Workshop
Ask a question

The Bunnings Workshop community can help with your home improvement projects.

How to paint timber and Colorbond fences?

khatriy
Getting Established

How to paint timber and Colorbond fences?

Hello All - I recently removed a number of hedges around the pool as they were always keeping the pool dirty. Looking for some advice now on how to paint the fences (both wooden and colorbond steel). Is there anything in special that I need to do before painting? What kind of paint to buy?

 

WhatsApp.jpeg

 

 

WhatsApp Image.jpegWhatsApp Image 2025-07-11.jpegWhatsApp Image 2025-07-11 at 5.26.32 PM.jpeg

JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: Painting How to Advice for Fence

Hi @khatriy,

 

The main thing with both types of fences is to make sure they are clean and dry before painting. Outside of this, the process is straight forward as long as you select the correct paint.

 

My colleagues @EricL and @MitchellMc have provided advice in How to paint a Colorbond fence which you can use for the Colorbond fence.

 

The timber fence is a bit less in depth. Just give it a good scrub with some soapy water and an Oates Long Handle Deck Scrub Brush, then paint it with 2-3 coats of your choice of exterior paint or premixed fencing paint. These paints are self-priming, so as long as the surface is clean, there's no need for any other products.

 

You could use a paint brush and paint roller or if you'd like to speed through the job, a paint sprayer will make light work of it. Check out How To Spray Paint A Fence and How do you spray paint a fence? for some guidance on using a paint sprayer.

 

Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

 

Jacob

 

Why join the Bunnings Workshop community?

Workshop is a friendly place to learn, get ideas and find inspiration for your home improvement projects