I have extended a wooden fence round my garden using timber from my
neighbours garden (he had a brick wall built) The problem is that he had his
wooden fence painted black and my fence is brown. I have asked several
people what sort of paint I can use to turn the fence from black to brown
but no one knows what paint would be suitable for this conversion. I used a
power wash to clean the fence before painting it and have exposed several
different colours of paint, some parts of the fence are painted in white
gloss. Can anyone tell me what I can use as a base paint and a finishing
brown paint? I am a pensioner and can't afford to spend a lot of money.
Thanks for any advice.
Thanks Mark, I was thinking about that, but I cant think what two colours
make up brown? Is it black and red? If I could get a Autumn-Redish-Brown
that would be good.
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"Mark Hopkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Sounds like a job for some BOO-BOO paint. Most home centers have a rack
full
> of mismatched colors that you can get at a huge discount. Home Depot has
> lots of selections usually. Buy what you need and mix them together in a
5
> gallon bucket or two to get the right color.
>
> "<<Scottie>>" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have extended a wooden fence round my garden using timber from my
> > neighbours garden (he had a brick wall built) The problem is that he had
> his
> > wooden fence painted black and my fence is brown. I have asked several
> > people what sort of paint I can use to turn the fence from black to
brown
> > but no one knows what paint would be suitable for this conversion. I
used
> a
> > power wash to clean the fence before painting it and have exposed
several
> > different colours of paint, some parts of the fence are painted in white
> > gloss. Can anyone tell me what I can use as a base paint and a finishing
> > brown paint? I am a pensioner and can't afford to spend a lot of money.
> > Thanks for any advice.
> >
> >
>
>
Thanks David for your reply. I have been to several shops asking for advise.
One shop told me that my only option was to paint the fence with a brown
gloss paint at £27 a tin and I will need six tins, thats over £160 and I
still have to buy an undercoat. I was hoping I could find a one-coat-paint
that would save me some money?
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"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> hmmm...how about brown paint?? If money is as tight as you indicated,
> is the color of the fence affecting the quality of your life enough to
> spend the bucks? If the answer is "YES", then pop on down to the local
> hardware or paint store and pick up exterior paint to either exactly
> match the brown you have, or repaint the whole thing with any brown that
> suits your fancy. After several years, you'll need to repaint...
>
> David
>
> <<Scottie>> wrote:
>
> > I have extended a wooden fence round my garden using timber from my
> > neighbours garden (he had a brick wall built) The problem is that he had
his
> > wooden fence painted black and my fence is brown. I have asked several
> > people what sort of paint I can use to turn the fence from black to
brown
> > but no one knows what paint would be suitable for this conversion.
> >
> >
Sounds like a job for some BOO-BOO paint. Most home centers have a rack full
of mismatched colors that you can get at a huge discount. Home Depot has
lots of selections usually. Buy what you need and mix them together in a 5
gallon bucket or two to get the right color.
"<<Scottie>>" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have extended a wooden fence round my garden using timber from my
> neighbours garden (he had a brick wall built) The problem is that he had
his
> wooden fence painted black and my fence is brown. I have asked several
> people what sort of paint I can use to turn the fence from black to brown
> but no one knows what paint would be suitable for this conversion. I used
a
> power wash to clean the fence before painting it and have exposed several
> different colours of paint, some parts of the fence are painted in white
> gloss. Can anyone tell me what I can use as a base paint and a finishing
> brown paint? I am a pensioner and can't afford to spend a lot of money.
> Thanks for any advice.
>
>
hmmm...how about brown paint?? If money is as tight as you indicated,
is the color of the fence affecting the quality of your life enough to
spend the bucks? If the answer is "YES", then pop on down to the local
hardware or paint store and pick up exterior paint to either exactly
match the brown you have, or repaint the whole thing with any brown that
suits your fancy. After several years, you'll need to repaint...
David
<<Scottie>> wrote:
> I have extended a wooden fence round my garden using timber from my
> neighbours garden (he had a brick wall built) The problem is that he had his
> wooden fence painted black and my fence is brown. I have asked several
> people what sort of paint I can use to turn the fence from black to brown
> but no one knows what paint would be suitable for this conversion.
>
>