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colour of deck rails???

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  • 06-09-2009 1:30am
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    mollysmam
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    i recently got a composite decking in the garden but due to funds or lack of, i could not go the whole hog an get composite railings so i got pine railings. the decking is a redish colour and the pine is...well a pine colour.
    was thinking about painting the rails a comletely different colour ie cream.
    anyone else painted their rails a different colour than their decking, looking back i should not have bothered with rails at all but there in now so trying to make them as good as can be.
    would welcome suggestions
    :confused::rolleyes:
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    The Sweeper
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    My folks have painted theirs. They went for a sort of light green colour. Looks quite well, very 'garden furniture' as it were. Doesn't show up dirt and insects as readily as white would, either.


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    Welease
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    Why not go the whole hog and just paint the entire decking into a single colour?

    I just recently did mine in a Cedar (redish) colour and it looks fantastic. B&Q have a Cuprinol desking paint in about 10 different colours (protects the wood for 5 years).


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    k123456
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    I wouldnt paint the deck, foot traffic will wear the paint away. No prob to paint the spindles, cream looks v well


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    Welease
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    k123456 wrote: »
    I wouldnt paint the deck, foot traffic will wear the paint away. No prob to paint the spindles, cream looks v well

    No worse than it would wear away the varnish on an internal floor which would have a lot more traffic. The decking varnishes are hard wearing and will last for years, and come in a variety of colours. It's not cheap though, iirc the 2.5L tin costs about 30 Euro.

    At the very minimum, its an option if painting the spindles doesnt look as nice as you wish :)


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