Wood Colour Made Easy
Every piece of wood has the potential to react differently to the painting process, due to the natural properties of the substrate. This can make things a little complicated when it comes to choosing a colour for your garden fence!
Consider it this way. We know mixing blue with white paint makes a pale blue. But if mixed with yellow, the result would be a shade of green. The same logic applies when it comes to applying colour to exterior wood. A colour test on a medium oak wood will have completely different results if then applied to a piece of pine, or beech, or oak.
With the introduction of our new "Colour It" exterior wood paint sample pots, we've made this process easier for you. 180ml of tester paint, designed to allow you to test our how your chosen colour on your garden fence, shed or furniture - before committing to purchasing the full tin size.
Colour It Exterior contains a semi-matt, opaque finish paint (similar to our Ultra Classic or Valtti Opaque exterior paints) that can be applied to new and previously painted or stained surfaces. Ideal for use where a complete change of colour is required or where the existing surface has become weathered and uneven in appearance. Available in all 2000 colours from Tikkurila's collection - with the additional option of colour matching should you have something specific in mind.
What do we mean by an opaque finish?
With Tikkurila's exterior decorative wood paints, we offer two finish options; Opaque or Woodstain.
- Opaque finishes are simply non-transparent meaning they don't allow light to pass through. A paint that is opaque will give a solid colour and will hide what is underneath
- Wood stains add colour, while maintaining the natural appearance and hue of the original wood.
Colour It Exterior Wood Tester is an opaque, fully saturated finish. If you are looking for a natural wood finish, we would instead recommend our Valtti Color woodstain which is available to order in 250ml tins across 133 unique shades.
