Painting concrete.

Jan 18, 2005 5 Replies

Hi folks.



We bought a small apartment with a yard and which was all nicely renovated and looking flash.



The concrete was painted a dark slate color but in the last 10-12 months has washed up a little bit, the color is still the same, but in places its not



100%. Like paint exposed to the elements I guess.

I can tell it was painted (as opposed to oxidised or something like that) - do I just paint it again with a roller? Or is there a better, more long lasting way?


Thanks.


Hard to say without knowing what was done, a good job would last 10 -20 yrs

Im pretty sure it was painted, around the edge you can see where the paint came over - i dont expect it to last forever of course...

Yep, prep is the most important component of the job, clean and remove any loose material, then roll out a quality paint (do _not_ pour the piant on and then try to roll it out, I've seen this fail more than once, you end up with way too much paint in some places).

John

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