Customer Reviews for Rust-Oleum RockSolid 1 Gal. White Exterior 6X Deck Coat

One coat of base coat and one coat of Rust-Oleum Rock Solid 6X Deck Coat is all that’s required to refresh or change the color of composite decking.

This paint is so strong that it has been on my deck for over 15 years and other than fading it is as good as new. I decided to use it again to give it another coat and make it look new again. If you follow the directions it will work for years. Picture shows before and after.

I used the 20 x for the very worn deck areas and 6x on all the rest. Did both deck and front porch. One coat primer and 2 coats of paint. Amazing transformation. Yes when you open the can and see the paint thickness it can be a ‘omg’ moment but goes on so easy. I covered stain that was just worn and ugly. I chose forest green and could not be happier.

Yes, believe the terrible reviews. We bought it quite some time ago, but mixed well and the coverage is terrible! It pools in some areas while not coating other areas. We’re going to try a regular roller until I came back here and was reading. Thankfully so far only on a small area and going to pressure wash off what we can! Will cut our losses and go with something else. Curious about what another review says about class action lawsuit since it’s still being sold . Don’t waste your time

This product is thin and splotchy. It didn't cover the existing (lighter) paint. Our deck looks like it has been whitewashed. I've never been more disappointed by a product. And the 6x claim is ridiculously false.

I'll spare you the lengthy disappointing story and just say I agree with all the other one star reviews. This product is a waste of good time, effort, and money. Did not last one season. Literally comes up in sheets as I blow the leaves off my deck. Yard is littered with paint chips. At this point I'm planning on ripping up all the PT wood and laying down Timbertech like I should have done in the first place. Did not meet my expectations in the least.

We went against our better judgement and ignored the bad reviews, ending up disappointed and frustrated with this product. We painted our deck mid July last year and it looked great for the rest of the summer. Come spring, the deck is completely ruined. We followed all of the directions and used all of the directed products. I don’t see us ever buying a Rust-Oleum product again. Listen to the bad reviews and save yourself the time and money.

I cleaned and primed the deck with their products and then used the 6X. When it rained the first time after application, a week later, bubbles appeared under the surface. It continues to worsen.

This product ruined my deck. Thousands of dollars to replace everything because the product absolutely sucks and ruined everything it touched. Blistering and peeling less than a week after application. Apparently Home Depot continued to sell after Rustoleum was involved in a huge class action lawsuit regarding this very product. Utter failure on HD’s part to sell this crap product. It’s not like the price of wood if outrageous at the moment or anything.

Product is absolute garbage. Followed directions precisely. We had a solid 5 days of warm dry weather after application before our next rain storm. The first rain post application completely ruined my deck. This product bubbled and peeled immediately. Even changed color.

Custom color order, took a while to get but results have been fantastic! Waited through the winter in Iowa to review after a pretty heavy snow year. Even had to shovel out my dog quite a few times. Couldn't be happier! No chipping/peeling or other issues. I do definitely recommend the primer as I think it made a huge difference in how it looks now. Deck was extremely weathered. Pressure washed with cleaner (not theirs), primed and then coated x2. Stuff is thick! buy the 5 gallon paint mixer attachment for your drill for sure. Used a heavy nap roller for the main areas, brush on stairs and trim. It even covered the plastic lattice with no flaking so far this spring.

Two colors were purchased. Gray wash for walls and porch (blue) for deck floor. The matches were perfect. Application and coverage for both was excellent. Would definitely recommend this product. Have already done so to friends.

I cleaned my deck with a power washer and then primed using a roller. I applied the Deck Coat with a 4" brush so I could get it down into all the cracks. The Adobe color came out pinkish, not brown like the web page shows.

Easy to use, keeps the concrete cool, brightens up an old cement patio

So i used this product prior to there law suit for a horable product which was millions, this product is so bad i called the company was hoping for 30 to 40 k my deck is over 5000 square feet they sent me a bogus replacement cans of more of the same garbage and now stripping afain. DONT BUY

The deck is 17 years old with lots of cracks. I powerwashed it, sanded it the best I could and painted it last week. The color is gorgeous. I painted 2 coats using a roller. We let it cure for 1 week before putting the chairs and table back. Well while putting the chairs back, we noticed that the paint was chipping and scratching. It shouldn't happen after only one week. it is very thick so it wasn't too easy to apply with the roller. Also, I had painted the rails (white) prior to painting the floor, I splashed a little bit on the deck floor, I didn't bother sanding it off since it was suppsed to cover the white easily, well it doesn't cover well. I applied 2 coats and I had to spot apply some more on the white stains and even after a few more coats, we can still see the white stain under the red. I'm going to have to spot cover all the scratches as it would take too much trouble to sand it off and redo it all. Not happy with the product at all.

I used this product to paint a 2 sets of Adirondack deck chairs that are 10 or so years old with the wood split and cracked and weathered. I wanted to fill in those cracks.The chairs had never been stained. I pressure washed them first to remove all the dirt and any mildew, and sealed them with Rust-Oleum's RockSolid Deck Start Wood Primer as directed. The first coat of Deck Coat, tinted white, did not cover very well at all in spite of the product's claim of "one coat coverage". The chairs looked like they had been coated with a thin white primer coat only. The product did fill the splits and cracks and checks in the wood nicely, however. Because the paint is 6X thick, my brush stokes were very visible and paint runs and drips were a major problem. While the instructions on the can state to apply the product with their 9" 6X Roller Cover, this would be impossible to do on a set of chairs. The long and short of it is that I had to sand and use a putty knife to remove the runs and drips as best I could and needed to apply a second coat of Deck Coat to get reasonable coverage. I suspect one would have similar problems with drips and runs using it on vertical or angled surfaces, like deck railings, too. The finish dries very flat. "Deck In One Day" - I think not. Unfortunately I cannot recommend this product. I just glad I tried it first on the pair of chairs and not on the whole deck.

Very good paint my porch look brand new again. Thanks Rust Oleum

The color bark, is a nice rich dark brown and the paint is thick. When you start out it looks like it covers well. Unfortunately thick does not mean one coat will do the job. As the paint dries the previous color starts to show through. If this had been a one coat paint I would give it a 5 star rating, but having to paint a second and in some cases a 3rd coat, I give it 2 stars and do not recommend it. I know I won’t use it again.

The color bark was closest to the bunish slate aluminum on our porch. The color is exactly what we wanted. We attributed 6x thick with good coverage, but that is not the case. It is thick but we are not impressed with the coverage. It is easy to work with, rolls and brushed on smooth and thick. While you are working with it you think you have nice coverage, stepping back it all looks good. However as it drys there is no doubt that a second coat is required, and we are not talking about absorption. This paint thinned and separated in areas as it dried. We used it on previously painted surfaces as well as weathered, never painted wood. Oddly enough, this deck paint makes no mention of painting galvanized steel but it does a great one coat job on it. By accident, a steel beam in the carport was hit with the roller and there was no getting that paint off. So, we painted the steel beams. Worked flawlessly and did not need a second coat. Go figure. Do the math for a second coat if you are buying this paint. We bought 5 gallon thinking it would be more than enough for our 360sq', but we need 2 more gallons for the second coat on the deck and railing, what a pain. (only took about a pint to roll out the one coat on the steel beams)

The box was filled with spilled paint. The customer service number was not helpful. I’ll think twice about purchasing this from Home Depot anymore

This is the worst paint I have ever used. I had to paint my deck 4 times before the paint didn't look thinly painted. 6X is a joke.

my friends are going to this

In-store pick up after ordering online about 3 weeks. No damage to cans. They use safety clips on the lids. I wused a 3/4 inch nap roller. It went on better than expected after reading the reviews. I used an exterior primer and not the primer suggested. So far so good. I would have rating if I could get it quicker than the three weeks.

Excellent coverage and color

Excellent coverage and color

This is very thin for a deck coat. It would have taken 6 coats just to cover the wood with the white. Took back the unopened can. Lost an entire open can thinking it would be thicker since it claims 6x.

Very disappointing. This paint is just thick latex paint, didn't dry hard at all. The stuff that depot used to sell deck restore dried as hard as rock. Dont think this paint is going to hold up.Looks and feels like a cheap knock off ,of the good stuff.

Color was too light I tried to have Home Depot darken it but they wouldn’t.