OT: Deck paint

Is the deck covered or wide open to 4 seasons ? Are you painting the surface that you walk on or just the trim & verticals ? What is the deck made of ? What has the deck been previously finished with ? ... oh so many questions. My experience with staining a large deck - using solid colour stain - is that the trim, fence, benches, planter-boxes, & vertical parts would be OK for 5 or 6 years - easy - but the walked-on part of the deck would need to be re-stained ~ every 3 years. I can't imagine having to strip paint and re-paint a deck so often. The stain doesn't need any stripping - just a quick cleaning and re-apply over the old. John T.

Never paint. Paint is for porches 100 years ago.

What is is made from and what is on it now?

Solid stain is probably your best choice. It will be closer to that paint look you want and is not a gloss finish so it won't be slippery.

The "grit" is an additive that you can put in just about any paint. Find a real paint store and talk to them about what you want to do.

I agree with the comment about scrapping paint. It is a big job so I would recommend stain. It is easier to stain than to paint in my opinion.

If the paint is put on preserved wood it is possible that it will peal quite quickly.

Our deck was painted over wood with preservatives, I looked good for about a year. a couple years later, I decided to remove the flaking paint. After spending a week on about a 6' section on one side of the steps, I decided to replace the nearly 50" of rail with plastic.

Thanks everyone for the good information. I will change to solid stain. The person I spoke too said some brands did come with the grit. It wasn't added afterwards, like house paint. I'll keep looking.

I wouldn't waste my time with painting, staining, etc. I leave my deck natural, power wash and apply a water sealant using a pump sprayer. Rinse, repeat every 3 years.

The additive is often sand.

How does your method add grit or texture to prevent slipping, like Michael wants?

There are two subthreads in this thread. One is it best to paint or stain a porch. The last few post have been about the paint or stain questions.

As you said no one has addressed the grit issue.

I have stained my porches and steps, and have not put grit into the stain. I have not missed it. The wood itself give sufficient slip resistance

Not needed. With paint, yes, it can be slippery. In my old house I redid the deck with Tiger Wood and oiled it to keep the natural beauty of the wood I paid for. It was never slippery.

Michael states that he wants to paint his deck with a non-slip surface. You claim that is not necessary. I don't see anywhere when he states that he is willing to completely replace the deck surface with new wood. And why introduce a golfing legend into discussion about painting a deck?

If he would be in Colorado on the plateau east of the Rockies replacing the wood might be needed. But you can usually tell when that is needed by the splinters in your bare feet.

Well it is Tigerwood

You can now continue with whatever trolling suits you.

He's already backed off from painting and is talking about stain. Essentially the same thing I used but without the solids. He does not need sand.

Tiger is not doing well golfing, I think he is painting decks to make a few bucks now.

Your sense of humor might need calibration.

Who is trolling?

You forgot the smilie face :)

So did I to.

It doesn't. I don't have a problem slipping or sliding. With the water sealant, water rolls right off, thus, no slippery boards. Also, if you have intentions of walking on it barefoot, the grit acts as sandpaper. I would advise against it if you're a barefoot lover.

You can leave your hat on...

LOL!