Fast way to paint deck?

[SMOKEU]

I've scored a job painting a large outdoor deck. I estimate it to be at least 30m². Some of the old paint has peeled off, but I'll leave the "good" paint on. Should I just waterblast the deck, then put undercoat on the bare patches and start painting, or do I need to lightly sand the whole deck as well? I need to leave a good finish, but I don't want to fuck around and spend more time than I need to. Should I use a large roller, with a brush down in the gaps between the planks or just a large brush?

[Waihou Thumper]

Get good advice and paint it right! Awaiting replies.....I am sure "they'll see you right"....

[EJK]

Take your time. Quality matters for your future references.

Most people I've done work for didn't mind paying extra for the quality. In fact some people happily paid me more than I asked for for the "quality" of the job.

I am no painter by trade but if I were you I'd be honest and sand the whole deck then charge him extra.

[FJRider]

Is it a painted deck ... or a stained deck ... ??

[ellipsis]

...water blast the shit off...wait until its dry...slap the paint on...go for a ride...

[SMOKEU]

Is it a painted deck ... or a stained deck ... ??

Paint, not stain. They want the deck painted again as the paint is worn and some of the boards are rotten, which they're going to get someone else to replace before I come in to paint.

[ellipsis]

and some of the boards are rotten,

...water blast the fuck out of them too...sounds like fun...

[BigAl]

Most timber paint is designed to go straight on bare wood so no under coating, as others said good waterblast & then a couple of coats, then drink lots of beer

[fridayflash]

yeah man, a good waterblast (not so close that you fluff up the bare wood), when it drys a bit of a scrape of any flake (itll often curl at the ends after tha water has dried) then whack two coats on with a brush, 30sqm might take an hour per coat with a brush but worth it. id recomend dulux timbercryll or taubmans timberproof, trust me theyre both bombproof, self priming and specified ok for foot traffic (as in durable like an enamel, but not slippery)
fuck that resene shit, no warrantys, ultra high retail focussed price and lightest tin/bucket of paint on the market (least amount of actual solids in it)
for what its worth, id wash it in the evening, give it the first coat the next morning, then repaint it the following morning to avoid the hot sun

[vifferman]

Don't listen to all those retards. Get yourself a big bucket of paint, stick it in the middle of the deck, and drop a fish bomb in it. Job done.

[unstuck]

Spray cans from the wharewhare, fuck em, if their too fuckin lazy to paint their own deck, rip the cunts off.

[jellywrestler]

they paying you for a quality job and you don't know shit about doing it???? sounds dodgy to me

[SMOKEU]

they paying you for a quality job and you don't know shit about doing it???? sounds dodgy to me

I work as a house painter, but I don't usually do decks.

go to your local bank and acquire a few jews, slit their throats and paint the deck with the blood of the heathens to serve as a reminder for all ages. Put the severed heads on pikes at the gate.

Hahahahahahahahaha! That would be fucking epic.

yeah man, a good waterblast (not so close that you fluff up the bare wood), when it drys a bit of a scrape of any flake (itll often curl at the ends after tha water has dried) then whack two coats on with a brush, 30sqm might take an hour per coat with a brush but worth it. id recomend dulux timbercryll or taubmans timberproof, trust me theyre both bombproof, self priming and specified ok for foot traffic (as in durable like an enamel, but not slippery)
fuck that resene shit, no warrantys, ultra high retail focussed price and lightest tin/bucket of paint on the market (least amount of actual solids in it)
for what its worth, id wash it in the evening, give it the first coat the next morning, then repaint it the following morning to avoid the hot sun

Cheers.

[neels]

Waterblast the snot out of it, sand the edges of the good paint that's still stuck and chuck some decent outdoor primer/undercoat on the bare bits, then a couple of coats of colour over the whole thing.

You'll get a better finish if you brush the gaps and then do the rest with a roller, but would probably end up taking longer than just doing the whole lot with a brush.

And slap them for painting the deck instead of staining it in the first place.

[p.dath]

I've scored a job painting a large outdoor deck...

If in doubt, I would go into the store for whatever brand of paint it is, and ask them. They should know the requirements for applying their own paint.