How to repaint a garden trellis
Exterior: It’s easy to give an old trellis a new lease of life with a little bit of help from Resene.
Ways with wood with Mark Rayner – Project 102
Difficulty level: Moderate
You will need
- Bucket
- Garden sprayer
- Paint stirrer
- Paintbrush
- Resene Moss & Mould Killer
- Resene Timber and Deck Wash
- Resene Waterborne Woodsman tinted to Resene Pitch Black
- Rubber gloves
- Stiff bristled brush
- Waterblaster
To get the look: Mark used buxus for the clipped topiary balls.
Other ideas: For a dark green effect stain the trellis with Resene Waterborne Woodsman tinted to Resene Rangitoto.
Instructions
Step one
Mix one part Resene Moss & Mould Killer to five parts clean water in the garden sprayer.
Step two
Thoroughly saturate the trellis with the diluted Resene Moss & Mould Killer solution and leave for 24 hours.
Step three
Mix one part Resene Timber and Deck Wash to three parts clean water in a bucket.
Step four
Wearing rubber gloves, thoroughly scrub the trellis with diluted Resene Timber and Deck Wash solution.
Step five
Rinse off the Resene Timber and Deck Wash using a water blaster on a low pressure setting and allow to dry.
Step six
Carefully stir the Resene Waterborne Woodsman tinted to Resene Pitch Black.
Step seven
Apply one coat of Resene Waterborne Woodsman tinted to Resene Pitch Black to the trellis and allow to dry.
Step eight
Apply a second coat of Resene Waterborne Woodsman tinted to Resene Pitch Black to the trellis and allow to dry.
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