On 7/7/2013 9:28 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Sunday, July 7, 2013 2:42:23 PM UTC-7, Bob F wrote:
Higgs Boson wrote:

On Sunday, July 7, 2013 11:27:56 AM UTC-7, wrote:

On Sun, 7 Jul 2013 17:59:17 GMT, wrote:











I have used BM latex stain with no problems at all. 1 coat on a

deck which



they wanted a redwood look. Still looks good 3 years later. That's

what the



customer wanted.











On 7-Jul-2013, Higgs Boson wrote:







Since I was painting the (wood) back porch, thought I'd paint the

(Trex)



side steps to match. (Yes, the Trex is several years old, so that

wasn't a



problem).







Terrible idea!



Depends what Trex you have - the raw or the coated. The coated

stuff



can NOT be stained - and most paint won't stick.



I guess it's not coated; the paint more or less "sticks" after 2

ooats.



Damn, damn, damn. The original color of the Tres was quite

satisfactory...!





I'd take a WAG that a pressure washer would strip the paint off in a moment.

You read my mind! I was just wondering how long it would take to wear off.
Dunno if I'm up for it right this minute, as I have to paint the back porch, but I will sure keep idea in mind!

Tx

HB


Here is a link to Trex care instructions, advising not to use pressure
washer or to sand:

http://www.trex.com/trex/groups/cont...xmd_004313.pdf

Depending on how finely mixed the wood and plastic is, you might end up
with plastic

fuzzies sticking out where the wood gets blasted away, and then what?
I helped a neighbor remove

latex paint (dried) from a parquet floor (indoors) with Formula 409,
warm water and plastic scrubber.

It worked nicely and by drying right away it did no damage to the wood.