Fence Painting and Staining Questions

Fence Painting and Staining Questions

Questions about staining or painting wood or metal fences.

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• Iron fence painting. - I have cheep iron fencing around my sun deck and would like to give it a old worn out brownish, patina look to go with a Spanish house.
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• Painting over stained fence posts. - I have a water base stained wooden fence around my pool. The stain is at least five years old and mostly gone. I want to replace the wood panels with vinyl and paint the posts and cross members white. The wood to be painted is very dry. Is any goo...
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• Dislike paint color of iron fence. - Had my iron fence painted..I'm unhappy with color! Can I paint without having to sandblast again? If so what kind of paint can I use so that it can blend in a little bit darker.
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• Nail depressions and stain runs. - Fencing was nailed with a nail gun. Nail heads are sunk below the face of the vertical boards. Stain collects in these depressions and results in 'runs'. Puttying is impractical. Any ideas on how to deal with this problem?
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• How do I make sure pine needles and leaves don't stick to my fence while paint is drying? - Help a mom who's trying to paint her fence! We have a ton of pine needles falling in and around the area where my tall privacy fence is. I am planning on painting it but concerned that the falling pine needles will stick? Any suggestions?
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• Cedar Fence Painting - I can only paint one side of my fence, will it cause the fence to warp?
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• Staining Greyed Cedar Fencing - Can already grayed cedar fencing be stained?
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• Can creosote be painted over? - I'm looking at painting a fence that has been creosoted.
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