Question

Need advice please about to paint our fences grey for 1st time, would you use Ronseal or Cuprinol? Asking as there is quite a bit of money difference. Thankyou  

Answer 1

Cuprinol ducksback is well worth the money

Answer 2

Cuprinol or Wilkos own is good Run away from ronseal x

Answer 3

Curprinol or wilkos outdoor

Answer 4

Cuprinol. Ronseal is awful

Answer 5

Cuprinol - well worth the price difference.  

Answer 6

Silver birch from wilko, goes on easy and great coverage too.  

Answer 7

Ducksback is what I’ve used it’s fab

Comments

@petal3 it's great but a nightmare when ever you want to cover with another type in the future wont touch the stuff now as hard to cover over

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@duer63 Ah really

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@petal3 yes

Answer 8

I used the Cuprinol silver copse over brown and it’s come up lovely  

Answer 9

Our of the two Cuprinol. Wilkos own is really good too

Answer 10

Cuprinol ducksback

Answer 11

Cuprinol takes double the amount of coats if not more with ronseal

Answer 12

Cuprinol , ducksback if you can find . Also paint it with a sponge much easier. Ronseal is watery

Answer 13

I've just got aldis paint to paint our pallet bar looks good so far quite thick 7. 99 2. 5 litre tub

Comments

Is that in store only tho ? :( I'm self isolating . :(

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@ashjian7 sadly yes

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Oh well . I don't really need it I guess . xx

Answer 14

Cuprinol every time

Answer 15

Cuprinol ducksback, wouldn’t touch Ronseal nowadays

Answer 16

Cuprinol ducksback silver copse. Great coverage

Answer 17

Cuprinol  

Answer 18

Cuprinol is creamy and thick ide recommend.  

Answer 19

I used Johnson’s . much thicker and better than ronseal x

Answer 20

Iv used the ronseal one it’s very very runny but I love the colour x

Answer 21

I use wilkos always have it's made by Johnstons

Answer 22

Steer clear of Ronseal. Cuprinol is definitely the best

Answer 23

Just used ronseal Charcoal grey, its very watery, needed 2 coats and could probably do with a third as it still looks a bit washed out

Comments

@switchblade4 more like 7 coats , ronseal is rubbish, best on the market is cuprinol.  

Answer 24

Cuprinol every time x

Answer 25

Cuprinol unless you want to apply 7 coats of ronseal.  

Answer 26

Cuprinol all day long

Answer 27

I'm trying to go grey on top of faded red ceder and it's not happening with wilkos paint. X

Comments

@calcite red ceder takes some covering I've just done shed took at least 3 coats to cover n that was cuprinol ducksback silver copse

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@karyn29 it's driving me mad  

Answer 28

Cuprinol every time stay clear ronseal its too watery

Answer 29

Cuprinol is expensive for a reason, ronseal is absolutely awful and wears off within a year

Answer 30

Seen loads of bad reports on ronseal - I used Cuprinol and I’m very happy with it  

Answer 31

I used ronseal on my front fence and it took about 6 coats and I still think it could do with another. I did my back fence in Cuprinol and it took 1 coat and looks much better. definitely worth paying extra for

Answer 32

Wilkos - first time I’ve used it and will never switch back!  

Answer 33

This is one coat of cuprinol.  

Answer 34

Cuprinol has far better coverage

Answer 35

Ronseal is a stain Where's cuprinol is a paint. I always use wilkos own and it's good coverage. N

Answer 36

Best ever Cuprinol Silver Copse weve done all ours , two coats and it looks beautiful xxx

Answer 37

Ronseal ended up costing a fortune needed so many coats not tried cuprinol

Answer 38

Large tin Ducksback it was£11. 99 for 5 litre tin x

Answer 39

We painted over red cedar , so you can imagine !  

Answer 40

Don’t use ronseal. Terrible. Go for ducksback silver copse. Brilliant stuff.  

Answer 41

Cuprinol is best I’ve used