Painting & Decorating

Painting paving slabs - what works and lasts?

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.54 PM

Hello, I am wanting to paint (in bright colours) newly fitted paving slabs but to be reasonably hard wearing. I can't find any suitable coloured paints ready made for the job so I am looking at other options. I've come up with two options, but I'm very open to other ideas. 1) Use a white primer designed for masonry/paving. The use general outdoor paints (probably mostly wood paint) to do the actual colours. Finally use a patio sealant to protect the paint. 2) Again probably use a white primer to help given a lighter base colour. Then use cement dyes like Hemway (haven't been able to find a purple anywhere else) to dye patio sealant and then use that. In either case I would check for slipperiness and if necessary do a layer of sealant with some sand to give better grip. What do people reckon? Which would work better/last longer and what other options would you suggest. I've also seen some people using spray paints but I don't know what and that seems more harmful to the environment. Edited to add: people are suggesting base paints - are these in terms of the primer - neither has a suitable variety of colours for the final finish.