Barrettine Log Cabin Treatment 5L

I've tried a range of decking oils – Ronseal, Wickes, Cuprinol, you name it. But for me, this one tops them all. It goes on effortlessly, gives a beautiful finish, and holds up well over time. I do like Ronseal too, but switching from this to their version was a bit of a letdown. The finish and ease of application just didn't compare. I recommend this and will buy again.

Does what it says on the tin.

Great product. Goes on easily and creates an impermeable barrier between the rain and the wood. It is quite pricey but much better than the acrylic based treatments which you can buy. We chose clear, which slightly mellows the wood appearance. In my opinion, it improves it. We have so far done one coat on a 12 x 8 shed. This has used approximately 2.5 litres and doesn’t seem to need 2 coats. It’s not a shiny varnish so retains some of the woods natural properties. Would highly recommend this product to those who are treating new wood. Bear in mind however it cannot cover previously painted timbers where other products have been used. I believe the reverse of this however is possible. Will definitely get more of this!

Took 2 tins to cover 24m square of cabin, not too thick goes on quite watery, strong smell on application however fades quickly, has protected pine well over last six months.

This product soaked into the wood and after 2 coats dried out and as you can see from the pictures rain water just drops off.Well worth the money

Very good product

I Wouldn't use anything else, not that I haven't tried!

Great product. Works very well and even one coat produces visible results on wood where the water sits on the surface in beads.Apologies for the grainy picture. In the picture the doors are being fitted and are still untreated but the walls have already been treated with 3 coats as described below. You can see the wood goes from a 'white' pine to more of a golden yellow colourTwo warnings.1 The tin states you must use a preservative on the wood first. It recommends this should be barretine universal preserver. I didn't understand that from the amazon listing and had to source a tin of preservative on next day delivery to get my work done on time.Barretine themselves were very helpful, over the phone they helped me understand how best to cover my cabin and helped me find a stockist with preservative as it was sold out almost everywhere online due to covid shortages. They recommended one coat of preservative and 2 coats of treatment. In the end (for a 5x4m cabin inside and out) this ended up being 3/4 of a 5l tin of preservative and about 1 and a half 5l tins of treatment. I'm going to use the last half tin to treat my garden fence.2 - this stuff is very watery. It flicks, specks and drips everywhere, particularly if used on a roller. It stains wood,concrete, slabs and bricks. I made every effort to cover my slabs and timber sleeper walls in polythene sheets but still have a few specks and blobs which I now can't get out. I've read that soaking the stains in paint stripper will remove them but I haven't tried that yet