re covering flaking paint that s been scraped and sanded back like I was, you don t need an undercoat.
You do need to apply 2 coats, but that s okay, as it dries in less
than an hour.
So, have I really found the perfect paint?
According to the manufacturer, it should be good for up to 15 years, but obviously only time will tell.
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I ve painted them repeatedly over the past 25 years, with a variety of supposedly premium products, but despite the claims of the paint manufactures, nothing lasts as well as it should.
This time I sought product advice from the gurus at our local decorators merchant. They recommended Zinsser Allcoat Exterior and although it s also available as a solvent based paint, they recommended the water based product.
Deeply sceptical, I thought I was hesitant to try it, but the online reviews seemed encouraging and other Zinsser products I ve used have been fine.
Well, it goes on easily, is quite viscous and doesn t drip, covers well and the black colour I was using had great opacity. It s self priming, so if you re covering flaking paint that s been scraped and sanded back like I was, you don t need an undercoat.
You do need to apply 2 coats, but that s okay, as it dries in less
than an hour.
So, have I really found the perfect paint?
According to the manufacturer, it should be good for up to 15 years, but obviously only time will tell.
https://share.google/hv61tUggXy4FKoZMO
Edited by sparkythecat on Wednesday 29th April 09:09
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t, but that could potentially be user error. Either way, it’s very good. Sadolin Superdec satin has been doing well for me over the last ten years or so.
I have overcoated it in that time, as the wood underneath had opened up along the grain in a few places. It was a new build summerhouse in 2016, so the timber has taken a few summers to properly bed in. At this point it looks fine. My understanding is that the paint is designed to erode rather than split, meaning that it can more easily be overcoated down the years with minimal preparation.
I have overcoated it in that time, as the wood underneath had opened up along the grain in a few places. It was a new build summerhouse in 2016, so the timber has taken a few summers to properly bed in. At this point it looks fine. My understanding is that the paint is designed to erode rather than split, meaning that it can more easily be overcoated down the years with minimal preparation.
Techno9000 said:
Sadolin Superdec satin has been doing well for me over the last ten years or so.
I have overcoated it in that time, as the wood underneath had opened up along the grain in a few places. It was a new build summerhouse in 2016, so the timber has taken a few summers to properly bed in. At this point it looks fine. My understanding is that the paint is designed to erode rather than split, meaning that it can more easily be overcoated down the years with minimal preparation.
I own a beach hut which, as a timber shed on the coast that faces directly into all the weather and gets direct sun on it, is in a pretty harsh environment.I have overcoated it in that time, as the wood underneath had opened up along the grain in a few places. It was a new build summerhouse in 2016, so the timber has taken a few summers to properly bed in. At this point it looks fine. My understanding is that the paint is designed to erode rather than split, meaning that it can more easily be overcoated down the years with minimal preparation.
Everyone uses Sadolin Superdec for paint, it’s all the guys who maintain/decorate them use. I got over 10 years out of the last coat, still generally in very good condition, no splitting or peeling.
PhilboSE said:
I own a beach hut which, as a timber shed on the coast that faces directly into all the weather and gets direct sun on it, is in a pretty harsh environment.
Everyone uses Sadolin Superdec for paint, it s all the guys who maintain/decorate them use. I got over 10 years out of the last coat, still generally in very good condition, no splitting or peeling.
After much testing we settled on Superdec at work to paint 200 houses in Cornwall that are exposed to the weather and I use it on my coastal place in Devon which is on top of a hill and has direct line of sight (except for earth curvature) to America, that hose gets extreme weather. Everyone uses Sadolin Superdec for paint, it s all the guys who maintain/decorate them use. I got over 10 years out of the last coat, still generally in very good condition, no splitting or peeling.
blueg33 said:
PhilboSE said:
I own a beach hut which, as a timber shed on the coast that faces directly into all the weather and gets direct sun on it, is in a pretty harsh environment.
Everyone uses Sadolin Superdec for paint, it s all the guys who maintain/decorate them use. I got over 10 years out of the last coat, still generally in very good condition, no splitting or peeling.
After much testing we settled on Superdec at work to paint 200 houses in Cornwall that are exposed to the weather and I use it on my coastal place in Devon which is on top of a hill and has direct line of sight (except for earth curvature) to America, that hose gets extreme weather. Everyone uses Sadolin Superdec for paint, it s all the guys who maintain/decorate them use. I got over 10 years out of the last coat, still generally in very good condition, no splitting or peeling.
cliffords said:
blueg33 said:
PhilboSE said:
I own a beach hut which, as a timber shed on the coast that faces directly into all the weather and gets direct sun on it, is in a pretty harsh environment.
Everyone uses Sadolin Superdec for paint, it s all the guys who maintain/decorate them use. I got over 10 years out of the last coat, still generally in very good condition, no splitting or peeling.
After much testing we settled on Superdec at work to paint 200 houses in Cornwall that are exposed to the weather and I use it on my coastal place in Devon which is on top of a hill and has direct line of sight (except for earth curvature) to America, that hose gets extreme weather. Everyone uses Sadolin Superdec for paint, it s all the guys who maintain/decorate them use. I got over 10 years out of the last coat, still generally in very good condition, no splitting or peeling.
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