Ronseal 5 Year Woodstain

If you’ve got wooden window frames, you’ll sympathise with me when you notice peeling paint. Its that time when you will spend hours with sandpaper, putty and paint making those windows look as good as new. You will need to climb up ladders and apply many layers to get that professional finish to make your neighbours jealous. Let’s be honest. It’s a pain in the bum. Sunlight, rain and the wind will attack your windows. What you want to do is to repaint them yourself in the knowledge that the finish will last sufficiently long enough that you won’t have to go through the bother for another 3/4/5 years. This is where ...  Read the complete review

Ronseal 5 year woodstain is an excellent product to use. Its made for exterior use and water-based. That means that its more environmentally friendly than standard oil based varnishes and its easy to remove from brushes and hands. This product comes in a choice of wood shades. I used a pine effect on my front door. (The mahogany shade is very dark; I have seen this being used.) The underlying wooden surface must be clean, sound and very smooth, or you won't get a good result. This applies to all varnishes though, not just Ronseal. I found that I needed three coats on primed wood although I think the directions on the tin suggest two. This ...  Read the complete review

I have been a big fan of Cuprinol woodstains, both interior and exterior versions, for many years. I have used them extensively and never had any trouble or disappointments with them. When we moved to our new house I needed to renovate the windows, they already being stained but looking a little shabby. I decided to strip them back to the wood and begin again. Looking at the various stains available I was just about to choose Cuprinol again when I spotted the Ronseal stains. They advertised a 5 year lifespan and also emphasised that they were water-based. Being concerned about the environment and realising that water-based ...  Read the complete review