[Sticky] Deck Staining Help

Hi 

 I have a 20+year old pressure treated wood deck. I have been stained and painting over the years and is in good condition other than a few boards that need to be replaced and some dried up boards. It has been power washed also over the years.

I would like to stain it but some of the paint is not coming off. I get full sun on the deck all day. Can you help and suggest what I should do.

Thank you 

Post some pictures.

Hi 

  I just posted them but it’s saying “awaiting moderation”

You have a solid stain and that cannot be pressure washed or stripped off. You would have to power sand to remove this gray stain fully. The other option is to remove the loose stain and then recoat over top with another solid stain.

Thank you for your help

I am looking for an ideal "color/protection" product for 8 rough CEDAR POSTS, about 10' high, 13 years old, previously stained/painted about 7 years ago with unknown product, possibly Cabot, now showing loss of color in spots, showing "grey".  Posts hold a small deck off screen porch, including staircase/landing/staircase (of newly installed Azek composite in Cypress, with Black balusters.  Posts were showing some mold (always a problem in this location, as it faces north and often in shadows), so posts have been recently sprayed with Wet & Forget, and mold pretty much gone.  I need advice on ideal product to use on the ROUGH CEDAR POSTS (and wanting some added "color" to this treatment) treatment).

Look at TWP stains or Armstrong Clark. Make sure to prep by stripping and brightening for prep. 

Hi there!
We installed a 400 sq feet of red balau deck last fall and have now sanded a bit. It is covered but does receive morning sun and sun throughout the day depending on time of year. We live in Salt Lake City so it is very dry with lots of sun, snow and varied temps throughout the year. We are ready to stain...we don’t want to change the color much but want to protect the deck. As you can see from photos we have posts and skirting that will need staining. I saw you suggested Armstrong Clark in previous posts. Do you still suggest this for us?

Sanding was not a good prep. It closes the pores, reducing the stain's ability to properly soak in. It looks too smooth for a stain to soak in now. We would leave it for a few months and the cleaner and brighten for prep. You want the wood slightly rough and porous, not smooth like a hardwood floor.

As for stain, you could try the Armstrong Clark. Amber is the lightest tint. Similar to a wet look.

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We sanded because we filled the deck screw holes with balau plugs and they weren’t perfectly flush. We had to sand the entire deck to get everything even. Thanks for the suggestion. We can wait a few months.

That makes sense. Might want to test some sample colors of the stain while waiting.

I have an old redwood deck, now stripped to raw wood. It gets a ton of sun. Have stained previously with Penofin Cedar but with successive coats over the years it got darker and darker. Now with raw wood I’m thinking about TWP 1500 (I’m in California), looking at Clear or Natural. I know the Natural will offer UV protection, but will it get darker with each coat like the Penofin? I don’t mind recoating yearly if the Clear will not darken. Any thoughts?

Clear will gray naturally in months. The lightest tint with UV protection is Honeytone. TWP fades, does not darken.

Atlanta, GA Mostly shade. We pressure washed and sanded our deck. Applied An oil based stain (Ready Seal)over it.Left an oily film that was not drying. Wiped it off with rag. If we apply another coat, will it help fill in imperfections or do we stop resand and start over with acrylic bases solid paint/stain? The two pictures on right are post stain. Pictures on left show areas we didnt do