Sadolin Superdec Opaque Wood Protection - White Satin - 1L

best outdoor paint I have used to date, covers well and seem to adhere well

Reconditioning a very neglected 1950s pine window, I sanded back to clean wood, wiped with methylated spirits, and put about 8 coats of this on, one coat per day.It seems to be super flexible yet tough at the same time. After it's set I tried rubbing with sandpaper, and the sandpaper was really struggling to "bite" the paint. Tip: if the woodwork needs some repairs, try to avoid applying a quick "temporary" coat of this stuff. I thought that would be a sensible idea, to keep the window dry, but the problem is when you forcibly remove a small area it tends to peel and stretch at the edges of where you're not removing it. It really wants to stay on!I tried doing a quicker job painting over an old door without going back to bare wood. This door is about 200 years old and so probably had various types of paint on it through the years. The ancient layers looked quite good but the modern stuff was brittle and flaking. Gave it a quick scrape and sand, then a liberal application of this stuff. It seems to stick well to the 1990s paint, but the trouble is that the 1990s paint itself wasn't stuck so well to the layers below... and I ended up with big rubbery bubbles inflating under the new paint! After scraping loads of this mess off it's been much better on the second attempt.The paint smells much less offensive than some other products.In summary it seems a great product for a long-lasting job, but worked much better direct to wood than on brittle flaky old paint. If it's the same as the Sadolin "Woodshield" I used 7 years ago, that is still intact, and I'm amazed at how the thick pine resin from the knots has been oozing through the "pores" of the Woodshield while the stain itself remains attached to the door!

It is a quality product from a well known manufacturer and I'm not a professional painter so what could possibly go wrong? Well not a lot but........... I would disagree with the use of the word opaque, I would say transparent. I removed all the old flaking paint, sanded it all down and washed it with sugar soap. I stirred the paint, to within an inch of its life and used nice (new) paintbrushes. The paint went on OK but after two coats (and, yes I did stir it again) the doors and windows are visually the same as when I started! So it is transparent, not opaque paint. You have to leave 24 hours between coats and at this rate it is going to take goodness knows how many coats to finish the job. I am in my late seventies and even with good health I fear I am not going to be around long enough to finish the job and even if I live long enough I will still only have an opaque finish i.e. you will still see through the paint! Life is too short. Can anyone recommend a white paint that will cover in a couple of coats?

I've not found anything better than Sadolin for refreshing the white-painted wood on my conservatory.One coat is normally enough to do the job.The paint goes on smoothly with no streaking and brushes and rollers are easily cleaned in soapy water.

Excellent paint

It is what it is. Brilliant breathable wood finish, this .

Fantastic paint covered extremely well only one coat needed.

Goes on well,but you won't get 10square metres per litre unless it is put on really lightly,all in all this is a good product