What paint for wooden windows near coast

What paint for wooden windows near coast

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Sir Bagalot

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6,486 posts

182 months

Wednesday 20th February 2013
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Friend of mine has a seaside flat. Paint on the wooden windows isn't in great shape (peeling etc with bare wood visible) despite been decorated two years ago. At the time he used Crown white gloss. Windoes are about 5 years old.

Windows face the sea but are probably 300/400m back with the odd building in-between. He will obviously sand back and provide a good key but what paint is recommended? Colour has to be white gloss.

Wings

5,815 posts

216 months

Wednesday 20th February 2013
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Two coats each of Dulux TRADE aluminium primer, primer and Dulux trade weathershield exterior gloss, any filler needed use car filler.

Job38

1,968 posts

237 months

Wednesday 20th February 2013
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Try products from Sikkens or Sadolin

trev540

252 posts

210 months

Wednesday 20th February 2013
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I agree with Job38 best to use Sikkens or Sadolin Superdec. Since the rule changes about VOC,s in 2010 Dulux, Crown have had problems with oil paints. Go to a Decorators merchants instead of B&Q etc and talk to people in the trade.He will have to make sure he gets the right primer to. If he likes a nice deep shine then the sikkens will be best not cheap but last for years if done correctly.

Simpo Two

85,563 posts

266 months

Wednesday 20th February 2013
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trev540 said:
Sadolin Superdec
That's interesting - a company best known for stains now making paint?

ShredderXLE

530 posts

160 months

Thursday 21st February 2013
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Sadolin Superdec has been around for years - and its very very good.

jet_noise

5,659 posts

183 months

Thursday 21st February 2013
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Dear W,

Wings said:
<snip> aluminium primer
On wooden windows, is this a trade trick I've been missing?

regards,
Jet

x 7usc

1,423 posts

196 months

Thursday 21st February 2013
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ShredderXLE said:
Sadolin Superdec has been around for years - and its very very good.
deffo a +1

crankedup

25,764 posts

244 months

Thursday 21st February 2013
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My home front door get the full blaze of sunshine every day, well when its a sunny day. Tried different manufacturers paints and all only lasted a couple of years. Stripped back the door to bare wood and applied two coats Sadolin. Third year since application and it still looks good and keeps rain out. I will be working my way around our cottage during the next couple of years doing the same job as front door to all wood work. Great product.

Zyp

14,704 posts

190 months

Thursday 21st February 2013
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I only use Sikkens on exterior wood now.

Rubbol Satura gives a great satin finish, but wipe the old paint over with meths first, then one coat of the Sikkens undercoat/primer and two top coats - will last for years.

Aluminium primer, whilst very good, is unnecessary unless you're painting particularly resinous hardwoods.