External Wood Paint

[tuftythesquirrel]

Good morning all,

 

Could anyone recommend a really durable external wood paint?

 

I’m using the following system at the moment:

• Gori 11 Wood Preservative
• Gori 99 Extreme Opaque Wood Finish

 

It’s water based, so dries really quickly. I’ve used it before and it seems to offer good long term protection, however I have the following issues:

 

It seems to really emphasise the wood grain effect. Where we have plain doors (no wood grain), I was trying to tone down the wood grain in the bespoke door frames we have had made, to get a better match. However, it seems to have really sunk into to grain.

 

Last week I painted the door to our bat roost. The door was made last year and has always been kept inside. This week the paint still seems tacky i.e. if you leave anything on it, when you remove it, there is a slight “stiction” before you can move the item. The paint still seems slightly soft.

 

Could anyone recommend a good long term painting solution.

 

Many thanks.

 

[JohnMo]

Juton Demideck, expensive, no primers needed, unless coating steel, is just good and lasts well.