I have a north (Vic) facing second story timber facia. Over the years I’ve had to strip, prime, repaint numerous times. I reckon I do a pretty reasonable job of it, but the paint never lasts as long as the tins claim, I reckon 50% at best. I have tried a few different brands, primarily the mainstream ones you get from Bunnings.
What brand of paint have you found to be good with longevity for this location and conditions?
Each brand has its own cheap & premium paints that use different emulsion, chemicals and sun protection.
Try a premium paint when choosing a brand.
Painting is a hard one to answer. Is it peeling/flaking from the primer or top coat? Could also be the the weather was too hot or cold while painting.
Quick fix - paint more regularly (Taubmans Endure)
Perm fix - replace with colourbond
Yup, and that is what we did. We replaced all our weatherboards with Colorbond and we stopped watching our walls rot. We had the weatherboards painted regularly and it made no sodding difference.
Prep is everything. Our outside paint Solargard,lasted at least 15 years before showing any oxidisation.
The more paint underneath when you repaint, the less the topcoat % performance. You should at a minimum put a realy good undercoat primer/sealer under good quality topcoat, as per directions. Do it when the weather is most conducive for the paint
Speak with the major paint companies (Wattyl, Dulux, Taubmans, International, etc…)
Let them know the details: painting surface, weather exposure, what you have previously used, the preparation, and the issues you have faced (not lasting long enough).
Get them to provide a painting procedure that will last - type of preparation (degrease / surface profile), base coats/primers, mid and top coats (wet film thickness / dry film thickness), coating intervals, temperatures & humidity, etc…
They are the professionals, and have much more experience than the majority of us.
Look at their procedures and pick the one that best suits you (availability of paints, costs, etc…).
Assuming your prep is upto standard, I would recommend Taubmans Endure
IMO, PPG (who are the parent of Taubmans) have a more advanced product then the Dulux's (simply becase PPG has a larger R&D budget, and its what people in the industry tell me) then AkzoNobel. Excluding that, Taubmans Endure is probably a bit easier to apply then the equlivent ultra premium exterior Dulux paint (Weathershield), it's what we prefer these days.
Haymes is another worth looking at. I've used it for celling white (because of is very low reflective factor), but never used any of their other products, and probably never will as we are happy with Taubmans Endure
Both Taubmans Endure and Dulux Weathershield are both very good.
If you pushing for a longer lasting exterior paint, the higher the gloss level, the more UV protection. But I'm not sure how suitable exterior gloss acrylic is going to look. Don't assume it will last twice as long, maybe 10%-15% more than a low sheen.
Stay away from the cheaper ranges, Tradex and the like. Also consider 4 coats as a min. But make sure your prep is beyond good.
Thanks, maybe more focus on prep this time and then go for something like Endure.
We moved into a 'recently' painted house. North facing timber started flaking around 7 years in. Assume it was done with Wattyl solagaurd as there were leftover tins the shed
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