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I need more detail to answer your question properly. Like what type of wood the deck is made out of, how old the deck is, & whether it's been painted or stained before? Most people prefer to use stain over paint and with stain you have two options, solid or semi-transparent stain. Solid stains tend to hide more like discoloration in different parts of your deck as well as protect the wood better because it is thicker than semi's. On the other hand semi-transparent deck stains are usually nicer looking making the wood look richer. Also semi's fade away over time especially with Direct sunlight exposure so they are easier to recoat after a few years. Where solids tend to flake off since they are thicker making them more difficult to prepare the wood for re coating. Flood's CWF UV semi-transparent stains Rare one of my favorites. There is a guarantee of 4 yrs on fences and 2 yrs on decks. And they're newer product UV5 ups the guarantee an extra year.
ANSWER: Cool deck is a brand name for the textured concrete flooring overlay or laminate used in outside areas around pools and patios.
If the surface has been coated before, test the surface of the deck by wiping a rag dipped in xylene (say zy-lean) over the a small area of the surface. If paint comes up on the rag, it is water based. If it melts and softens or lifts the surface, but no paint melts, then it is a xylene based product. If no paint comes up and the surface doesn't lift, it is either not coated or (quite unlikely but possible) an oil based paint. Use water based over uncoated surfaces, water based coated and old xylene based coatings. However, if it's a xylene coating and xylene coatings are available in your area, use them instead of water based. Use oil only over oil if available, otherwise prime the surface and use water based. Never use Xylene coatings over water or oil based surfaces. Chances are, you'll be using a water based product.
Normally, a 100% acrylic concrete stain is used in this application to limit the thickness of the coating so that the texture isn't covered over as quick. Also, a lighter cooler will reflect more of the sunlight back, resulting in a cooler surface to walk on in bare feet around the pool. 100% acrylic floor paint can also be used, but it will fill in the texture faster since it doesn't build up as fast as a stain will. Again, if the tests showed that there was an existing xylene-based coating and xylene coatings are still available in your area, use the xylene-based coating to avoid peeling in the future.
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How do you paint over oil base paint?
You should never paint a deck, the paint will peel (unless you live in a very arid climate I guess. The deck may be stained, you can put either oil or latex stain over old oil stain.
What is the difference between cool deck paint and oil base paint does it really make a difference?
It makes a difference if you are putting it on a deck, as you suggest. Oil paint may not survive more than a year on an outdooor deck.
Can you paint a treated lumber deck?
No fence paint does not have as much wax in it and it wont last very long before you have to paint it again. As decking has a lot of foot traffic as obviously a fence does not. Take it from me I found out the hard way. Yes deck paint is more expensive but will last a long time.
Should you stain your deck if it is supposed to rain?
If the deck was sealed before it rained, then there will not be much damage done to the deck. However, if it was only painted, some of the paint may wash off,and there may be some water damage to the wood of the deck.Ê
What kind of paint should you use to paint the stainless steel deck of a Kayak pool?
The best way to get paint to adhere to stainless steel is to use an etching epoxy primer specifically made for stainless applications. Latex paint and oil-based paint are most commonly used.
