Painting Acrylic Pool Steps

Send a chip of the paint to a pool paint manufacturer if you re not sure what kind it is.

Painting acrylic pool steps.

It can and should be applied to a damp surface and will work on almost any painted surface. 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. Acrylic is made to paint directly over unpainted concrete plaster or concrete. You can only use epoxy pool paint over old epoxy paint and rubber pool paint over old rubber paint.

You can use acrylic pool paint over any type of pool paint that isn t flaking off. 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 will also work if you painted with acrylic before you can apply it right over the last paint job.

The finish of your fiberglass pool steps can fade after years of use and exposure to pool chemicals and the weather. You can use gel coat if your pool steps currently have gel coat or bare fiberglass.