fence colours - and how do you paint with it bleeding through.

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HI all, hope you are all making this most of the glorious weather.
I started a post a while ago as our new garden is a weird shape (photos on original thread). I have started cutting in beds, and it's beginning to look a lot better already.
I just wondered whether I should paint the fences, and if so, what colour? I need them to disappear really. Also for some reason all of the fences are shared so am I allowed to? How I do do it without the paint leaking through to the other side? I don't mind the fences really as they are quite pale and not orange (thank goodness) but I wonder if painting them a colour might unify it a bit more.
What do you think? I know you can get those reed screens you can cover fences with, but that might get expensive.
I can put a climber on the right hand fence as it gets some sun, but nothing on the other fence.
Please give me the benefit of your wisdom (with links if poss!)
Thank you kindly!

All the way around the garden Bob our just in places? And what colour? Thanks :D

I'm painting my fence panels today. I'm starting with the non shared panels to test how to paint without any bleeding through!

But I do have about 11 shared panels - all scrappy and different. I'm hoping to carefully paint them

Have you asked your neighbours or are you just doing it? I don't know what the etiquette is for this kind of thing. good luck though, would you upload a pic when you're done?

If you want to make them disappear then a faded colour is better. I watered down a dark green and applied sparingly and they just looked neutral and faded into the background

First panel done. No bleed through at all. Next one not such good quality so will see. Update to follow.

It's hot. I'm in swimsuit & shorts.

It's black but in full sun

No 2 done now. Different style. Again absolutely no showing on the other side.

I didn't ask my five neighbours but I didn't consult with them when I painted my bedroom either

That's amazing Clitt no bleed at all - the fact that it's non-drip must mean it's more like thick paint than liquid stain?

One of my neighbours seems a little unhinged, so I would probably mention it beforehand. Someone mentioned on another forum that paint coming through to a neighbour's side of a jointly owned fence was criminal damage, so I thought I'd check here.
Thanks for your updates!

Criminal damage 😮😮😮

No it's straight from the 9 ltr bucket. The panels that were previously brown could do with another coat but I doubt they will last another storm - 3 will need to be replaced soon. Here are my before and after pics showing (off) today's endeavours.

I was a bit nervous about the black but it looks great. Once all 19 mismatched different coloured fence panels are done it will transform the garden.

Pleasantly knackered now.

Wow - so dramatic and stylish! What a great job. Can you do mine tomorrow?

13more to go here!

Paint your concrete posts too. They will disappear.