However add PVA wood glue, which is water based to mix easily with the paint, also drys clear. period dramatically between paiperiods.

Paula

This was using black paint & it was still a good paint surface colour, after about 4 years. Until we removed the stage skin for the venue refurbishment. Which has took the City council over 3 years to do & it is still not finished yet? But that's another story!

With painting the deck black, I added Cobalt blue, which was mixed up at the local hardware paint store. i got them to add a shot of the blue, for every litre of black. Which worked out well as a rough rule of the black thumb nail.

By adding the cobalt blue, this ensured the black surface did not become a washed out brownish colour, as black paint normally does.

Because the stage is highly polished T&G Jarrah [redwood] boards. We overlay a skin of MDF particle board sheets. These are just under gaffer taped, in much the same manner as you do with 'tarquette' [Marley] dance mat rolls. Which is a cheap and easy way of protecting the stage floor.

We used just ordinary kitchen squeeze mops, with the replaceable flat sponge mop heads. http://www.oatesclean.com.au/ProdView.aspx?popup=1&Category=SX602005&Product=MS-001&ProdDesc=Squeeze+Mop - http://www.oatesclean.com.au/ProdView.aspx?popup=1&Category=SX602005&Product=MS-001&ProdDesc=Squeeze+Mop

Rather than a paint roller, which sprays paint & can be messy. Utilising the paint roller tray to put the paint on the mop head. Then squeeze all the excess paint into the tray.

Also i found we used less paint & if the mop head is cheap enough to replace. Especially if it has been left out & forgotten to be cleaned..

I suppose in you currency any chain store that sells hardware, like KMart, will have the PVA glue on the shelf. 

http://www.selleys.com.au/Selleys-Aquadhere-Durabond/default.aspx - http://www.selleys.com.au/Selleys-Aquadhere-Durabond/default.aspx

 

Or the hardware might have a cheaper generic brand?

 

My director at one point thought it would be a good idea to do one hugely thick coat, and the whole floor just ended up peeling up in sheets.

 

Oh silly directors...

 A good point though SavTD about the exterior paint. Also check out with your local paint store, about the stuffed up paint, they have tint mixed up incorrectly. They usually put these buggered up paint out on special to flog off, at times. On another site they named these as 'Oops!' paint, which all paint outlets will have & they are dirt cheap.

At one comeatre group I was connected with, they had a painting contractor as a member & he would pick up heaps of oops paint, for less than a song.

I have also seen a few disasters when Groups opt to use patio paint & the like!