Applying Rustoleum ROCKSOLID 20X to an old deck

its really thick stuff, so have a plan!
i had a really old deck, boards were dried and cracked pretty severely, here's the plan that work best for me:
1) clean. i used the special Rustoleum deck wask and after that my pressure washer.
2) prime. i drove an extra hour cuz Dubuque Menards didnt have the primer, so i went to Plattevilke WI (so glad i did, great stuff).
3) roll. Since my deck had some remnants of the old cream colored paint it was initially hard to cover consistently. so...
- i pre-painted between the boards and a light brushing of the boards to tone them down.
- i cut the special rollers in half! this helped a lot, cuz my old deck had a lot of height variations on the decking boards.
- be generous! i didnt try to spread it thin. Load the roller, roll it on, re-load. if ya start trying to stretch it out your making more work out of it than necessary.

[@noobpyrotech9991]

How has it been holding up? I am getting ready to strip my deck now.

[@diggerslighting]

may have to spill a drink on the new paint haha

[@kobblekraftka0kao29]

Please do! As soon as poussible!! 🤠

[@jamesd8463]

I see you didn’t use the primer for the 20x and honestly you didn’t put near enough paint on the roller. You should have a bead of paint in front of the roller while your pushing it. Big difference in the outcome.

[@kobblekraftka0kao29]

@@jamesd8463 in fact i DID use the primer. And yes, i wish I'd put the 20X on even heavier. If i had to do it again i would.

[@donfrancisco9297]

Aren't you supposed to use a smooth brush that's supposed to be a flat not textured

[@kobblekraftka0kao29]

No, actually they sell a special roller to use with the thickest coating (20X). Using that roller is esential in getting good coverage. I tried applying with a flat brush in a few spots where the roller couldn't reach, and a brush really does not provide the desired effect.

[@donfrancisco9297]

@@kobblekraftka0kao29 10 4 thanks

[@kobblekraftka0kao29]

@@donfrancisco9297 and be sure to buy/apply their primer. Really good stuff.