You can use gel coat if your pool steps currently have gel coat or bare fiberglass.
Painting acrylic pool steps.
Send a chip of the paint to a pool paint manufacturer if you re not sure what kind it is.
Before and after painting the pool needs to be very dry unless you are using acrylic pool paint or epoxy primer.
With a shorter drying time cure rate water based acrylic allows you to fill your pool sooner.
You can only use epoxy pool paint over old epoxy paint and rubber pool paint over old rubber paint.
Acrylic is made to paint directly over unpainted concrete plaster or concrete.
Water based acrylic pool paint has several advantages over solvent based paints.
If you notice that your pool steps are looking tacky it might be time for you to repaint them.
Premium acrylic pool paint is designed to comply with environmental regulations regarding vocs and replace chlorinated and synthetic rubber based paints.
It can and should be applied to a damp surface and will work on almost any painted surface.
You can use acrylic pool paint over any type of pool paint that isn t flaking off.