Reasonable price to paint steel deck? Best paint?

What’s a reasonable price to paint a steel deck that’s primed with red primer? Our rear deck goes from ground level to raised parlor floor, including 13 steps, a landing then 3 final steps to ground; it’s all metal slats and around 10′ x 10′, in an unusual, pentagonal shape nestled into an alcove area. And what is the best paint for a steel deck, for weatherproofing? Our paint will be a charcoal grey or something lighter, most likely, possibly black. By the way we loved our steel guys, Lopopolo Ironworks, they really did a great job, and our architect Dick Boschen did a great design for them to follow. Thanks for any feedback.

jeanmarine2

in Renovation 12 years ago

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nycdesignerr | 12 years ago

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A polyurethane based paint will have the most durability. Contact a few companies that do industrial coatings. They’ll have access to the better quality materials and spray rigs and guys with the experience. I’m sure you can find some “handyman” to slop paint on it for a couple of grand, that that will create a perpetual cycle of annual maintenance. That’s not a road you want to go down. Do it correctly the first time, and the job can probably last you 30 years. 7-10K would be my guess at what someone who can do the job correctly would charge.

thetinkerswagon | 12 years ago

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it may not come down to the paint, but the primer. really, it is the primer. and now a days there are all sorts of rust reformers. Janovic makes a rust inhibitive primer which I used on some steel many years ago and was happy with. I covered it with Janovic’s Urethanized Paint. But the same can be said for Rustoleum and their products. One thing I was very happy with was Rustoleum’s rust convertor – I put it on a piece of rusty raw steel and let it sit outside for a winter and the coating was still there. They claim the convertor needs no primer – and that it also is good for unrusted steel as well. PPG (Pittsburgh Paints) may offer the best options for industrial finishes with rust inhibition. also, I used an Oxline product that went on real nice – but truthfully I have not been back to see how it has held up. Ben Moore makes the Ironclad and I see no issues with that. again, the primer may be more important than the finish. if you want to do this right, you want to think industrial – such as what do the pros use on bridges and railroad trestles. also, don’t let a painter tell you that the paint they will use does not require priming. Steve