porch with peeling paint

[billconner]

Previous owner painted porch, and its peeling. I'd like to not strip it, and looking around thought a good cleaning and solid oil based stain would be a reasonable solution. Power washing yesterday removed some paint. Underside of course is not painted which doesn't help. Similar experience? Any recommendations short of stripping it? Photo is at area more worn than most - top of stairs.

 

[Tool Shed]

Is that mildew or moss at the joint two boards past your R foot and the 1st board on the end? I would bleach those areas, give it a quick sand with electric sander, prime with latex exterior primer, then paint with latex porch and patio paint from either Kelly Moore or Benjamin Moore. Oil based paints aren’t what they once were and they dry to hard don’t breath like latex paints, and clean up ***** with oil.

 

[billconner]

I don't see much moss or any mold (I haven't looked at underside in a while.) I think it's just dirt or debris.

Makes sense. (Though I don't mind the mineral spirits clean up or ability to just let brush hang in it between sessions, and never get gummy while painting.)

Thank you tool shed!

 

[Walkers]

I know a girl who will paint that for you for 50 bucks. I would just need to go search through the joke thread to find the right post. She paints cars too, as I recall.

 

[gba2331]

Peel Bond primer from Sherwin Williams was recommended (by them) when we had to strip and repaint. It seems a lot like glue but dries clear and seems to have a lot of tooth for the topcoat. Expensive but after all of our prep work, it really isn’t… I’ve been really happy with the results

 

[billconner]

looking at this primer: https://maddogprimer.com/2021/04/26/deck-fix/

 

[Shiftless]

How many square feet are you talking about. With a decent belt sander, stripping that old paint wouldn’t take too long. Starting with bare wood and the proper primer is really the best way to proceed, unless you’ll be moving in a year.
In fact, if you can completely strip every square inch, and your wood is in good shape, you could go with semi transparent stain which won’t peel and can be easily refreshed with another coat in a few years.

 

[billconner]

Probably 250 sf. Around railings would be a pita but not a bad idea. The number of nails also gives me pause.