i'm going to paint the decks...the old finish is peeling in some places...i'm going to scrap and sand the surface....but what can i use to fill in the indentations where the paint is gone? thanks
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06-16-2010 07:38 AM #1Senior Member
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Re: paint question
If you're just talking about indentations the thickness of some paint peels, I'd build it back up with primer. You're going to want to use primer on it, anyway, and it'll sand and fair back out better and easier than anything.
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06-16-2010 10:10 AM #3Senior Member
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Agree, if you have paint peeling, you have had these areas repainted previously. Peeling probably because of inadequate prep work initially - not primed. So, the suggestion of build up with primer is right on. Prime, sand, and paint should be the answer as noted with previous post.
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06-16-2010 11:10 PM #4Senior Member
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The more paint, the worse the peeling is. It's always a good idea to sand down to a good finish, get rid of the peeling paint, it will continue to peel and wreck your finish. Get a good random orbital sander and a lot of sandpaper and see what happens when you start sanding. If you can't get a featheredge to the paint ( it must fair out smoothly so that you cannot see or feel an "edge") If it doesn't, than the solvent in the primer will probably raise up the edge anyway and you won't get a good looking finish.
Start with an 80 grit and see how that attacks the paint, sometimes differant grits give you a "smoother" featheredge, so try some differant grits, 80, 120, etc. Good prep makes for a good , long lasting paint job. And, by the way it is not prime, sand and paint, it is sand, prime, sand, seal and then paint.Last edited by rrrestorer; 06-16-2010 at 11:13 PM. Reason: thought I should clarify
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06-17-2010 08:44 AM #6Senior Member
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Re: paint question
Very important:
If you have lots of areas that are peeling, chances are that the other areas will also peel.
The failure is due to an inadequate prep job when it was previously painted. Don't go through the whole excersise just to have your new finish fail due to what is under it.