Painting Acrylic Pool Steps

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Painting acrylic pool steps.

If you notice that your pool steps are looking tacky it might be time for you to repaint them. Premium acrylic pool paint is designed to comply with environmental regulations regarding vocs and replace chlorinated and synthetic rubber based paints. With a shorter drying time cure rate water based acrylic allows you to fill your pool sooner. It can and should be applied to a damp surface and will work on almost any painted surface.

Before and after painting the pool needs to be very dry unless you are using acrylic pool paint or epoxy primer. If you do experience rain or wind blown debris before or soon after painting get out there with a leaf blower and clean shoes and clean out the pool of debris and rain water as soon as possible. Water based acrylic pool paint has several advantages over solvent based paints. The finish of your fiberglass pool steps can fade after years of use and exposure to pool chemicals and the weather.

Acrylic is made to paint directly over unpainted concrete plaster or concrete. It will also work if you painted with acrylic before you can apply it right over the last paint job.