Deck paint

I asked a guy about this at the paint store.

Said to use tide or some other detergent and scrub brush and clean really well. Then get some good primer for the type of material your deck is. He said oil base is better to use, but hard to clean up anything you don't want paint on.

Need to do this myself. I looked into the rustoleum deck paint that has sand in it or whatever. It seemed a little tedious, so I'm just going to paint it with a good latex paint.

They made a soild wood stai that looks like paint. I have used it in my railings with good results.

read as "dick paint" don't ask but it made me wonder why would you want paint on your dick.... Carry on

Latex would work Yeah I'm terrible

I am interested in this as well. I bought a house about three years ago. The 400 sq ft deck with benches around the perimeter and a swing was a big selling point for the wife.

Now it needs to be painted or sealed. It's like this monster in the back yard that I try to avoid but I know if I don't do something it will just get worse.

How often do you have to reapply?

ETA: Do you use the 100 or 1500 series?

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I've considered getting some meximens to do it for me but I'm not sure how good they would do.

Sherwin Williams has a deck paint for porches, flooring, etc. It is recommended to be applied directly to wood, no primer. It is an acrylic, basically cleans up like latex but acts like an oil.

I just applied it to my steps and porches. It's pricey at ~$50/gal