Bubbles in Stain - Deck Stain Questions and Answers

RE: Bubbles in Stain

tenndecko — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:07:34 +0000

OK, yeah, it's a mess. The project has been halted.

RE: Bubbles in Stain

Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 21:47:22 +0000

You cannot strip this off. As we mentioned earlier, the only way to fix this is to 100% sand it off. Sounds like he did not do this and made it worse by partially sanding this and applying more on top.

RE: Bubbles in Stain

tenndecko — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 20:02:07 +0000

Update -- we've given up. Sanding and another coat of semi-transparent oil didn't help. Bubbles still there, but now stain so thick it covers up the grain and looks like semi-solid paint. What do we get to strip it all off? And can we ever go back with a semi-transparent again? Painter and paint company say wood must have held moisture (for the past 2 years?) and we need to switch to latex rather than oil? Latex, they say, won't have this fish-eye effect from painting on dampish wood...

RE: Bubbles in Stain

tenndecko — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:49:50 +0000

@administrator

Painter is now sanding and plans to try again. Word to the wise: use a composite deck. This isn't worth it.

RE: Bubbles in Stain

Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:48:31 +0000

The wood was probably wet internally and then stain could not soak in. You will need to remove all 100% to fix and start over.

Bubbles in Stain

tenndecko — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:27:39 +0000

OK, we finally got around to staining our screen porch and deck, both built in the winter of 2018-19. Pressured-treated southern yellow pine, now well aged. We hired a professional painter and things did not go well today. Attached is a photo. Covered with hundreds -- thousands -- of tiny bubbles. Painter says he doesn't know what happened ... does anyone here? Background: About a week and a half ago, we prepped with power-washing and then Sherwin Williams Deck Wash and lots of rinsing. Painter used a brush to cut in and apply stain between boards, then rolled on a thick coat of stain (Sherwin Williams semi-transparent oil). The outside deck -- which had aged much more and was splintering and beginning to crack -- didn't get these bubbles. But the screened porch floor, which looked BEAUTIFUL and almost brand-new several hours ago, now looks like this.Painter thinks he can sand it off and apply another coat tomorrow. 1159 Ideas?