Varnish, Wood Stain & Finishes

Garden Bliss

Advantages: Durable, allows natural grain to show through
Disadvantages: May need to be reapplied every 7 years or so.

...Dutch sailing friends I found Sikkens Marine Cetol. In harsher weather conditions than ours they had used this product and it had proved remarkably resilient, so some 8 years ago I invested in my first tin, which was less than eight pounds in those days. The Product Itself Sold in an unremarkable 750 ml grey/blue tin, today this is a product from the Azkzo-Nobel group of Companies, typically distributed here in the UK by International Paints ...
...is sold in all our local chandleries, or online. This might sound expensive but high quality teak oil is often over £10 a go these days, and this can deteriorate whilst in the bottle. Sealers don't feed the wood like teak oil but, as the name suggests, they seal out moisture and dirt, and seal in natural oils and resins. There is to be fair no evidence that I have found that suggests that teak needs oiling to preserve it longer, it’s really the aesthetic ...

suehome 10.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Sikkens Cetol Marine Teak Varnish

shine like a star

Advantages: great protection
Disadvantages: a bit runny

i have used the clear of this after paint and graining my doors and furniture to protect the paint, stop it chipping, make it shine and cleanable. I have used the beach of this to do my hall after stripping it back to natural wood. This varnish is fantastic, the concistency is like water so can be a bit messy to aply, it drys in about 45 minutes so you dont have to waite long to apply the second coat as two coats are required, it drys hard like ...
...shine to it, it protects your wood from moisture aswell as dirt, it makes it easy to clean as a quick wipe over with a damp cloth will remove any marks and makes it shine beautifully, dont worry about it loosing its shine as a quick polish once a month will keep it gleaning like new. ...

noddytiger 17.05.2008 · Read Full Review
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Review of Ronseal Hardglaze Varnish-Interior

Knotting Hill? .

Advantages: Quick drying, very good sealer.
Disadvantages: Price.

...is made by the famous Dulux company, Part of ICI it is a very well known firm, whose good reputation speaks for itself. Dulux do have a website :- www.dulux.co.uk I am not sure it is relative for knotting, but it does have some good features like a paint calculator and a colour co-ordinator. Safety information:- Highly flammable, keep away from naked flames. Also, as with all paint products, ensure adequate ventilation when using. ...

smudgeybabes 23.05.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Dulux Knotting Solution

Easier to admire than it was to Apply

Advantages: Keeps a strong colour
Disadvantages: Didn't take very well initially and had to use several coats

With most of the solution I chose to brush it onto the woodwork, as I was mainly putting it onto a bench and some trellis. It was temperamental in the sense that in some wood it absorbed quite a lot where as other areas it temporarily sat on the wood before it settled. It was difficult to mix the surface oil back into the solution, once it had gathered on top during storage too. It took quite a while. Some of it was a little lumpy in places without ...
...I thought before I opened it I was expecting to only need to apply one coat, but some areas I needed 2 or 3 in the end, so it took me longer than I had hoped. The colour however was rich and even and now it has been on a while it doesnt look any different, especailly on my shed, to the day I first did it. However my advice would be to take extra care in preparing the wood surface before you apply it. With some of the similar products I have used ...

Barbarella82 03.04.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Cuprinol Rollable Shed & Fence Treatment

colours on the garden house

Advantages: covers dull garden woodwork
Disadvantages: mmm mmm not sure i really like it

...painted the summer house a Cuprinol shades. We choose cuprinol garden shades to colour the summerhouse. Cuprinol shades is formulated for use on exterior wood rough sawn or smooth planed, can be used on sheds trellises garden benches, planters. This treatment is NOT suitable for decking It can be applied to wood that has been previously pressure treated, or previously treated with creosote Cuprinol shades are available in 125ml, 1 litre, 2.5 litre, ...
...each it is suggest by cuprinol that a 5 litre tin is sufficient for smooth planed wood an area of 50m squared or if it is rough wood it will cover 14-24 m squared with 2 coats of shades We bought ours at b&q not sure how much as someone else got it but online it costs £9.oo for a litre athttp://gardens.perfectbuy.co.uk I found 2 ½ litre cans for £16.79 at htmlhttp://www.gloriousgardens.org/ We have a meeting after school on Wednesdays and it was ...

mumsymary 13.05.2006 · Read Full Review
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Review of Cuprinol Garden Shades