How to get paint to stay on peeling, pre-painted, concrete porches?
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Belinda
My husband painted our concrete porches, some had been pre-painted, some raw concrete. The paint is peeling or rubbing off on both. I want to repaint them all with a paint that will not be slick when it gets wet and that will stay put, hopefully for years to come. Can you HELP!!!
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We've had the same problem. We plan on covering them with aluminum decking.
Sounds like a primer and sealer may have been originally skipped. Lots of prep work usually sends many to hire someone else to do it. But it’s not hard just patience is needed. Go to the home improvement store and get some professional advice. They have porch paint in any color you want. They can even put sand in it to give it some texture or grip. But there’s plenty to do before you pick your color. Your porch Should welcome you home! it’s your first impression and well worth getting it right!
We had the same kind of issue after we took off the carpeting on our porch steps. We used Behr Deck Over paint and it's amazing! It's really thick and covers all the imperfections.
You can see everything that we did here: https://www.aratariathome.com/blog/how-to-update-concrete-steps