The Best Way to Paint a Deck Baluster
- 1). Clean the deck using a pressure washer equipped with a low-pressure tip. Wait two to three hours for the deck to dry.
- 2). Cover the surfaces beneath the deck balusters with fabric drop cloths. Cover the areas adjacent to the balusters with painter's tape.
- 3). Coat the deck balusters with acrylic latex primer, using a miniroller. Apply primer to the areas of the balusters that are inaccessible to the roller, using a 1- to 3-inch paintbrush. Wait two hours for the primed balusters to dry.
- 4). Wash your painting tools with water.
- 5). Coat the primed deck balusters with deck paint, using the clean miniroller. Apply paint to areas inaccessible to the roller, using the paintbrush. Wait four hours for the finished balusters to dry.