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Himself has built me a raised bed for my veg patch - which is sweet of him - he just made it under the wire before I started in with the increasingly inisistant reminders, nagging, I believe it's called in less enlightened circles. Anyway, delighted to have a raised bed but and the BUT is big, it's hideous! And it is a blight on the present landscape, being the main thing that can be seen from the kitchen. To save money, the old darling has made it out of 'gash' wood, old skirting boards to be exact and they are white and stick out like sore thumbs. Any suggestions for disguising it? Paint is the obvious answer, but will stain go on top of white, possibly satin finish, or worse, gloss? - looks a bit dull for gloss. The good news is that it's a double thickness, so the paint is on the outside, not likely to poison us, but my is it hideous.All camouflage suggestions gratefully considered:-))
clare b said:(Don't let Kez lick it off though !)
Higgy - too late for the plastic liner, Himself has already filled the bed with compost - would that nice green stain go on over gloss paint?
Kezsmum said: (Don't let Kez lick it off though !)The old boy has always lived to eat and it's worse now he's old - I'd have to put one of those lampshade things over his head - dogs always look so self-concious and fed up in those don't they? Higgy - too late for the plastic liner, Himself has already filled the bed with compost - would that nice green stain go on over gloss paint? [/quote] Nope, the gloss would need sanding off first because the stain needs to go on the actual wood. You can get some stain effect paints that will go over gloss but I'm not sure if any are for exterior use. If you wanted to stain the wood, you'd need to sand off the gloss first then put the stain on. Millie & Fly the Border Collies
(Don't let Kez lick it off though !)
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Nope, the gloss would need sanding off first because the stain needs to go on the actual wood. You can get some stain effect paints that will go over gloss but I'm not sure if any are for exterior use. If you wanted to stain the wood, you'd need to sand off the gloss first then put the stain on.
Millie & Fly the Border Collies
I'm sure you're right, KatTai, we've discussed it before in this thread, it was wishful thinking - I was hoping for some amazing advance in paint technology since last I weilded a brush - sigh!
I has found something for you!
http://www.dulux.co.uk/products/info/interior_and_exterior_brushwood.jsp
It says it can be painted on painted exterior wood, though you may want to double check that it is suitable :-)
KatTai said:I has found something for you!
Always happy to help :-)