Re-Staining the Deck - The painting

After the pressure wash was done , I had to wait couple of days. The sunny weather turned rainy for couple of days. The third day when the sunshine returned the deck started drying up. That evening I started painting a small area on the deck to check if the color I had got was up to my satisfaction. I had a sample made to order from the paint shop and used a small brush to do one of the side rails. Had to wait for a day to see the effect. Not satisfied tried a secind coat. The next day that looked very tanned. So decided to stick with the color but do only one coat.

Started with the side rails and finished 10 vertical rails in 2 hours. This was in the morning. The summer really helps, the day is as bright as 8 AM in other parts of the world when it is only 6 AM. Since the night darkness sets only by 8, I thought of doing two hours in the morning and 2 in the evening.

It took three days to do the side rails on two sides, before I could do the other sides of the rails , rain came back. So waited for two more days and when the sun returned finished the other two sides in couple of days.

Then started the floor of the deck. I had bought some rollers to paint the floor but used a broad brush instead. Finished the floor in three days., Brought back the plants that were living indoors back to the deck. Now they are happy.

The deck now looks like this.