New fence panels, do I really need to pre-treat?

Hi,

I am new to the forum and to be honest gardening but I want to get my garden into order this year and I have to start with replacing the fence panels between me and my neighbours. I bought the panels in the sales in January and the Curpinol "Less Mess' stain in March.

Today I went out to start staining them before my neighbour and I put them up and finally read the instructions (not a strong point of mine ) to find that if they are new they should be pre-treated. But when I searched for pre-treatments it just gave me links to stains, one of which was the one I bought, so now I don't know if it is necessary or can I just go straight ahead and put the stain on.

I would be grateful for any advice, many thanks in advance.

Lynne

 

I unfortunately have no idea im afraid but hopefully someone else will

Welcome to the forum and welcoming to gardening

 

Hi Barders , normally new fence panels are already treated. So really do not need treating in the first year. If you want you can paint the fences with Ronseal fence paint or similar it comes in many shades. Its best to use a nice big wall brush like this. Fence painting is probably the most boring job in the garden , I avoid wherever possible !

http://www.screwfix.com/p/ronseal-brushable-one-coat-fence-life-medium-oak-9ltr/62157

 

yes slap more on wont do it any harm

 

After a dry spell in the summer is a good time for their first treatment, otherwise the slats might still shrink at bit in summer and expose conspicuous untreated bits of the original colour all around their edges.

 

Brilliant thank you everyone for your advice, I have been putting it off anyway, then when I saw that my heart sank!

So big brush and slap it on it is, well tomorrow anyway

Many thanks again

 

As far as I can make out most of the so called fence treatments these day are purely decorative, although they might come out with a bit about how they protect the timber from UV.

Fence panels are usually pressure treated before you buy them, which should resist rot for a few years.

 

Many thanks Pete, covering them all once definitely sounds like a plan !

 

Welcome to GC Barders....another handy trick is to use an old soft sweeping brush to apply the stain with,makes short work of it

 

If the panels are pressure treated don't apply any other treatment yet, they need to weather.

 

I must be wired up wrong, as i hate painting in the house but when it comes to painting the fences and shed i really enjoy it

 

Dont worry me too

I hate thr thought of it and getting everything prepared but actually find it quite relaxing when doing it. The first coat is less enjoyable the second coat is lovely

 

Thank you for the welcome and advice, I am REALLY pleased I found you all