priming & painting T&G porch boards

GlennW

Hello,
I'm in need of some reassurance / suggestions regarding my porch board replacement project. I am using T&G 5/4x4 Fir boards. I have already dipped them all in Wolman's Wood Life Classic. I headed off to my local SW store in search of an appropriate primer today and was given the recommendation of Armorseal Tread-Plex as the primer and top coat. Nowhere in the specs do I find it referred to as self priming. I do find a section that calls for new wood to be primed with recommended primer before painting. Then under the Recommened Systems category it has 2 coats of Tread-Plex as a valid system for wood floors. I'm confused and dont want to screw this up.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

LouLewyLewis

Hello....You didn't say what part of the country you are from. So this is the best answer I can give you...Prime with a good exterior wood primer, and then for a professional finish , use 2 coats of exterior finish paint of your choosing in the color and sheen you like. Hope this has helped you.

chrisn

Regular exterior paint will not cut it as a floor finish paint

LouLewyLewis

Chrisn, good catch....my fingers goes faster than my brain,... could have sworn I put deck or porch in there between exterior finish. Like I said good save. Thank you much.

Matthewt1970

I have never used that product, but I would see what results people have had trying to paint over it before you do anything else.

chrisn

Absolutly

GlennW

Hi guys,
Thanks for your reply's. I'm still curious about the Tread-Plex being considered self priming. My local SW rep is supposed to give me a call tomorrow. I'll forward on any information that I receive.

Matthewt1970

Nothing is self-priming except primer. There are some situations where primer isn't needed, but for the most part, primer is primer and paint is paint.