Coop floor

[jenkassai]

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Wow, thanks for the great info! We were thinking of using scrap linoleum but I think I will paint now. The sealer coat (first coat) you mention, do you buy "sealer coat" or are you thinning it out yourself somehow? If you are thinning it, how do you do it?

Thx!

 

[RiddleMe]

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Wow, thanks for the great info! We were thinking of using scrap linoleum but I think I will paint now. The sealer coat (first coat) you mention, do you buy "sealer coat" or are you thinning it out yourself somehow? If you are thinning it, how do you do it?

Thx!

To thin oil based paint you usually use paint thinner/mineral spirits. Do NOT use water. The can of paint you are using should have directions and the maximum thinning ratio, you just add the thinner and mix really well. Personally, I used oil-based Kilz primer/sealer, it didn't require any thinning and since it's also a primer, I think it does a better job of helping the regular paint adhere than just sealing with regular paint. I followed that with 2 coats of porch paint, which is water resistant and designed to withstand heavy foot traffic.

 

[CarolynF]

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Mine is painted with 3 coats of exterior paint that I had left over, and covered with 2"-3" of sand. Cleanup is a snap! Love it.
Mis-tint paint is great, or if you have a Habitat For Humanity store they have lots of old paint, too.

 

[silkiechicken]

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I think the point of the paint is that the dried poop doesn't adhere to the paint the way it does to the bare wood. At least, that has been my experience (still new to this). I painted the floor with porch paint and walls with kitchen/bath paint. When I clean, I've been able to just use a broom and the poop comes off, even the stuff that stuck to the wall and dried.

My brooder coop is just a plain cheap barn red oil/latex 5 gallon can painted floor.... and poop doesn't stick! When babies move out, I hose it down, soaks for maybe 10 min, and everything just sweeps and sprays out!

 

[Braxton]

cool.....thanks........

 

[cmom]

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

If I had painted it first I would've just scrapped the paint off. Or I would've had to soak the poop to be able to wash it off instead of just being able to scrap it off

If you had poop sticking to the plywood, it's because you aren't using enough bedding​

 

[JPHorvath]

If you are referring to Wolman product “RainCoat” I believe it will not be chemically compatible with an exterior grade oil base paint. I would defer that question to Wolman directly. Using an exterior grade oil base paint then adding paint thinner to it to cut the paint by 1 to 2 or 1 to 3 will provide an excellent penetration and a positive bond for the second coat of paint. Again refer to the manufactures recommendation for thinning paint for an initial seal coat.


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If I use something like RainCoat, can I paint over it when it dries?