How Do I Paint Exterior Beech?

Beech is a versatile cost effective and widely used hardwood in construction. When using beech externally it is essential the timber is coated in its entirety. As a relatively soft hardwood it is susceptible to moisture and insect attack and will also move significantly if it goes through cycles of saturation and drying.

• Beech is a hardwood it is always advisable to degrease the surface with Tikkurila cleaning agent in order to remove any wood oils that may be present 
• The surface to be painted must be dry, the temperature of air must be at least +5 °C and the relative humidity of air below 80 % during the application and drying. 
• Remove dirt, mould and loose particles from the surface. Wash down dirty and mouldy surfaces with Tikkurila Mould Removal solution according to the instructions 

Prime as early in the construction phase as possible. Protect rusting metal parts like nail heads with Rostex Super Akva metal primer. Remove loose resin from knots. Prime surfaces once with Ultra Primer. Finish with either Ultra Matt or Ultra Classic 1-2 times (depending on sheen level required). Treat the end grains carefully.

It is also possible to use Valtti Opaque for topcoating if preferred