What is a good outdoor paint?

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What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by DBTrek » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:03 am

Any of our wood crafters or general contractors have a recommendation on a good outdoor paint? I have a ratty, Sun-bleached fence to whip into shape. I’m going to take a power sprayer and hose the fence down until it’s pretty. The thing is, I don’t want to do a bunch of prepping, pre-staining, painting, and clear coating.

I want to load one amazing paint into the power paint sprayer, and fwwwissssssshhhhh paint that shit once. I don’t mind doing a second coat (with the same paint), but I’m not going to treat this ratty fence like I’m restoring a Spanish Galleon.
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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by C-Mag » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:36 am

On outside fences you really want to stick with Oil based paint.

That said, if you have latex on there now, you're kind of fucked.

Pressure washing first :clap:
No particular brand, use a solid color deck stain..................... not paint.

Just do one heavy coat, come back in a couple years and hit it again. Just plan on doing it at least every 3 years. It's maintenance, party of the nature of wood fences.
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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by Speaker to Animals » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:38 am

It will probably take at least two coats in places.

Put your kids to work.

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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by C-Mag » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:13 pm

Speaker to Animals wrote:It will probably take at least two coats in places.

Put your kids to work.
:shock: DB has reproduced....................... oh, the humanity.
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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by Fife » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:25 pm

C-Mag wrote:
Speaker to Animals wrote:It will probably take at least two coats in places.

Put your kids to work.
:shock: DB has reproduced....................... oh, the humanity.
Once they've gotten a taste of pappy cracking the whip, those DB kids are going be a big hit in the Evergreen state.

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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by DBTrek » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:54 pm

I may let them reach kindergarten before enlisting them in the family labor force.

Or I may not. Depends how low I have to bend to reach the bottom or the fence.
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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by C-Mag » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:56 pm

DBTrek wrote:I may let them reach kindergarten before enlisting them in the family labor force.

Or I may not. Depends how low I have to bend to reach the bottom or the fence.
:twisted:
I hear you're experienced at bending over anyway :shifty:
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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by TheReal_ND » Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:21 pm

Chicken wire and river rocks

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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by C-Mag » Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:32 pm

TheReal_ND wrote:Chicken wire and river rocks

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DB will still have to bend over to pick up all the rocks :twisted:
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Re: What is a good outdoor paint?

Post by Speaker to Animals » Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:33 pm

DBTrek wrote:I may let them reach kindergarten before enlisting them in the family labor force.

Or I may not. Depends how low I have to bend to reach the bottom or the fence.
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You just say that because they are girls. If these were male toddlers, you'd hand the little motherfucker a spray bottle and sit back on the porch to supervise with your gin and tonic.