A Decking Mistake

[gness]

I had a smallish area of decking laid in an awkward spot in the garden last year. I love black in the garden so I used the Cuprunol Black Ash wood preservative I had for the fences and shed to paint the decking. Mistake I now know.
Despite having no traffic on it it is peeling. Can I do anything without having to strip it all off or hide it with a rug?

Thanks...Gx

[tonyav]

Is it peeling inside the grooves as well, gness ?.

[Psybbo]

Complain and demand men to sort it

[mrs_overall]

Do you mean strip off the paint or your clothes?

[tonyav]

sibo, gness painted it her self !.

[jno]

why is it growing wrong? I could understand if it was purely for fences because heavy footfall would damage it; but if that's not happening, it sounds as if it's just not doing its job?

[gness]

Tony.....Just the top and not everywhere...some is impossible to move and the grooves are fine.

Psyb................been complaining all day to the woman who did it..guess who? :-(

[Psybbo]

Tony, yep but obviously some man in the paint shop said it would be fine to use it for decking - so back at them

[gness]

MrsO...have you any idea how many times men have asked me to strip this week.....glory be!

I'm sure I asked when I bought it if I could use it on decking but they tell you anything in B&Q if you don't know. Had a word with them today and they say I should have used decking stain.....that doesn't come in black though.

[tonyav]

In that case then gness, perhaps you could give it a light sanding gawd help us on the top of the decking, and then repaint it with something else.

[gness]

I'm happy to do that Tony....needs to be black...any idea what? x

[douglas9401]

Shen and fence treatments are designed for use on off saw timber. Your decking is machined and pressure treated to resist moisture so the shed and fence treatment just sits on the surface.
Get a pressure washer out and clean the whole thing back to original.

[mrs_overall]

Do you have a local hardware shop (as opposed to B&Q and the like)? I always go to our local shop first and they are brilliant at giving advice.

(I went in earlier in the week and forgot the name of the item I'd gone for. Not the brand name, the name of the implement itself. They were patience personnified and went through a long list of items when all I could utter was "a paint thingy")

[gness]

Thanks Douglas...my pressure washer was confiscated by a policeman... really. I'm not sure, from the scrubbing I have given it as an experiment, that it would all come off easily.
Plan B is forming...sadly.

[gness]

No MrsO....always used our local iron monger and paint shop. The last closed a few months ago. Only got the big ones now... :-(

[tonyav]

do not use the 'flame thrower'
As douglas say's the stuff that you have used is for rough cut timber, so it won't stick to smooth wood for very long.

[tonyav]

Whats plan B, gness ?.

[douglas9401]

If you're looking for a workout you can buy a small wire brush on a broom handle (assuming you're allowed such a thing after whatever went on with the pressure washer) that'll get into the grooves and roughen the surface of the wood at the same time.
You'll then be able to treat the decking with matt black emulsion or blackboard paint which can be sealed with exterior varnish when dry.

[ChillDoubt]

I love black in the garden so I used the Cuprunol Black Ash wood preservative I had for the fences and shed to paint the decking.
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Black? In the garden? Seriously?

Do you live with the Addams Family, gness?

[craft1948]

Can you not tell people you've gone for the 'distressed' look.............

[gness]

Right..thanks. I've never liked decking....Lord and all the saints only know what I was thinking of when I did it.
Plan B......I wonder if it will support being paved with the same slabs as the patio? I do like slabs...though I can see it collapsing with the weight.
Just had another look and I really don't like it enough to put much effort into remedying it although it has been done very well. x