I have pre-cast stonework on my front steps I painted white last year
with some exterior paint. Now the paint is flaking badly. What’s the
best paint for this kind of material? Do I need a primer?

Thank You

What did you paint it with, how old is it, how did you clean it.

angel toledo wrote:
I have pre-cast stonework on my front steps I painted white last year
with some exterior paint. Now the paint is flaking badly. What’s the
best paint for this kind of material? Do I need a primer?

Thank You

Normally I would not recommend painting concrete steeps. Can you say
Slippery When Wet?

To me successful you need to start with proper surface prep. That means
100% clean with no pre-existing paint of any kind. You need to use a
product make for that use, not just painting concrete, but concrete that you
are going to walk on. Then you follow the instructions with that material
110%. The prep is not easy, but there is no way around it.

I would use a two part garage floor epoxy. Use some sort of anti-slip
additive, whatever is approved by the manufacturer of the epoxy.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Joseph Meehan wrote:
angel toledo wrote:

I have pre-cast stonework on my front steps I painted white last year
with some exterior paint. Now the paint is flaking badly. What’s the
best paint for this kind of material? Do I need a primer?

Thank You


Normally I would not recommend painting concrete steeps. Can you say
Slippery When Wet?


Actually, it's not the steps that I painted. I painted the concrete
banisters. They are about a year and a half old. I painted them with
plain exterior paint I got from Home Depot. I don't remember the brand.

I didn't paint the balusters. The company made those very white (which
is what I wanted). I couldn't, however, find any bright white banister.
Which is why I decided to paint them.

I found a picture online that looks nearly identical to what I have:
http://www.drstoneworks.com/pics/bal...alustrade6.jpg

m Ransley wrote:
What did you paint it with, how old is it, how did you clean it.

Painted with exterior house paint.
About 6 months old when I painted them.
I cleaned it with plain soap and water. I didn't treat it prior to
painting, if that's what you mean.


I found a picture online that looks nearly identical to what I have:
http://www.drstoneworks.com/pics/bal...alustrade6.jpg

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:04:55 GMT, angel toledo
wrote:


I have pre-cast stonework on my front steps I painted white last year
with some exterior paint. Now the paint is flaking badly. What’s the
best paint for this kind of material? Do I need a primer?


Find a company that paints parking lots..

"angel toledo" wrote in message
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I have pre-cast stonework on my front steps I painted white last year with
some exterior paint. Now the paint is flaking badly. What’s the best paint
for this kind of material? Do I need a primer?

Thank You

Even though sealing moisture is not your goal, Dryloc should perform well.
http://www.ugl.com/dryconcflr.html
http://www.ugl.com/DRYLOKFrame.html

The concrete was probably to new or hard to paint , a good quality latex
should have been fine, scrape it all off and let it weather or acid wash
it.

"m Ransley" wrote in message
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The concrete was probably to new or hard to paint , a good quality latex
should have been fine, scrape it all off and let it weather or acid wash
it.


Poor prep may well have been the downfall as opposed to bad paint.

Concrete with a good layer of efflorescence would cause paint to fail early,
acid washing removes this loosly adhered mineral layer and increases surface
area for a better bite for the paint to sink into.

Residual mold release (if it was used at the factory) would have compromised
adhesion and unremoved mold flash (messy bits at mold seam) would have
broken off and opened holes allowing water behind the paint sooner.

Cant really know for sure from here