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Can you dilute Cuprinol garden paint?

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BeeTrees · 25/07/2020 11:48

So I can’t find the shade of fence paint anywhere. And buying Cuprinol garden shards paint is going to set me back about £200 easily for the amount I need to paint the fence in just one coat, let alone 2/3! As before we were happy with a paint stain for the fence, can you dilute Cuprinol so it goes further?

Or anyone know a magic shop which is still selling fence paint?

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Bubbletrouble43 · 25/07/2020 11:50

What shade are you going for? How big is you fence??

Somanysocks · 25/07/2020 12:23

Well it is water based so in principle you can dilute it, although you probably won't get a good coverage.

I too can't find the Cuprinol colour I want without paying stupid money on ebay, so am waiting until they restart manufacturing.

flibbertmygibbert · 25/07/2020 12:25

It is already very runny. I suppose you could, but I don’t think it will achieve anything. It takes two coats to look good and would probably take 3 or 4 watered down.

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BeeTrees · 25/07/2020 15:46

Good point about diluting needing more coats, but happier for a lighter coverage/more natural wood appearance/stain than full in cuprinol garden shades finish.

Was looking for Rondel’s fence paint warm stone. Was £12 for 5L. Cuprinol equivalent isn’t 3x the price and doesn’t go as far.

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