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Posted by Phisherman on July 22, 2008, 8:51 am
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:51:50 -0700 (PDT), ransley
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Time to paint the shop again. I constructed the stairs and hand rails about
>> 8 years ago out of pressure treated wood AKA "sunwood", so not the hard core
>> PT stuff, but a lightly treated wood specially designed for this type of
>> application (outside, non-ground contact).
>>
>> I waited about 6 months prior to painting and applied an oil based primer
>> followed by a laytex top coat.
>>
>> About 4 years ago I reapplied the oil based primer since about half the
>> paint peeled off. I am ready to paint the whole shop again but as you might
>> guess the stairs are in pretty bad shape. The rest of the shop still looks
>> good, but the stairs are about 50% bare wood now (after scraping).
>>
>> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong here? What paints and primer should I use in
>> this application.
>> Any thoughts will be appreciated.
>>
>> thanks
>
>Use solid color stain, but remove the old paint
I agree, use stain. It penetrates the wood and won't peel. I like
Cabots Decking stain, comes in several colors. A good job means
proper preparation, removing any loose dried paint. Yeah, Cabot
stinks for a few days after application, but good stuff.
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