UV light is not only harmful to people, but also to a wooden fence. That's why you should protect not only your skin but also your fence from UV light.
Impregnation does not protect against UV light
If you have a wooden fence, patio floor or other things made of wood in the garden, you should You not only protect them from the weather, but also from UV light. If you buy components or the individual boards or panels in the hardware store, then these are usually already pre-treated with impregnation. This protects against rain and deposits, but not against UV light. In order to obtain sufficient protection here, you should cover the wood with lacquer paint. Here is a small step-by-step guide on how to proceed.
Step by step instructions
- The first step is to sand the wood with sandpaper. If you don't have a grinder handy, you can use sandpaper instead. You then need to brush the wood before you can start painting.
- Use a mixture of anti-stain and primer for painting.
- Once the wood has dried, you must sand it again.
- Follow on with an acrylic based primer.
- Then lightly sand again and then paint with weather protection paint. This last layer should be renewed at least every three years. So the wood has sufficient protection and always looks beautiful.