hi all, great forum. I have an older deck and have replaced about 50% of the deck with new boards. It looks like the deck was painted and stained at one point. I would like to go two tone. White railings with solid color stain on the deck boards. Do I need to sand the boards and railings or just boards along with a leaner. Any advice would be very helpful. I believe I have to wait atleast 4 months to apply the deck stain to the new boards.
I meant cleaner not leaner
Solid stain for both rails and decking? White for the rails? Best to let sit until Fall. Use a pressure washer and deck cleaner for prep. Try Flood Solid Stains.