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Much nicer. Although I find that HB even with 10% off is more epensive than B&Q. I'm using Wicks Fence paint that comes in a huge tub for £7.99 but it does build your arm muscles.

I had one afternoon free in my hectic schedule to paint 20 panels, hence the more expensive option.

B&Q were selling the Cuprinol stuff at >£10 a bottle so homebase was cheaper in this instance.

Peter

In fairness to HB I do buy stuff from them on occasion, they tend to be open to a deal on their ex display stuff. If you need a box of 1000 screws then Wickes is the shop at < £8.

Update: three weeks later and on close examination the coverage is pretty good, almost like the fence is covered in plastic. Looks a bit artificial. Looks good from a distance though.

Peter

Dear All,

Can't help getting the feeling that you are all wasting your time with these cheap Cuprinol coatings.

Without doubt the best way to preserve your fence and make it look fantastic in the longest lasting manner is to spray it with Butinox. This is a moisture vapour permeable paint (a sort of Gore-Tex for fences) which allows expansion/ contraction during the changing seasons. I can report from my personal experimental observations that Butinox 1 will last without fading for up to 9 years. It should last even longer if its overcoated with Butinox 3. I sprayed these coatings initially (10 years ago) using a pesticide sprayer (£8 and is essentially the cuprinol version). Recently I recoated with an HVLP spray gun (Earlex approx. £80). Looks great and should last another 10 years or more using a 10 litre tin of Butinox (approx. £75). So it's very cheap in the long run and saves you having to re-paint very year.

Note: I have no commercial connection with any of the products I mentioned.

Nearly a year later and the fence still looks ok, doesn't need doing this year.

Peter

Peter, I washed out the nozzle after last using it. I must have lost an internal part - the spray is now a single jet.

The parts that I have are a red plastic filter and a white part with the nozzle orifice hole.

Perhaps you could let me know what the part that fits inside the white nozzle is so if possible I'll make one up.

By the way I found this sprayer excellent. I use it on wooden post and rail fencing. Got it last year - it has been used in total about 30 hours.

Best Regards Ger Hellen

Cuprinol Fence Sprayer ----------------------------------------------------

Saw the Advert, went out and bought one along with plenty of 5ltr Forrest Oak treatment.

Brushed down the fence, (removing spiders, webs, and dirt) and went to it. Hey, really impressive fast, quick and quite enjoyable too.

Just like the advert, I was laughing it's super easy, the next door neighbour was painting their fence by hand, within 30 mins I had covered about 7 panels of my fence (1/4 of my garden).

As it happens I had ran out (used 10 litres), I would get some more from Focus DIY ready to finish next weekend.

THE NEXT DAY --------------

I get a nock from the neighbour, they show me that the spray (over spray) has gone over virtually everything in their garden, walls, plants, furniture, washing line, conservatory, front door (5.5m around the corner) and windows!!!

TOTAL DISASTER: The stuff goes everywhere, it drips loads and fine spray gets airborn and travels for metres.....

So that advert; 'under 4mins a panel' has turned into days of cleaning, I have to hire scaffold to clear the conservatory roof!!

I spoke to ICI technical help on this, advice on cleaning and maybe a refund on the sprayer (£25) - no chance, acording to them they havn't had any issues with the product (yeah right!!)

They need to regulate the amount of compressed air and treatment that is pushed out the spraying nozzle, it simple forces too much out at a time. Either I have a faulty nozzle or ICI are telling porkies!!!

Has anyone else had simular problems with this product?

I'm quite angry, because it's going to now cost me well over £260 overal for a job I could have done by hand with a bruch for around £40.

And the fact that ICI didn't even suggest I send them the sprayer unit for inspection mearly back's up the fact they now about the problem already....

ICI need to sort out this problem before more of us end up cleaning the mess up and falling out with our neighbours!!!

Regards

SIMON

i am just about to buy the cuprinol sprayer and paint, focus diy are selling it for 19.99 and 8.70 for 5ltr of paint, will report back again if i may.

just about to buy the cuprinol sprayer and paint, focus diy are selling it 19.99 and 8.70 for 5ltr of paint, will report back.

Found a company at worldwide web.atomiza.co.uk that sells spares for these sprayers. Regards David

Simon...... Im currently being threatened by my neighbours of civil action because apparently the spray paint went all over their cars (brand new audi)... which was parked about 50 feet away.....

Grief I dont really need in my new house, so I know where your coming from..

Karen

I am so glad I found this page! Definately going to buy one - I have about 80 = 100 ft of fence to paint ( I got half way through before the weather turned and winter set in so by the time I get round to finishing it, the first lot will have faded!) I think I will get my dad to stand in next doors garden holding up an old sheet to stop the spray. Even at the cost, it is better than spending weekend after weekend doing the blessed thing by hand. I hope it is as much fun as the advert suggests (just remembering that silly song makes me smile! Very useful information - thanks again and happy spraying one and all! Ceri-Lou

Is this product suitable for spraying Post and rail fence with vertical boards that have 2" gaps between?

I would be worried about the overspray, the amount that would go through the gaps.

Peter

If you go to tesco before the 10th of april you can buy the sprayer for £16.47 and the paint for £8.22 its 25% off

Hello everyone

I hope this thread is still going. Has anyone used the power sprayer and used other makes of fence treatment in the cuprinol sprayer. I have yet to use mine but am wondering if other fence paint has been used and what happened. The fence treatment is now £12 98 a bit expensive but cheaper compared to the treatment plus at £18 and something.

Found this blog very useful

Dee

A counter point comment ... I have just used this product today and my opinion: Not worth the time or the money ... - Now, I second what others have said already about cost, overspray, etc, plus I add my specific experience today ... Firstly, while it is a bit faster than a paint brush it is no faster than a roller and it despite their marketing blah, it took me 3X or 4X the time they said to do the job and even that has dried to look like it needs a 2nd coat. Secondly, while the 5 litre container says it will cover 19sm, I only got 8sm painted. Now, I wouldn't have minded a -10%, -20% or even -25% lesser coverage but 50% less just isn't on. My choice now is to buy 4X as much to finish the job or throw out this overpriced sprayer unit, admit they got me once, and redo the job the old way via a paint brush with regular paint or cuprinol. Frankly, Cuprinol won no friend here today. It's back to a basic brush for me, and to the tip for the sprayer.

Have been reading all comments on Cuprinol - don't think Ronseal is any better! What a time I have had! Waste of money £20.00 at Focus. First bottle ok - then kept clogging up, - single jet instead of nice mist - spray goes everywhere. Motor switches off - cleaned every part with water. Start again with new bottle - this time didn't spray one fence with this bottle of Ronseal Kept clogging up washed out approx 6 times - still didn't work. Getting my money back - just stick to the brush - costly experience! Tom of Peterborough - knackered!

Just bought wilkinson's own sprayer, loved the effect on the fence, did 8 x 6ft panels in less than one hour- then spent one and a half hours cleaning next door neighbour's child's swing, slide and ride on toys (not mentioning the spray all over their patio!) Decided to try roller next time!!:)

Ditto on the Ronseal fence sprayer. Returned mine for a refund and went at the fence with a brush 6 days later fence easter weekend and one other its finished and because I cant get to certain parts of the new fence with a brush. I will probably have to buy a sprayer to finish it off properly.

Then the sales lady in the office tells me that all the fences had been treated and could have been Left Natural for 4 years at least!!! What a Pallava

just returned from yet another journey to B&Q for the 3rd time to replace my recently purchased ronseal fence sprayer, what a load of RUBBISH!!! First one used great until was cleaned out and reused two days later. Tried to use again would no longer spray mist just a thick jet for about 5 secs b4 it stopped altogether. Continuously have to clean nozzle and spray expensive. Avoid buying taking the 3rd one back tomorrow, total rip off!!!!

Simon, Finally got around to using my new B&Q Fence Sprayer, and Cuprinol Paint, what a disappointment. The one I bought has a fixed spray jet I cannot adjust the spray so you use more paint than is required. I had to go over the panels I sprayed with a brush, so defeating the object. It looks as if we have been taken in by the advert,cannot see me using it much. Regards John

having read these blogs it seems that the best solution is to neither buy a sprayer or brush and just to spend £60 every three years to renew my fence panels once they have faded. this guarantees no falling out with neighboursd and no mess around the garden.

OH MY GOD!!!!

It happened to me this morning, luckily I stopped the minute it sprayed all over the place, and I was covered in it, the floor was coated thicker than the fence. It was so thin it just dribbled off the slats!!! I have just gone to Focus to get several buckets and a couple of brushes to do it the old fashioned way and cheaper way. I'm going to send in a complaint and make a fuss. The more of us make a fuss, the more they will be forced to listen!!!!

Hi all,

I have just purchased a cuprinol one from Focus, I have lots of paint left over which I applied with a brush.

This is water based, can I thin it down to use in the sprayer, has anyone done this and what ratio of paint to water?

Regards

Mark

Purchased 3 x 5lt pots of Cuprinol Heritage Shades at great expense. It is supposed to be sprayable so borrowed friend's Cuprinol sprayer which had worked fine on their fence when using normal fence preserver - we found out after about an hour of fiddling with nozzles etc that it does not work for the Shades range. Have wasted so much paint trying to get it to work and had to end up painting by hand. Am contacting Cuprinol tomorrow to hear their comments.

I can't agree with you more, I'm just about to take mine back to the store, the one I bought just sprays out a hight pressure jet not a gentle even spray. I'll buy set of brushes with the refund. Rubbish product. regards Martin

cuprinol fence sprayer is rubbish:

the top broke, the sprayer drips everywhere, the amount of overspray is impossible to control - even the slightest breeze sends paint over everything except the fence, its very difficult to get even coverage and it runs out really quickly

so I went back to a brush

don't buy this product!

Used the ronseal fence sprayer today. I tried numerous times to get an even spray but it is entirely useless, utter rubbish. There is fence paint all over the place and I had to finish the panel with a brush. If you want to make an easy job of your fence do it with a brush - might take longer but you will use less paint and have much less to clean up. Thats what I will do.

Amendment to my previous post dated 16/06/2007.

It was NOT the Ronseal sprayer but B&Q's own brand sold along with the (very good) Ronseal fence paint. Sorry Ronseal.

On further examination this AM I have discovered that the overspray has reached my windows 2.5 metres away and off 90degrees to the right. Also some on my neighbours conservatory. The ground has an extraordinary amount of spray on it too. Sounds like I can't work it but believe me the sprayer will not do the job - simple as that!

These pump sprayers,seem a lot of trouble,and frustration,has anybody used a electric sprayer,are they any good?

I`m so pleased I found these reveiws, I was just about to go out and buy a fence sprayer. I`ll use a brush. Many thanks to you all. Brown Starfish.

Only discovered this blog too late! Bought Cuprinol Power Spray last week and tried it this am with proper Cuprinol spray paint. It was disastrous. Thought it might be me, so my dad tried too-same results. The spray floats off and covers absolutely everything nearby; when you take your finger off the on/off button the spray turns into a jet for a second or so leaving thick paint on the fence and drips streaming from the nozzle. Checked the nozzle repeatedly but it was perfectly tight. Abandoned the project assuming i'd got a faulty machine. ICI helpline said take it back to the store. The only good bit of news was that Homebase refunded my credit card immediately and without question. My advice? well, don't buy it. And just to make the day even better, someone had left a great big dent in my car in the Homebase car park. Thanks Cuprinol.

I'm surprised this stuff ever got passed by testing authorities.Got an irate visit from neighbour to say my paint was all over his window, gate, hose reel etc etc and when I checked it was also all over my window sill, guttering and, what's worse, my car. And it doesn't just wipe off. I read the instructions carefully and definitley did NOT apply this on a windy day. My advice- don't set yourself up for the hassle - use a brush.

Was literaly on my way to BQ to buy a sprayer. checked on line for a good price, then saw this blog, so after reading it i think i will stick to using a brush...

I bought it last year to use on a new ranch fence. Realised fast that even on a calm day goes everywhere. I did both sides the fence with grass on both sides quicker than the men who were painting the bit near the house by brush as we knew both houses would be sprayed. I ended up spraying the fence between the house while the men held up sheets on either side of me to stop the spray. That worked very well but this year doesn't look as though we will ever get a calm day to do it but the fence still looks very good from last year's spraying.

I am so pleased that I found this sight. I was just about to buy 30 Litres o Cuprinol Sprayable from B&Q buy 2 get 1 free offer which i was going to use with a manual sprayer Ive purchased from Woolworths from thier website for £3.99 on sale down from £15, collected in store so save on delivery charge too. However after reading this blog I would rather be £3.99 out of pocket than be dissapointed, make a mess, waste lots of money and potentially sued by the neighbours. Earlier this week I bought a 9L tub of cuprinol Ducksback, and brushed onto 4 fence panels at front of house, highly recommended product but you do need 2 coats for a top finish. Was going to buy the sprayer for the 30 panels at the rear but, looks like I will be using a roller instead. The rain saved me from buying this morning and this blog saved me from buying permanently,

We recently bought the Ronseal Fence Sprayer and due to the rotten weather have only just got around to using it, left my husband on his day off while I went to work expecting it to be done when I came home. Unfortunately the spray blocked up as soon as he started and only a dribble came out, then the batteries appeared to be flat, so bought new ones, discovered it wasn't the batteries! just blocked again, cleaned the spray for the umpteenth time and after 5 hours had only done 1 panel with the spray. He ended up covered in green paint and muttering a few choice words. Can't take it back as we've lost the receipt so its going in the bin. To finish him off, he got in the shower and teh door fell off the runners and the shower head fell on him. Not a happy bunny!! Will stick to painting by hand in future.

I bought sprayer and 5 litres from B&Q at weekend.

Just had 3 neighbours round saying that their cars were sprayed yesterday. I am really hoping that it will wash off with a warm soapy car wash. So annoying as I gave up using the sprayer half way through and used a brush at is is so rubbish.

Now it looks like I am paying for (atleast) 3 cars to be washed so this was a costly lesson.

PURCHASED CURINOL FENCE SPAYER PUMP ACTION TYPE.I WISHED I COULD SEEN THE COMMENTS ON THIS WEB SITE BEFORE I USED IT. MY WIFE A KEEN GARDENER,WAS NOT VERY PLEASED WITH ME I TURNED HER EVERGREENS INTO EVER CEDAR RED,NOT TO MENTION MY PAVERS GOOD JOB IHAVE A POWER WASHER. IT WAS,NT VERY EFFICIENT STARTED OFF O.K. THEN WENT DOWN HILL AFTER THAT NOZZLE KEPT CLOGGING UP AND DRIBBLING EVEN AFTER CLEANING REGULARY AND SHAKING THE CONTAINER.ETC. ITS MORE TROUBLE THAN ITS WORTH, FINSHED OFF WITH BRUSH.THERE WAS NO WIND WHILST DOING IT I CAN,T BLAME THAT

I endorse all the adverse comments used in this blog. I purchased the B&Q own brand fence paint sprayer.Worked quite well on the first 5 litre's used B&Q own brand paint. On the next 5 litre's it just kept blocking up.I spent hours cleaning the thing and testing with clean water,worked fine until it was filled with paint. I even tried Cuprinol as alternative paint to see if a more expensive brand would do a better job.Same result kept blocking up.It was about now I became aware that I had over sprayed everything in the garden. Furniture, consevatry windows and doors, patio, house windows you name it I had sprayed it. On the day I was spraying the weather was sunny and calm. Abandand the thing as usless,will take it back tomorrow. Finished the job with paint brush.

Yup..Gotta agree with most comment here and wish I'd looled on here before buying then using Cuprinol fence spray....it went everywhere and while it saves time painting your fence the time you spend cleaning afterwards defeats the point of buying the stuff in the first place.Anyone got any idea how I get this stuff off my new tarmac driveway and gravel boards....????....my advice to all is use a brush its a lot less hassle,cheaper and in the long run believe it or not,less time consuming.

I, like everyone else loved the idea of just standing there spraying instead of back breaking brushing. i went and bought the RONSEAL POWER SPRAYER and B&Q's own brand of sprayable fence treatment. I decided it would be safer to lift out the fence panels and put them in a well sheltered corner just in case which wasn't easy to say the least. i had 11 6x6ft panels to do and managed to get one side of the first one done no problem at all. Then the nozzle clogged up and after much cleaning of the nozzle with hot soapy water and toothpicks it probably took another hour to do the other side of the first panel. After getting very snappy with the missus and nearly launching the sprayer across 8 gardens i decided to try the dearer stuff and bought RONSEAL SPRAYABLE FENCE LIFE. I figured putting ronseal stuff in a ronseal sprayer... well what could go wrong? exactly the same thing it seems although i did manage to get a little further. What seems to happen is the stuff seems to thicken up like jelly somewhat and cloggs the nozzle. i tried to thin the stuff out using water first but this made the stuff extremely gritty and clogged the nozzle worse so then i tried a little with thinners which seemed to have the same result. so in the end, what i'd hoped would be a 2 hour job ended up taking me about 8 as i had to paint the stuff on in the end. To say i'm a tad annoyed is an understatement. The really annoying part is that there is no known way of thinning this stuff for the sprayer as it appears to be wax based.

My car was sprayed with fence paint by my neighbour about 4 weeks ago...only noticed it yesterday...am devastated!! Please can anyone help me and let me know how to take this stuff off!!!Thank you...or Does it come off???

Thanks to everybody here for their comments, very useful. Was about to buy the Ronseal, but won't now. Really writing to say, if you have caused substantial damage, you may be covered for claims by the third party under your household insurance policy. Equally, if your neighbour has caused you damage, you may be able to keep the relationship by suing his insurers. Hope this helps. Francis

Cuprinol Fence Sprayer (hand pump type) is rubbish. The spray ends up everywhere but after one season there isn't a problem as the spray turns into a steady stream instead of spraying. Then find that there is a problem finding a replacement spray nozzle - apparently Cuprinol don't do spares of this nature - nor do any of the local shops, BQ etc. etc. It's a throw away tool that should not be on the market.

I was just about to buy sprayer but thank this site for their comments. I will stick to brush.

Thanks for your comments . I saw these sprayers on ebay and the people were all selling them "only used once" I thought there must be a problem.

Glad I found this site, after reading this blog, it looks like old is gold! No need to get modern! Thanks to all who have have suffered for our benefit.

been thinking about buying a sprayer and paint to do the fences this whitsun, my son bought one two years ago and it was total rubbish and he said he couldn't get it to work but still had it in the shed. but my husband recons it was just him not being able to use it So glad I read this, we will have a nice family weekend painting the fence with a brush

Can u use any paint in the Cuprinol Fence Sprayer (hand pump type) just think its expensive to buy there own stuff or will it just block up cheers.

thank you for all these comments - so glad I found these in time - was just about to go and buy a cuprinol sprayer - am now going out to buy some brushes - many thanks for the advise

Hubby just asked me to check the web for best price of the Cuprinol Sprayer.

After reading all the comments on your site, we definitely will not be buying one.

Thank you to all those people for their advice and for saving us a lot money and hassle.

Was going to buy but won't bother now. Get the wife to do it instead! Fence get's done and I can watch the fooy in peace!

Have just sprayed my shed with Wilkinsons fenceguard £3.99 for 5 litres (old tin I don't know how much it is now) using an off the shelf hand pump sprayer about £1.50 yes the sprayer clogged slightly but washed out afterwards and needed to brush over in places but generally it worked ok and looks ok sounds like I saved myself a fortune and no overspray problems!! and at £1.50 this sprayer is disposable

I will just point out that this site is unrelated to Wilkinson's stores.

28/march 2008, I was about to go to h/b to buy one of these manual sprayers when i came across this blog page THANKS now i wont buy one. ps has anyone bought and tried the cuprinol battery srayer i would like to know if it is worth useing one of those.

bought sprayer load of pish

Wow, I cannot believe how near I came to the disaster of buying one of these! I thinks it will be a bit of back breaking with the good old brush!! Thanks for the heads up... I will not be buying one!!

thanks, thanks and thanks to this site. brush seems the way forward even in this technological era!!!!!!!

I'm real glad I came across this blog because I think I'll be staying with brush and roller

So the hand pump sprayers are no good, what about electric ie Earlex? Anyone had positive experiences?

Thanks all for this blog....just about to fall victim to the ad, but will stick with the brush after other bloggers' experience!!

So Sorry to hear of all your bad experiences with the fence sprayers, and yet so grateful for your comments which have opened my eyes far more than the advert on tv. I was looking on the web for the " best price " but I won,t bother now. I have 40 fence panels to treat but shall grit my teeth and get the brush out.

I used an old Burgess airless electric sprayer(similar to Earlex) with an own brand(InXcess)waterbased fence treatment diluted 50% with water to spray 15 panels last year. A bit slow because of the small container on the sprayer but it allowed it to cool down while being refilled. Gave the fence 2 coats. The spray pattern covered well and with little overspray. I didn't time how long it took, it was much quicker than using a brush and less effort. Have just bought some Cuprinol sprayable plus hoping to get 5 years protection for the back of the fence but after reading this blog I will probably use a brush or try the cheap hand operated pressure sprayer I already have.

I'm afraid I've just found myself on the receiving end of this awful stuff and I am not best pleased. My neighbour decided to spray their garden fence on a windy Saturday 2 weeks back and coated my brand new shiny black car with tiny red spots.....:( Its on the paintwork, chrome and rubber trim, and not just one side its drifted round all over.

I have taken it to a couple of hand car wash places where they have tried to remove with various products from T-cut to White Spirit with little joy. My next option i've been informed is a garage in ilford who use power sprayers to clean so wish me luck on this one.

So if I have one tip on using this stuff is to avoid it like the plague!!

thank god i found your page looks like you just saved me a lot of time and money pluss trouble with neighbours weeldone

i was going to buy a sprayer i wont bother now

Thank god i found this site. I need a sprayer to spray creosote substitute on my fence. I will how ever remove all the panels and spray them FAR WAY from any body or anything. What would be the best sprayer to use as its a solvent based product. Any ideas?

Just about to buy paint spray & found your blog, thanks a lot for all advice folks! I will gladly stick to the roller.

Wish I had seen this site before, thought it was me, the paint came out of Ronseal battery sprayer very thick, had to go over it with a brush as it was running down the shed. Everything covered in a fine mist of paint. Complete rubbish, Still got 40ft of fencing to paint. Here comes the brushes.

The srayer (manual pump) is A1, did about 50m of fence in 3 hrs, can't fault it, the PROBLEM i have is i bought the Harvest Gold, i now have a bright orange fence that looks seriously bad. would not recomend this colour, think i'll be contacting Cuprinol ASAP, can't realy see how i or them is going to be able to mend this problem for anyhting less than the cost of a new fence **trust me its that bad**.

My wife is SO glad we found these comments before I made another DIY disaster! Dom, let us all know if your neighbours have any complaints to add re any over spraying

Thank God I spent some time to find information on sprayers, I was about to buy one today, it does look easy on tv, although I appreciate that it is probably over simplified. Not prepared to upset my neighbours or cover my lovely 20foot pation doors in this horrible muck. I shall just have to invest in good old fasioned elbow grease and a roller.

Im in a puzzle, got our new fence put up and was really looking forward to buying a power sprayer... dunno anymore after looking at this page. All the negative comments..are they directed at the new 'cuprinol power sprayer'? because im wondering whether the manual is any diffferent to the battery powered one. Thanks.

ICI has now been taken over by AKZO NOBEL and as a result there have been changes at the top. Rumour has it that the sound track for the advert is that of the ex chairman taking his £20m golden handshake cheque to the bank.

I was just about to go to B&Q today to purchase one of these sprayers but luckily found this site first. I will definately be the brushes and roller method for me.

So glad I came across this site. Planned to buy Cuprinol sprayer tomorrow - will be buying brushes instead.

I bought an electric sprayer 4 years ago and it was rubbish - kept clogging, uneven coverage, overspray etc. Don't know why I thought this would be better - clever TV advert I guess. Thanks all

So glad I found this blog site. Will not buy the spray now, but a roller instead ! Thanks !

I am a landscape gardener and have a few people working for me. One of my company's services are to paint fences. As I was going away for 2 weeks holiday I asked one of my employees to paint 17 fence panels of one of my contracts. I went out and bought the Cuprinol sprayer and paint for this purpose.

Upon my return the employee complaint that when he first used the sprayer the paint sprayed out at one of the connections (too many conections) all over the customers garden. He assured me that all the connections was tight, and he found a piece of plastic in the spayer hose which could have caused this. I then asked him to demonstrate how he used this and even tried it myself. I found that the paint comes out too fast and leaves thick streakes of paint that runs down the panel. There is also no sprayer control on the nossle and the paint did not cover the knots in the timber and we ended up going over the panel with a paint brush.

In my opinion the fence sprayer is a complete waste of money and I will be returning this for a refund to buy some paint brushes and paint.

Thanks everybody - I gather spraying your fence works only if you put a gazebo over each panel while you spray it. Saved me grief. I wonder if anybody has sued the makers for the damage to their cars and windows.

This blog is brilliant. I was going to buy a sprayer tomorrow but will definitely not bother now. Saved me a lot of money. Thanks.

I am so pleased to have found this site as I was planning on buying one of these prayers to do my fences. After reading all your comments I will now go and buy a decent brush and do it the old fashion way.

I have used the Earlex fence sprayer. It works quite well but is very noisy and as much seems to go on the ground as the fence. However the container is very small and attached to the machine and after a few sessions it became insecure and had to be held in place to prevent it falling off. As a company Earlex are very good and they have a comprehensive range of readily available spares on their web site and are very willing to give helpful advice. Would thoroughly recommend their power roller painting system which I have used extensively inside and on rendered outside walls. However cleaning this out is quite a pain and it is not worth using unless you can do quite a large area in one go. Today I have just purchased a Cuprinol power spayer from HB and was looking forward to spraying my 14 panels until I read this blog. Will let you know later! Incidentally my wife's car is still covered in tiny dots of white masonaery paint from where I rollered the outside of the house using the earlex painting machine - she was/is not amused but fortunately it is several years old.

What a nightmare!! I too bought the Cuprinol sprayer, and now deeply regret it.

The spray went everywhere, windows, wall and plants, but in particular all over me. Then the connection from the hose to the spray container sprung a leak and covered both my feet. The spray head kept clogging up and the coverage was patchy and uneven. It took ages to clean the container, not to mention the mess from the spray, and it goes through the treatment paint so quickly. I am hiding from the neighbours as I am sure it has gone over their drive.

Will do the rest of the garden with a brush. Don't buy this what ever you do!!!

Following on from what others have said - thank goodness I didn't fall for the TV advert, the soundtrack of which features a song called "The Laughing Policeman" first recorded in 1922 by Charles Penrose. I checked out the prices of sprayers at Focus, but decided to look for prices and information online when I came across this blog. After reading all the horror stories, I'll stick with my trusty brush. Some years ago my neighbour's gardener creosoted the fence alongside my drive, and it took 3 cans of "T Cut" to get the creosote spots off my car.

Bought the cuprinol sprayer then read this blog and quickly got a refund before opening the box. Have now gone back to the good old brush, phew, thanks for the heads up.

Hi what a useful blog. I just thought I would check out reviews for these sprayers before I bought. It had gone through my mind that it might be difficult to keep the spray off the neighbour's garden due to the fancy bits of trellis work above our fencing. Now my fears have been confirmed. It all sounds much too complicated and I will be digging out my brushes from the shed that also nees a lick of paint- arrgh!

Thank you to all contributors to this blog.

I am printing all pages for my wife to read, so that I don't have to waste money on a fence sprayer. I have just spent a few hours comparing DIY prices and printing out info. So finding this site and reading all of the feedbacks has all been worthwhile in terms of time spent, and has only cost a few pence in paper and printer ink!..................... and saved potential aggro from our already grumpy neighbours !!

this product is the worst invention since the sinclair c 5,for some reason i thought i had a faulty one after 2 a whole 2 fence panels were done the whiring continued but no spray.after reading th instruction cleaning etc air block etc tried again 2 no avail.took it back got a new one same thing 2 panels and whoa the crock of shixx stops ...sadly i now cant take this one back due 2 its gonna feel the sharp end of a hammer ..whatver u do dont buy it ive still not done my fence and now im cant do it until next weekend natrally with a brush b alot quicker and cheaper and wont spray next doors clothes either....WHAT A LOAD OF COMPLETE RUBBISH IT IS DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMASTANCES BUY IT

bought power sprayer last week, done 11 panels then battery went dead. recharged then went to use again plenty noise no paint took apart and cleaned still nothing.they tell you to clean everything then fill with water to clean hose done all that but no water would come through either. back to BQfor a refund i think. dont buy

Bought the pump version last year. Worked well for three uses but nozzle now constantly clogs no matter how well cleaned. I reckon it uses far more cuprinol than using a brush and overspray is a problem. Uneconomic and impracticable. Going back to a brush.

Hi Folks, POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE CUPRINOL PROBLEM I don't know if this thread is still open, but here goes. I bought the pump version of the Cuprinol sprayer. Everything was going dandy-oh, until I noticed my neighbour's gable wall, drain pipe and back door were smattered in Cuprinol. He's ok about it, but obviously would rather that his brand new house did not look as though it had a bad case of the measels. I have talked to a professional, and he has quoted £150 for sand-blasting. I have just got off the phone with Cuprinol, and the technician said that they have heard of some people who used bi-carbonate of soda with some success. Anyway, I tried it on my own concrete fence-posts with some soda crystals mixed in hot water and a scrubbing brush. And, drum-roll please, it worked. At the moment there is some discolouration of the concrete, but not too bad and that might change when it dries. I have now gone to a hidden corner of my own house and splattered some Cuprinol on it. I will leave it to dry and then go at it with the soda and wire brush. Will let you all know how it works.

WARNING - DO NOT USE A POWER SPRAY TO PAINT YOUR FENCE!!!!

I wish we had seen this blog sooner, if we had, we would never have bought the ronseal power spray.

On a clear sunny day last week my husband decided to spray our fences. It didnt take long (however it wasnt without its issues - kept blocking up, didnt spray properly etc). However worse was yet to come. The next day our neighbour approached us to come & see her garden - turns out the spray has stained her decking, windows, patio doors, garden furniture, walls (which are white!!) and plants. Does anyone have any tips on how to get this out?!!!! The main problem is the decking & the furniture which is wood...

Any tips would be much appreciated!!!

If these devices dont work as the current advertisment and have caused damage take the company that sold it to the small claims court I think the word is out anyway as they have staretd discounting the range by a large amount A neighbour 3 doors away was seen trying to get the stuff off his newly rendered house!

Found this page too late! My car is now metallic green freckled with harvest brown. Went straight to the car wash, but this didn't help a great deal. I'll try the T-cut approach, but if anyone has any better ideas I'd be very grateful.

thank god for this site! was going to go out today, to purchase a sprayer, after reading all the reviews deffo will be sticking to the good old fashioned brushes!

Oh dear I thought I was on my own here. Neighbour purchased a hand pump type sprayer from Wickes he described as brilliant, however when we returned with ours same Wickes model filled it up and pumped until sufficent pressure whilst in use the hoset attached to nozzle blew off emptying fence paint everywhere shoes, top, jeans, and garden. Everything was secured a change of clothes and undeterred I continued started off brilliantly one panel complete next panel spray/flow was spluttering and it started to clog up, decided to release pressure and clean nozzle internal bits, put it all back together and it never performed quite like it did with first panel, kept clogging and despite numerous nozzle cleanings progress was very laboured, and decided that the garden my clothes hands had been covered more than actual panels I returned sprayer to store, they immediately apologised and said that they have sold maaaaaany many units, they gave me a brand new boxed sprayer and a gallon of fence paint. Returned home and set everything up once again problems spray was just a single jet of paint and it didn't matter how hard you tried to adjust via screw nozzle you could not get reasonable spread of spray. This was returned and the guy I spoke to said that although they we showing 75 in stock all of those were on a pallet awaiting return to manufacturer so moral of this annd other tales is sadly the best way is using a brush a roller is quicker but a nightmare to clean roller, Happy hassle free fence painting. Good Luck. Norman.

I had been wondering if there was not a problem with the spray penetrating through to the nighbour's garden. This site has convinced me to stick with the brush and see it as an opportinity for calorie burning!

Well i just bought a cuprinol power sprayer - rechargeable battery version and some cuprinol fence paint to go with it. Just tool the paint back to B&Q cos i wanted the 5year version. Got a refund cos they dont stock it - only the ordinary version. Was on here looking for prices and sources for the 5 year version and came across this blog. Looks like I'll be taking the sprayer back tomorrow for a refund on that too! Luck or fate that I found this in time? Spoke to neighbour earlier today - he bought the Ronseal sprayer and sprayable paint and ended up doing job by hand cos the nozzlw kept clogging up!! Looks like none of them are all they are cracked up to be. Seems like my Grandma had the right idea when she used to say 'More haste - less speed'

Bought Wilko's version. Is appalling. Shoots thick jet of preservative for about 5 seconds. It's going back.

We have just sprayed our new fencing with Cuprinol paint and after spent longer cleaning the sparyer than we did covering the fence. This product has now got us into trouble with our good friends and next door neighbours. Having thought we had done a good job of the fence we were relaxing infornt of the TV when our neighbour knocked to show us her white washing that was now sprayed autumn brown with the fine overspray. Well we were mortified and now hope that no further damage has been done anywhere else! We are waiting for the next knock at the door. I am so angry with this product which states only that you should 'cover any surfaces nearby in case of overspray'. And there is no warning on the sprayer at all! a very dissapointed customer who will be complaining to both cuprinol and ICI who make the sparyer.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to record the hassle and bother with this sprayer. You have stopped me wasting money on this heap of junk! I bought the Cuprinol fence paint. I used a big EMULSION brush to paint the fence. Took a while but at least I know the stuff is on the fence and not all over the place.The paint seems to be good stuff.

Phew, was just about to buy the Cuprinol Battery Powered one at B&Q, I think reading this Blog is probably the best 15 minutes I have ever spent on the Web. Many thanks to Peter and every body who has contributed. This is what the web is all about. Richard V

I have a large deck and a very long timber rail which goes right around my house. I had to build about 4 feet above ground level so i need the rail to stop kids falling off footpath. It actually looks really nice but i am nearly broke from treating it. I have been using cuprinol deck stain for the rails a very light colour so as not to keep darkening it. I do it about every 2 years this year will be treatment 2. First time out i gave it 2 coats. It can take up to 6 tins of stain per coat. After all that my question is simple. If i use a fence treatment like ronseal fencelife instead of a deck stain what do people think will happen.

Hello everyone,

Apologies in advance to Cuprinol Sprayers lovers up and down the world. I hate this product in the current state.

Its a Sales man's dream -but a good redesign brief, and appropriate labels could cure this issue.

On Fathers Day this Year, my 3 wonderful children planned my day so that I actually had a day off , (well that was the plan).

The previous day ( I painted by hand our fences) - slow process but the "feel of the paint actaully soaking in gave the ideal finish job" - it won't need doing now for another 4 years.

Back to Fathers day, my next door neighbour (nice chap) but perhaps a bit over enthuased by Cuprinol & (ICI) thought he would show me how to do his side of the fence by using the new products.

Yes he finished (before I would of done), the fence looks crap (and this fence is brand new a cost £800). What a disgrace.

In painting the phrase "perfect preparation, preceeds perfection" is well coined. Well my neighbour "rushed", his results prove this.

Now "my" Fathers day was ruined as my £10,000 UPVC Conservatory was covered with overspray. "luckily we spotted" and then when applying corrective therapy to my neighbour, he replied "I'll just go and get my scouring pad and scrub it off" to which I replied "Leave it, I'll do it properly myself".

If you spot overspray and its still wet then its not too much of an issue, if it dries then you are in trouble (bigtime)

Time saving product "not", Sales dream yes. Neighbours up and down the country will fall out this summer. No wonder we all are building higher fences and after more privacy, and people can't be bothered will helping each other in todays world.

ICI - please :- a) Recall the product and sort some issue out. b) Make the labelling better to avoid "overspray issues" and neighbours falling out with each other. c) People who need to save time "not to fall into the trap that a "faster job gives better results".

Thanks for reading Mick

Thank you so much one and all - I too was off to buy one of these machines. Now it is out with the good old brushes. I can just imagine my neighbours reaction if his car was splattered with this stuff.

used the hand pump cuprinol sprayer for first part of fence and it worked fine, yes some overspray but what do you excpect? only a fool wouldnt notice excessive overspray

went to use it again on day 2 (big fence) having washed through with water after finishing previous day and guess what ...it was blocked could not use at all, even after serious cleaning.

So I turned to my neighbour who has the motorised version,to complete the job.

I found this had a much more consistant spray and better than the hand pump action.

I get 2/3rds of the way through job and neighbour comes to chat for half and hour.......he leaves and I return to finish off to discover the 1/2 hour break had let the darn machine clog.

Cleaned through again and works fine.

Summery....yes this product has its problems but Id still persevere with it even if I only get one use out of it....DO I REALLY WANT TO USE A BRUSH ON A HUGE FENCE?? NO CHANCE, moral of the story has to be do it all in one day and dont stop or it will clog, clean through with hot water immediatley after using.

I also fel it used more paint that I would expect, but looks good and NO BRUSHING!!

I borrowed the hand pump cuprinol sprayer from a friend of mine who used it last year. I found spraying it on then brushing over it too smooth out worked well...

No probs with clogging at all, no mixing (she used brown paint i was using blue) and cleaned it through after use with flash all purpose detergent, then used it next day no problems. The paint is stretchy and can be picked out of the valve easily when dry.

Also, yes, it can be used watered down. I found pouring a glass of water into the sprayer (just when you think it has run out) worked really well in nooks & crannys behind trellis etc. Plus you don't waste that last bit of paint either!

In my haste i sprayed a portion of my patio and then foolishly didn't bother cleaning it up... will try the bicarb soda trick though.

Loved it. Made a dull job quite fun and nice and quick!

Thanks to everyone for this blog. I've decided to look for my Cuprinol fence sprayer receipt, so I can take it back. I bought it 2 years ago and it worked fine first time (well except giving myself an instant tan due to nozzle problems). Tried to use it today and worked fine for the first four fence panels. Then the spray turned to a dribble. Took the nozzle apart and cleaned it but still the problem remains. I think it must be to do with the pump. Decided to look on the internet to see if anyone had the same problems and found this blog. Ive been out, bought a can of 'forest oak' and finished off the job by brush. Thanks for your comments, as my wife says "it's just a gimmick"!

I was Going out to buy a sprayer to day at B&Q at 12am. it's. now 11-30am, (I FOUND THIS BLOG)!!!!!. But Not Now THANKS A LOT

I have just painted my old fence with some creosote I had in the shed...only to find out that this has been banned! Can anyone tell me what the best product is to paint over it?

Have spent the last half an hour reading this blog...... brushes it is then! Cheers for the advice everyone!

thanks everyone was about to buy cuprinol spray for my dad as birthday present as has problems with his hands thought it might help but his garden is very close to neighbours and they have designer garden dont think i will buy now oh well have to find something else so a big thanks to everyone

thanks for all the feedback, was little uneasy about sprayer, now i'm convinced - the stain will be applied by a brush! I now just need to work out which brand. Supprising little reviews available on the paint materials.

Hi All, This is not an advertisement for Wilkinsons but, they have a range of fence treatments at £3.99 for 5 Litres. Its water based too, and if you pour it in a pesticide sprayer(£5.99)add 25% water and mix...... Bob's your Uncle! I have used 4 tubs (dark Oak) on my 14 fence panels. I suggest soaking each panel roughly at first and then use a large brush to finish. Took me around 10 minutes per panel. It will drip! so protect the ground, and don't spray near the top of the fence(use a brush)to avoid upsetting neighbours. I am really happy with the results and at a fraction of the price. Dont waste your money on expensive branded sprayers and stain.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before but despite the name I am unrelated to Wilkinson's store or Wilkinson Sword: in fact I prefer Gilette.

Peter

Does any one who has posted here really believe that you can spray paint anything without creating overspray?

If your contributors are stupid enough to spray a low viscosity paint outdoors without taking adequate precautions (masking) to protect their own and their neighbours property then they deseve all they get.

Furthermore, anyone who expects to use spray equipment the next day without fully cleaning it out before storage is, to be polite, deluded. Any paint will dry in the equipment and clog it if it is not properly flushed out with solvent, in this case water.

Cuprinol and their competitors Ronseal both market a relatively cheap and effective, if used properly, spray painting product which makes fence treatment much easier for the competent.

Although I have nothing to do with either company it enrages me to see such worthwhile products castigated by those who lack the basic skills and common sense to use them properly.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, makes you look so much better than other people.

Peter

Maybe so, but it would be a pity if people were deterred by bad advice from using these time saving systems.

Anyway here is some foresight. If that fine mist of droplets is coating your neighbour's conservatory ten feet away imagine what it is doing to your lungs. Maybe wearing a face mask would be a good idea.

I bought the power sprayer from B&Q yesterday followed the instructions and primed the unit with water. pumped 3 ltrs through then added the cuprinol. First 5 section great then it stopped spraying!must be empty Topped it up with a fresh well shaken bottle of product but still no spray. Tipped out the product and washed out the container and suction filter and gun nozzle. Flushed out with water again and hey presto it worked,tipped out the water and refilled with product. got another 3meters of fence done and it stopped again. By now there is product every where and half a fence done. Washed it out as best I could and its now back in the box ready to dump on the B&Q returns counter. As for the over spray that is just one of the problems with spray painting, although it does say for accurate painting on the cuprinol container?? Having said all of the above i am going to try another sprayer ( if i dont lose it and stomp all over the current one in B&Q) but i will filter the paint product through a flour sieve before it try it. I will add later either way SED

Well i diddnt lose it at B&Q and they gave me a new sprayer. i have used it this morning and it has done the job a treat I filtered the paint through a sieve and also added about 1/2 liter of water to the paint(5 liters). when i washed out the sieve there were quite a few flakes?? of still soft but rubbery paint some of whice were about 15 mm long by 10mm wide. this was what was left after i had used most of the paint on monday. Could it be that the paint forms a skin on the shelf just like liquid gloss does? Hope this may help some one with the sprayer PS I am going to try using Thinned down waxoil for the car when i have finnished the rest of the fences and the shed

tata very useful page PCW

please help, im being paid to spray loads of fences for somone and a i mean loads, should i use a sprayer or just bite the bullet and get the brushes out?

please let me know ASAP!!!???!!!

Thanks for the advice, won't bother getting a sprayer after reading how thin the stuff is and how easily it will float in the air.

Ross, it depends on how close to neighbours houses, cars etc these fences are.

Walt, you come across as a bit of an arse. Just thought you should be told as you might not realise it, it takes a real friend to tell you that you know. Heehee!

Don't buy Cuprinol fence sprayer. Despite taking much care, I managed to spray paint my neighbour's car.

I've used my Cuprinal Pressure Spray with their Fence Treatment twice over two years with no problams. However, I came badly unstuck when I bought the conversion kit to enable me to use it on my son's decking. It sprayed out the first container without difficulty. Then, before starting with the second container, I glanced into the empty one and noticed that there was a lot of sludge in the bottomm. I then shook the second container thoroughly and put it into the sprayer. After that, it clogged up constantly and I had to finish the decking with a brush. After a lot of hassle, I got a refund, but they did not seem interested in lookking onto the problem, just gave me my money back.

Used Cuprinol before on my sheds with manual pump. No worries here.

Masked up the windows, not used on a windy or even a slightly breezy day, no overspray problems that a shower afterwards didn't fix.

Can clean off with swarfega wipes or baby wipes if required before it completely dries.

Excellent product, lasts for years. Three years on I can still see the wax working - when it rains, the water just beads up and runs off.

Now I have discovered the Wilcos brand. Every bit as good but costs less. Totally compatible with Cuprinol pumps.

Now moved onto the Cuprinol electric sprayer at the problem with the manual pump is that as the pressure decreases, the spray pattern deteriorates. The electric one gives a constant pattern.

Again like another author here, did the water thing, but after my first 5 litres of paint run out, was a job and a half to get it going again - paint everywhere, wife getting on me nerves, had to flush out with water etc.

Same thing happened when the battery ran out and I stopped for an hour.

The pump is running, no blockages and yet no flow from the nozzle.

The instructions are crap too. there is no way the paint will run back down the hose if you take the lance off and hold the hose higher than the pump because it will have a check valve on it to stop it.

I tried compressed water on the inlet of the pump that normally sits in the tank - using a syringe whilst operating the pump. That worked but is an arse to do but now I found the solution.

All you have to do when no flow is coming through and the pump is running is use a whipping action with the lance. Make sure you whip towards the item you're painting though.

The centrifugal force created pulls the paint up the hose towards the nozzle, but also creates a vacuum in the suction side and kicks it off again!

I know, there will be blobs of paint on the fence, and it does tend to blob up when you release the trigger and it drips when you have stopped all over the floor,

BUT

It is a very quick method of painting with a high quality paint. As it is so quick, you can take the time to prepare properly and mask off correctly and still be less hassle / quicker than brushing and get a better finish.

Most runs dry up without trace, but even the best of us will have one or two runs to brush out with a normal brush, and if you think carefully before you start, you should be able to spray the fence without stopping and starting, in one continuous go - just takes practice. Ask any professional car sprayer and they have exactly the same problems.

If you want to spray - you got to remember we are amateurs at it and it is a skill at the end of the day!

The electric pump has it's problems but the whipping action really works.

bought my pump spray last year and had no trouble at all.

Just started this year and found nozzle blocked, cleared it

ok and started, same problem as others, only single jet

can,t find the instructions telephone number of help line

not dialing. Am I missing a part?

GEORGE

IF NOT HAPPY WITH THE SPRAY DON,T SCRAP IT. THEY ARE ECCELENT FOR

1 PUTTING INCENDARY BOMBS OUT (YOU NEVER KNOW, THATS WHY THEY INVENTED THEM )

2 SPAYING LIQUID FERTILISER

3 SPRAYING WATER (WINDOWS, CAR, KIDS ETC)

GEORGE

New hose required from cylinder to spray gun for a Cuprinol fence sprayer. Where can i get one of these from.

Cheers

Lynn

bought and used ronseal powersprayer last year used it once and washed as per instructions.went to use again this year will not spray a fan just a jet of paint. where can you get spare nozzles? who knows. had to borrow my freinds cuprinol pump sprayer found it worked much better maybe the higher preasure helped, job done.

I have just spent today going back and forth to B & Q with faulty Ronseal Power Sprayers.First one didnt work at all,second one I had a single jet and not a spray.Having taken the day off work to spray my garden workshop,I am exceedingly disillusioned with Ronseal Power Sprays.NOT WORTH THE MONEY.

Used one today for one of my customers,compete rubbish.It clogged up after painting one panel, Tried everything to free it to no avail. It uses paint at a colossal rate, please don't buy one. It may be worth watering down the mix which is very expensive. maybe try a cheaper brand.

Hi I am thinking of buying either a Power Sprayer or Pump version to spray diluted Jeyes on my driveway and some walls that have moss or mildew on them. I assume that as long as there are no cars etc in the area there shouldn't be a problem. Or would you suggest using one of the special moss killing liquids that are on the market. What do you think? Peter

Just been wrestling with the Ronseal Sprayer. The actual fence treatment looks like sludge and the sprayer simply is not man enough to cope with such a thick gunk. There is no way that the Ronseal equipment is ever going to do the job. The batteries supplied with the kit were flat and fresh ones do not improve the situation. This Ronseal kit is simply a waste of money. I'll use the thick jollop that I've bought with a brush in future but in forthcoming years I'll simply go back to using brush and paint kettle with someone else's product. Ronseal say that 'It does what it says on the tin' - I presume that since neither their sprayer or treatment comes in a tin, then their claim doesn't apply. I only ever get ripped off once - no Ronseal products will ever cross my threshold again!

BE WARNED - STICK TO A BRUSH!

Just taken a Cuprinol Rechargeable Sprayer back to Tesco's. This was by far the worse piece of equipment I have ever had the displeasure to use. My wife has now gone back to the traditional method of painting a fence panel - using a brush. After the first use it blocked up and an 1.5 hours later I took it back to Tesco's because I couldn't unblock it. Fortunately they did quibble and immediately gave me a refund, BUT I will be writing to Cuprinol with some very choice words!

007 - now annoyed and stirred!

NO NO NO,,,, GO OUT AND BUY THE POWER SPRAYER YOU WON,T BE SORRY CHEAPEST IS FROM GODFREYS ABOUT £38. BUT DONT BUY ANY OF THE FENCE PAINT ITS ALL TO HEAVY FOR SAWN TIMBER TO MUCH OPEN GRAIN INSTEAD BUY EXTERIOUR WOOD PRESERVER OR A GOOD SPRIT BASED PAINT AND BUY WHAT EVER COLOUR YOU WANT FROM YOUR LOCAL CAKE DECORATEING SHOP YOU WILL USE ONLY HALF THE AMOUT BASED ON THERE THICK WATER BASED RUBBISH AND ONLY DO THE WORK ON A FINE DAY WHEN THERE IS VERY LITTLE WIND OF COURSE IT MIGHT PAY YOU TO BUY FROM B> AND SCREW AS THE NO QUIBLE REPLACEMENT POLICY IS BETTER THAN ALL THE REST IF YOU HAVE TO SEND IT BACK TO CUPRINOL THEN YOU HAVE TO SUPPLY THEM WITH RETURN POSTAGE THATS GOING TO BE £17 EACH WAY

I have two bottles of cuprinol fence spray paint (and a sprayer) that I got at the end of last summer. I've not had chance to use it until now, but this weekend looks like it might be suitable. First question; will the paint be ok? (purchased approx 6 months ago)

Secondly, after reading this blog it confirmed my suspicions that using it will be too risky and Ill end up spraying everything in my neighbour's newly kitted out garden. Consequently I'm going to paint by hand instead. Second question; would I be ok to use my spray paint with a standard roller brush?

Final question; assuming I use my spray paint with a brush and run out, would there be any issues continuing the rest of the fence with standard cuprinol fence paint? (same colour of course - harvest gold I think it was) Is it possible that the two types of paint would be different shades and therefor should I just do it all using the standard paint from the start?

I really cant see what all this fuss is about. Of course you will get overspray from a sprayer that sprays a fine mist. Just hang a plastic sheet over the other side of the panel and move it along as you spray it. Also put a plastic sheet on your side of the fence and stand the sprayer on it in case it leaks and this will keep your side clean also. It worked fine for me I sprayed my fence and shed with no problems. Keep a brush handy for overspray. Great product so quick. Clean out the sprayer well after use and make sure you don't lose any bits.Wear a mask at all times and goggles to protect your eyes.

Hi - I know its a late post but it may be helpful to know that spares for the Cuprinol Fence Sprayer are available from: Saptec Ltd Damhead Estate Tarbolton Road Bogend Symington Kilmarnock KA1 5PJ Ayrshire Tel: 01563 831183

A really helpful bloke just sold me a repair kit which includes the nozzle for just under £7 including the postage!