Painting decking

I have painted my decking with fence paint not knowing you can buy decking paint, so can I paint on top of the fence paint with the decking paint

Asked by Mark on 4th Dec 2020
Expert Trade Answers
"You need to rub this down to get a key then you can repaint with decking paint over the top but you must rubdown otherwise it won’t work. Thank you."
Answered on 4th Dec 2020 - Member since May 2020 - report
"As long as the fence paint was weatherproof (water resistant) should be fine pal."
Answered on 4th Dec 2020 - Member since Nov 2020 - report
"It is recommended the sand off the current paint to allow your new paint to soak into the timber"
Answered on 23rd Feb 2021 - Member since Sep 2018 - report
"I would remove all paint with paint remover if needed and wirebrush, rub down with sandpaper and oil the wood, if its still good and not rotten"
Answered on 4th Dec 2020 - Member since Nov 2020 - report
"Agree with Mjs, if looks good and you're happy with it, leave be."
Answered on 4th Dec 2020 - Member since Mar 2018 - report
"The short and sweet answer to this is yes you can paint on top of that the only difference between the 2 paints is the decking paint can take a lot more wear and tear and it has a lot of foot traffic! Hope this helps"
Answered on 26th May 2022 - Member since Oct 2018 - report
"you need to sand it back enough to get the key for the new treatment to take"
Answered on 25th Jul 2022 - Member since Jul 2022 - report
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