screening colour match

[handyman35]

 

Hi all, hoping someone has some advice on what I might be able to do to get the screening colours to match on the left of image. The old one is sun damaged and the new is a darker colour but wondering if I could use a timber stain to get them to a more similar colour? Or maybe I should spray paint them? No idea really. Any tips welcome. Also, there is going to be a tile feature where the frame is / just covered up a strange Buddha feature that the last owners had there. 

[JacobZ]

Hi @handyman35,

A warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community and thank you for your question.

These screens are made from reeds which are not a great medium for staining as they are more of a grass than timber. Think bamboo versus a tree. You could try using a stain, but I can't guarantee it will match or even look particularly good.

I think spray painting the screens is a better option as you can guarantee a more uniform look. Check out the Dulux Duramax range which comes in a variety of colours and finishes so you can tailor things to your liking.

Alternatively, any exterior paint such as Dulux Weathershield, Taubmans All Weather or Wattyl Solagard, are great options for painting your screens. To get the best result, you will want to use a paint sprayer.

Allow me to tag @Dave-1, @Noyade and @JoeAzza for their thoughts.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Jacob

[Dave-1]

Good Evening @handyman35 

Mmmmm matching up old and new can be a pain. How recently did you buy the new reeds? If recent I would go back and buy another roll as replacing the faded one will probarly be cheaper but mainly easier then trying to colour match them. I do hate waste tho, if you have some old decking merbau oil you could try staining a small section to see what it looks like. 

Id still be tempted to purchase another roll and then reuse the faded one once you have stained it, elsewhere.

Seeing the reeds above the tile feature area, you could leave the staining trial until you have done with the new tiles as they could fade to a move even colour that might be easier to get a consistant stane across all of them?

Dave