Painting Acrylic Pool Steps

You can only use epoxy pool paint over old epoxy paint and rubber pool paint over old rubber paint.

Painting acrylic pool steps. You can use acrylic pool paint over any type of pool paint that isn t flaking off. Water based acrylic pool paint has several advantages over solvent based paints. Before and after painting the pool needs to be very dry unless you are using acrylic pool paint or epoxy primer. Acrylic is made to paint directly over unpainted concrete plaster or concrete.

It can and should be applied to a damp surface and will work on almost any painted surface. With a shorter drying time cure rate water based acrylic allows you to fill your pool sooner. If you notice that your pool steps are looking tacky it might be time for you to repaint them. You can use gel coat if your pool steps currently have gel coat or bare fiberglass.

The finish of your fiberglass pool steps can fade after years of use and exposure to pool chemicals and the weather. It will also work if you painted with acrylic before you can apply it right over the last paint job.