Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Oil based painting basics - hope I got them right 6Nov 18, 2013 9:12 pm Oil based colors are best for outdoors,because they are usually exposed to water,sunlight and these things.Oil based can can resist these things to an extent. Thanks I'm about to put down some Merbau. Is it necessary to oil underneath the boards before laying? 0 761 Hi, as per the subject. Does anyone have any recommendations for the best value decking oil (Bunning is close to where I live) for a treated pine deck? Thanks 0 1290 Hi We are building in the Hunter Valley, our soil test is H1, our builder has advised us they need to have a letter signed for Fair Trading as the new drainage standard… 0 2991 |