Painting Your Garden House: Instruction

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Ideas for painting garden sheds from the MissPompadour Painting community

Preparation: How to choose the right colour for the garden shed

Our large colour scheme leaves no colour wish unfulfilled. If you need help deciding, our colour cards will certainly help you. For outdoor areas, you should always choose varnishes as, unlike wall paints, they are more resistant and weatherproof. A special weather protection colour is not necessary. Whether wood or metal, with our colours, your garden shed will become the centrepiece of your garden in no time at all.

Is your garden shed new or old?

Whether your garden shed is new or old makes almost no difference to the procedure. Nevertheless, we have a few tips for you in advance

• If your garden shed is made of untreated wood, you should definitely use a primer.
  

• With older garden sheds that have already been painted, the old varnish may come off. If this is the case, it must be removed before repainting. Removing the old paint ensures that the new varnish adheres well to the substrate and thus provides good protection against moisture.

What material is the garden shed made of?

No matter what material it is, painting is easy with our paints. Many of our paints are equally suitable for several materials. Whether the garden shed is made of metal, wood or plastic is particularly important for the primer - you can find tips on this further down in the text.

We recommend our MissPompadour Eggshell Varnishes. They give you a wide colour scheme with many modern and bright colour shades to choose from. The products are water-based, easy-care and hard-wearing and are ideal for garden sheds made of wood, metal and plastic.

What should the surface of your garden shed look like?

The gloss level of our products ranges from matt and semi-gloss/eggshell to glossy. Depending on which product you choose, the surface will therefore appear matt or very glossy - depending on how the incident light is reflected by the painted surface. If the wood of your garden shed has a strong grain, this will still be visible after painting. For outdoor use, we recommend using semi-gloss varnishes, such as our MissPompadour Eggshell Varnish, as they are more resistant and easier to apply. You will be happy with the result. But of course, there are no limits to your wishes and you can also paint in matt or gloss.

Paint your garden shed properly: Instructions from MissPompadour

In the following steps, we will give you instructions on how to paint your wooden or metal garden shed properly:

Step 1: Rough cleaning of the garden shed

Step 2: Preparing the garden shed

• Particularly with wooden garden sheds that have already been painted, for example with a stain, you should sand down the garden shed if the old paint comes off. Removing peeling paint is important - otherwise the new coat of paint will not adhere well and for long. You may need a sander for the rough preparatory work. The To Clean - MissPompadour Cleaner is also suitable for creating a grease-free and clean surface.
• Damage and unevenness should also be repaired, sanded or filled with a compound in this step: You can easily conceal any imperfections or holes with To Fill - MissPompadour Filler
• Then clean the garden shed again thoroughly with clear water
• Finally, we recommend masking the window frames and other openings as well as covering the area around the garden shed so that it does not suffer any colour damage.

Step 3: Primer

The primer is the first thin coat of paint and ensures that the colour bonds well with the material and therefore lasts longer on the surface

Our MissPompadour To Bond & Block primer is a great 2in1 product. Use it:

• For wood: the barrier layer prevents tannins in the wood from bleeding and leaving unsightly stains in the fresh paint
• On laminated doors and plastic veneer, it ensures a surface that is easy to paint. Apply a thick coat of primer and allow it to dry thoroughly.

Pro tip: You should apply the primer really thickly and with good coverage so that it can fulfil its potential as a barrier and primer perfectly. The primer must dry thoroughly before you continue working. This takes 3 to 8 hours, depending on the surface.

Step 4: Painting the garden shed

Now the time has come and the layers of paint can be applied to the dry material. To achieve a perfect result, you need enough time. How many coats you apply depends on the desired result. However, it should be at least two coats. With our products, you can paint as often as you like without sanding in between. A few tips

• Always paint from top to bottom to avoid runs (drops of paint)
• Use a small amount of paint on the brush, otherwise excess paint will also cause runs
• Allow each coat of paint to dry very well. Usually 4 to 5 hours is sufficient, but it can take longer depending on the ambient conditions
• The surfaces harden more and more with each day and have reached a very good stability after 10 to 14 days

Pro tip: If it is too wet, too cold, too warm or the sunlight is too high, the paint application can become more difficult and the colour may not hold well. You should therefore wait for a stable period of fine weather in which temperatures remain in the double-digit degree range (even overnight). At the height of summer, be sure to set the alarm clock and start painting in the cooler morning hours.

Painting the garden shed - Jeanette paints her COMPLETE garden shed! (with paint from MissPompadour Paint)

Garden shed in shabby chic or vintage look

There are no limits to your creativity when painting your garden shed. Whether you want to paint your garden shed a classic grey-white colour or conjure up a real highlight in your garden with bright colours. In addition to the ideas from our community, you can also browse through magazines or platforms to get inspiration. The boring garden shed can quickly become a trendy shabby chic shed or an eye-catcher painted in Scandinavian country house style. With our various brands and collections, you have a huge colour scheme to choose from.

FAQ: Frequently asked questions about painting garden sheds

You need these tools to paint the garden shed

• Carrier, broom, wire brush: For rough cleaning before you start the actual work.

• Sandpaper or Sanding Pad : You can use our To Sand - MissPompadour Sanding Pad for all areas where old varnish has flaked off or for other superficial damage to the garden shed that should be sanded smooth before painting.

• Cleaning cloth and bucket: You can use To Clean - MissPompadour Cleaner to thoroughly clean the garden shed, as the surfaces must be free of dust and grease for your paint to hold well.

• plastic drop cloth or newspaper: To protect the floor against paint splashes.

• Adhesive tape: To protect window frames or handles.

• Brush, paint roller or paint spray systems: For large areas, our paint roller is suitable for water-based varnishes and paint spray systems also work well for this.

• For precise painting, such as around window frames, our bevelled and environmentally friendly brush To Paint - MissPompadour brush is perfect. With a steady hand, you can even save yourself the trouble of masking off the surfaces.