I am planning to paing my decks. I am guessing about 70% will be non-skid and grey. The other portions will be white. I have heard that pure white is not a good idea for a deck color - it is hard on the eyes. My foredeck will be mostly non-skid grey. I was planning on using pure white for my topsides, and would buy enough to do the small portions of the deck too - any thoughts? Thanks!
how bad is WHITE??
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How to cut the gloss
Ahoy Deeman; Are you going to use Awlgrip for your deck? I did my white areas and took the gloss out of the paint with baby powder. Use the kind without any additives. The nice smell is ok. It is about a dollar a bottle. Mix it in with the awlgrip and keep adding until the desired reduction of sheen. You can see it doing the job while stiring. It takes about 6 tablespoons of powder to 6 oz. of paint. I bought the stuff to do the job from Awlgrip and is was 14.00 per the same size bottle. Fair Winds Cap'n Dave
Ahoy Deeman; Are you going to use Awlgrip for your deck? I did my white areas and took the gloss out of the paint with baby powder. Use the kind without any additives. The nice smell is ok. It is about a dollar a bottle. Mix it in with the awlgrip and keep adding until the desired reduction of sheen. You can see it doing the job while stiring. It takes about 6 tablespoons of powder to 6 oz. of paint. I bought the stuff to do the job from Awlgrip and is was 14.00 per the same size bottle. Fair Winds Cap'n Dave
sounds good!
Many thanks - I will try the powder trick! I assume regular talcum powder will work...as mentioned without additives.
Many thanks - I will try the powder trick! I assume regular talcum powder will work...as mentioned without additives.
White Decks
I have my topsides white and think it is Great to look at, except for one thing! I hate keeping it clean! It is a job!
I have my topsides white and think it is Great to look at, except for one thing! I hate keeping it clean! It is a job!
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