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What is the best availible paint for a wooden porch?
Posted on 12/9/15 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 12/9/15 at 8:28 pm
Have a plantation style house with wrap around front porch. It is tongue and groove planking and in very good shape. Part of it gets a lot of sun, overall it doesn't get that wet very often. Looking for a traditional gray color, cost is not a factor. I have heard there are some acrylics that are very good, I have used well known brands of both latex and oil paints on my rear decks with poor longevity.
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Posted on 12/9/15 at 8:30 pm to EA6B
Behr
Posted on 12/9/15 at 8:30 pm to EA6B
Jesus' blood
Because it never fails you.
Because it never fails you.
Posted on 12/9/15 at 9:10 pm to EA6B
If you are open to a stain and not paint, try TWP
Posted on 12/9/15 at 9:11 pm to Ric Flair
Cement
Posted on 12/9/15 at 9:19 pm to EA6B
I just had a guy paint my porch, and IIRC, he used Benjamin Moore oil-based. Three coats before he installed the boards and one after on the top. Pretty thick
Posted on 12/9/15 at 9:46 pm to EA6B
Sherwin Williams
Posted on 12/9/15 at 9:55 pm to EA6B
my father is a painter who does a lot of painted porches. He speaks very highly of Sherwin Williams Industrial Enamel Paint in the oil-based formula. $80 a gallon if you don't get it on sale or a contractor's discount. He rents a floor sander (16"? sanding screens) to go over the old paint to scarify and knock down any issues before painting.
This post was edited on 12/9/15 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 12/9/15 at 10:29 pm to EA6B
I think your real issue will be what are you going to do with the wood. To do it right, you need to sand the old paint off and then get you a good high grade primer, then paint.
Posted on 12/9/15 at 10:30 pm to EA6B
Unicorn blood
Posted on 12/9/15 at 10:36 pm to EA6B
Prep is key. The second time I repainted mine, I hit it good with a pressure washer (spray away from the house) then let dry for a week then sanded then primed then Sherwin Williams thin coat one then thicker coat two.
Didn't prep properly the first time and it only lasted a couple of years.
Didn't prep properly the first time and it only lasted a couple of years.
Posted on 12/9/15 at 11:14 pm to captainahab
Behr Deck Over
Posted on 12/9/15 at 11:47 pm to tiger94gop
My dude used a thin coat of paint as the primer
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