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Re:-painting decking!!

The previous occupants painted the decking with a green paint that is now wearing through to the wood.

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- What do you reckon? Sand it down and then re-paint with a couple of coats?

Would a pressure washer blast it clean sufficiently?

Any tips on paint?

I don't think a stain type treatment would work due to the age of the wood?


 
Posted : 17/04/2011 9:34 pm
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Jet wash, apply some decking cleaner first.


 
Posted : 17/04/2011 9:35 pm
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cool, will look into that decking cleaner.

Do you think it will be ok to paint on again after using the decking cleaner? Or would a stain treatment be better?

It gets a lot of use - so it needs to be pretty hard-wearing


 
Posted : 17/04/2011 9:50 pm
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Posted : 17/04/2011 10:11 pm
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lol @ john_drummer - not quite what I was after, but deffo more hard wearing!


 
Posted : 17/04/2011 10:18 pm
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Posted : 17/04/2011 10:22 pm
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Grip paint?


 
Posted : 18/04/2011 8:52 am
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Rip it up and put paving down!


 
Posted : 18/04/2011 8:57 am
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Rip it up and put paving down!

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Decking is unhygienic, dangerous, and maintenance dependent.

......and aesthetically displeasing [i]IMHO[/i]


 
Posted : 18/04/2011 9:11 am
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[i]Decking is unhygienic[/i]

People tend to use plates and stuff when eating al-fresco, not just chuck the food out the kitchen window and eat it from where it lands?


 
Posted : 18/04/2011 9:17 am
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Well if you are going to be posh and use plates, there is still a risk that food might drop between the gaps from whence it cannot be retrieved. It will then putrefy and attract maggots and other foul creatures which thrive in a constantly damp environment - no such problem with paving. Plus a decking labyrinth provides a paradise for rats.


 
Posted : 18/04/2011 9:27 am