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Our 90's house has softwood double glazed units that are varnished. We get them redone every 2 years or so but they look tired pretty quickly and there is some damage to the odd sill. I assume that this is mainly due to the prep before varnishing but understand that paint can be more durable - next door's paint is only starting to look tired after 7 years in comparison. I'm thinking about getting them sprayed, has anyone on here had this done? What is your experience of it?
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My windows were finished in the traditional Giardia Brown, a very nasty part of the Scottish architectural vernacular that is basically a dark brown varnish/stain. I rubbed them all back and repainted a more appropriate colour in Sikkens Rubbol Satura Plus, an oil based paint that has lasted about 7 or 8 years so far (i'm in Inverness). I don't know anything about spraying i'm afraid, other than there will be a lot of prep. The sikkens finish is mint, I can't knock it.
I stain outdoor wood rather than varnish - seems to last much longer and easier to apply - light rub down and just paint over the existing stain.
I've used Sadolin wood paint, it's more like a stain, 7 year guarantee.
It's now 8 years old and is just showing degregation.
Same crappy Scottish brown colour 🙁
I've also used Jotun on front doors etc that looks great for 5+ years.
Thanks for the replies, I thought it was a bit of a long shot as it seems to be focussed towards upvc. I think the takeaway from this is regardless of method prep is key, which I assume hasn't been done well in the past.
Thanks all.
Absolutely, good prep is key, but also Sadolin or sikkens "woodstains" last much better than traditional paint or varnish. If you want a white ( or any colour mixed to order) "paint" finish, then Sadolin superdec is very good. Not cheap mind!
The amount of work required to mask up for outdoor spraying wouldn't make sense imho.
As above, Sadolin Superdec lasts forever, self priming and waterbased.
That Sadolin looks interesting, I’d assumed a stain was just that, not a substitute for paint. I’ll look in to that also. Thanks.