Painting a deck!!!!!!!!!!!!?

First question is ....was the decking free of moisture before you applied it. In my time paint for decking is never a good thing. Your better off just using a stain on decking. After awhile the paint will start chipping and flaking. Now a method i use for solid wood floors if clients want colour added to there floor is.......mix acolour that you want with water then apply to the wood then after it has thoroughly dried then add varnish .....yacht varnish is ideal. But do bear in my mind if you colour the wood you will be stuck with it in the future as it soaks into the wood. So try a sample spot which cant be seen.

trev.
April 2010