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Old 01-02-2019, 12:35 PM   #40
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You can also use pressure treated boards but you have to let them dry out a month or two before you stain or paint them. I just bought 1" x 8" this past summer and stained it after about a month with a solid oil based Olympic stain. Somehow painting Azek defeats the purpose of using plastic. Once you paint it, it's no longer maintenance free, JMO.
On our previous home we painted the Azek, mostly to cover the nail holes. The pint really held up well. I visited the house 10 years later and they have not repainted the trim since.
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