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I bought a home 18 months ago and when I bought it the deck on the back of the house was painted a forest green color. I could tell it looked freshly painted. Later last summer I noticed that the paint on the deck had started peeling a bit and by the end of summer it looked quite bad.
I plan to replace the deck either in 2012 or 2013. In the meantime I'd like to repaint it and I've prefer the paint be able to last 2 years. I do not know what type of paint was used on the last painting. However, I can tell you that the paint peels off easily and has an elastic type of feel to it. If I pull on the curled up paint it stretches like rubber. Can I assume this is latex? It has a shiney look to it so maybe a gloss or semigloss latex?
What paint would you recommend I use to repaint the deck. I thought I would pressure wash it and use a scraper to get all the lose stuff off and then slap some paint on. I don't need it to look "mansion quality". I just want it to last a few years until I can tear the deck down and build a new modern deck.
I plan to replace the deck either in 2012 or 2013. In the meantime I'd like to repaint it and I've prefer the paint be able to last 2 years. I do not know what type of paint was used on the last painting. However, I can tell you that the paint peels off easily and has an elastic type of feel to it. If I pull on the curled up paint it stretches like rubber. Can I assume this is latex? It has a shiney look to it so maybe a gloss or semigloss latex?
What paint would you recommend I use to repaint the deck. I thought I would pressure wash it and use a scraper to get all the lose stuff off and then slap some paint on. I don't need it to look "mansion quality". I just want it to last a few years until I can tear the deck down and build a new modern deck.