Painting External Wood

[tandh]

Hey,
I brought the below primer to paint some untreated external wood posts. if i am happy with the look of them after using just the primer do i still have to go over them with external paint, or will the primer alone make them weather proof?

[tonyav]

I'd paint over the primer with a top coat if I were you, tandh. Primer is usually very thin.

[Answerprancer]

Deck sealant maybe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkmeoYKYctw

[Old_Geezer]

It's not called primer for nothing. It's for priming the wood. You should put top coats on top.

[tandh]

lol @ answer prancer, that's so funny, how did you come across that? i'm so happy i've seen it before it gets taken down.

Ok, thanks boys, i just can't believe how much external paint is, i have only got a few posts to do so hopefully i won't need too much paint

[Answerprancer]

I stumbled on it after Youtubing the New Zealand accent :-) It pretty much sums it up, they really do pronounce things like that.

[murraymints]

EEK !!!

[tonyav]

Three hail Mary's for you, Minty !.

[Mamyalynne]

You missed a 'D' MM.

[tonyav]

Oi Mamya, that would be a South African accent ;-)

[murraymints]

a didnae watch it all..promise...Hail Mary full of grace.....

[murraymints]

night night gonna have nightmares now !!!

[tandh]

lol @ mamya lynne, it's so funny, at first i thought it was a real advert lol

[Mamyalynne]

It was comical for sure.