Wood Stain & Wood Paint Products
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Is it better to paint or stain wood?
Put simply, paint is less expensive to purchase than stain. However, it requires more to cover a fence garden building and doesn’t last as long either. So, when you think about the additional times paint will need to be applied versus stain, the costs even out. When painting a fence to make a garden look bigger, opt for light and cool colours, such as white, pale blue, or pastels. Dark wood stains and bold colours can break up the sense of space unless, however they are extremely popular as they often need one coat to provide an opaque looking finish.
So What Are The Best Wood Paint Products
When choosing between wood paint and wood stain, stain is generally considered the better option for a fence as it penetrates deeper into the wood, providing better long-term protection, requiring less maintenance, and allowing the natural wood grain to show through, while paint sits on the surface, may peel over time, and can hide the wood’s natural beauty; however, paint offers more color options and might be a better choice if you want a dramatic color change and don’t mind more frequent reapplication. Therefore, it is usually the case that wood stain is used for a fence, and a wood paint is often selected for customers painting a garden building or garden furniture.
So what are my choices?
Royal Exterior - Wood Paint
The Royal Pot of Paint & Protection for the perfect finish. Take on the best and the worst of the weather with ROYAL EXTERIOR from Wood Paints.
Royal Exterior Superior Wood Finish is a joinery grade product suitable for all softwood and hardwood timber products. The perfect choice for if you want to do the job properly.
Royal Exterior also features heavily in ITV’s Love Your Garden as no luxury garden makeover is complete without Royal Exterior paint. This product is in the same bracket as the Farrow & Ball, and Little Greene water based paints
Woodstain & Protect
A very popular multipurpose and versatile wood stain, that coats and protects for up to five years.
Wood Stain & Protect is a high-build formulation that enriches and allows the nature of the wood and grain to show through. It leaves a matt finish with the colour and sheen being intensified with the application of further coats
This superior alternative to the popular Cuprinol Garden Shades is an equivalent product at a trade price. Since featuring on Love Your Garden. Woodstain and Protect is fast becoming the go to woodstain for the garden makeover. Ideal for painting garden furniture, fence and garden shed or livening up those boring flower pots.
Timber Eco Shield
Just one coat will give you a long lasting, waterproof finish that still allows the natural wood grain to show through.
Timber Eco Shield is an advanced water-based microporous timber treatment using the latest high-tech nanotechnology. It creates a long lasting waterproof wood coating that is friendly to its environment.
It can be used on all outside (and inside) timbers. It gives a traditional matt wood stain finish in a range of natural colours. It’s lifespan is mazing for a wood stain, and the coverage is superb. All in all it’s a top of the range product.
Decking Stain
This eco friendly decking stain that is specially formulated to give all types of external timber decking an enriching colour that lasts.
It is low odour and non-toxic so harmless to plants and animals. Decking stain is ideal for reviving or restoring tired and old decking.
Shed & Fence
Simply, paint and protect with just one flick of a brush. Dry within two hours, providing protection up to two years.
This is an entry level product that is the Eco – Friendly equivalent of Cuprinol or Ronseal. This wood treatment contains wax additives and leaves behind a protective coating that is mould resistant. Ideal for spray or brush application
A protective, water resistant treatment that nourishes the timber at the same time as providing a colour that makes your shed, fence, or furniture look brand new again. This is an Eco-Friendly, water based treatment with wax – available in 14 colours.
Stable Coat
Stable Coat is a water-based micro-porous acrylic coating additive that uses nanotechnology to deliver an extreme hydrophobic layer of protection.
This leading stable paint offers excellent long-term protection for stables and all other types of timber buildings. It’s coating is designed for the water-proofing of pressure treated timber buildings for up to 3 years (depending on levels of wear & tear + exposure)
End Grain Seal
Water-based end grain timber preservative for the retreatment of cut or bored pressure treated timber. A brush on protection where no topcoat is required.
Fungicide specifically formulated for use against wood rotting fungi and Algae, Lichen, mould & other growths on hard surfaces. Can treat cut bare wood to Use Class 2 and UC3.
Wood Preserver ++
A highly effective Wood Preservative that is water-based with low VOCs and is odourless when dry.
It contains active ingredients effective against moulds, wood destroying and wood discolouring fungi as well as against wood bring insects. It penetrates wood easily and thereby gets deep into inner layers.
Stain Block
An excellent water based stain blocking primer that offers better performance than both current water based and solvent borne products.
• Excellent tannin blocking performance
• Fast drying, can be top coated in an hour
• Can be used in low temperatures
Coverage Calculator
Use our online calculator to work out how much paint you will need to complete the make over.
Application Guide
When painting whitewood, redwood, hardwood or softwood, the first item on the checklist is to find out if a previous treatment has already been applied. This would include wood that is tanalised, primed or already painted.
Mix well before use. Protek Wood Stain & Protect is of a stain consistency that allows it to be easily applied by a garden sprayer, brush or roller. Allow each coat to dry before applying the next. Maintain every 2 – 5 years or as required.
DO NOT apply in temperatures below 5oC or if wet weather is expected within 48 hours.
Our Core Values
LOW VOC CONTENT: 0.3% – 7.99%
VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) contribute to atmospheric pollution.
EU Limit Value for this product (Cat A/e): 150g/l (2007)/130g/l (2010). This product contains max 50g/l VOC.
- Touch dry within 2 hours depending on drying conditions and humidity.
- Splashes and drips can only be cleaned with warm water and detergent whilst still wet.
- DO NOT apply to wet, damp or frozen timber.