[Sticky] Deck Staining Help

Posted by: @eelefter99

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@administrator And the "halos" of old stain where the puddles dried?

Posted by: @eelefter99

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Ah...I see that brightener should be applied while the deck is wet. Optimally: directly after cleaning. My cleaning process lasted two days and dries out quickly due to 80 degree weather. 

My plan is to rinse the deck with water in the morning, add the brightener, rinse the brightener while it's still wet, and then let it dry out before applying stain (probably the following morning). 

Is this correct? If not, please set me straight. 

Thank you very much.

@administrator

 And...is my plan moving forward correct? (see above) Thanks.

@administrator Thanks for the guidance about my plan (it seems we're writing simultaneously). 

THANK YOU so much -- and doubly for the quick replies.

Of course, while waiting for a reply (and catching my breath, I've been cleaning for several hours), I'm researching and learning. 

Do I need to wait before applying TWP as the cedar was only installed in June (although I've already stripped the Ready Seal)? 

If so, what do you think of waiting and leaving it until spring when I'll have to reclean/brighten?

One coat or two? As it's new wood, I'm thinking one.

Do you recommend an alternative product over the TWP which I see has issues being absorbed into new wood?

Thanks....I'm sorry for multiple posts but the more I learn the more questions I have. (I'm now more informed than my "doing-it-all-my-life" contractor, who botched it in the first place.)

Posted by: @eelefter99

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Of course, while waiting for a reply (and catching my breath, I've been cleaning for several hours), I'm researching and learning. 

Do I need to wait before applying TWP as the cedar was only installed in June (although I've already stripped the Ready Seal)? 

If so, what do you think of waiting and leaving it until spring when I'll have to reclean/brighten?

One coat or two? As it's new wood, I'm thinking one.

Do you recommend an alternative product over the TWP which I see has issues being absorbed into new wood?

Thanks....I'm sorry for multiple posts but the more I learn the more questions I have. (I'm now more informed than my "doing-it-all-my-life" contractor, who botched it in the first place.)

 

@administrator  

I've done nothing beyond use Oxiclean to remove the overapplied READY SEAL from the deck. When I showed you the first set of pics 2 weeks ago you said it was ready for staining. While doing nothing during those 2 weeks, I've noticed the following:

1. Halos of white around the deck screws the morning after it rains. (see pic)

2. Stains from deck furniture after it rains. (see pic)

3. The wet deck looks better than the dry deck, which is probably common. 

QUESTIONS: 

1. What do the Halos indicate?

2. Why does the furniture leave stains?

3. What can i do to achieve a wet-look all the time? 

Thank you,
Ed

1. Sorry but not sure on this.

2. It is either a water stain or a rust stain. Using a wood brighener may help to remove.

3. Use a Honey colored stain like TWP 1500 Series in 1515 Honeytone:

https://www.twpstain.com/twp-1515-honeytone

Do you think the deck is ready for new stain as is? It seems like the READY SEAL is still in the wood. (Comparing to a new cedar board suggests that it's got a bit of original stain in it.)

Will it winter fine as is until next spring? I'm thinking of waiting to give it more time to lose whatever READY SEAL is still in there. 

Thank you.

Ed

If you strip and brighten the wood, it will come all out.

https://www.deckstainhelp.com/restore-a-deck-injectable-deck-stain-stripper-review/

Can I leave it as is throughout winter and do restore-a-deck in spring? (Woodstock, NY.)

Posted by: @eelefter99

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Can I leave it as is throughout winter and do restore-a-deck in spring? (Woodstock, NY.)

I live in GA and my deck (Pine) gets partial shade but mostly hot sun.  I put down new decking about 3 years ago and used a Behr semitransparent stain (big mistake).  Starting last summer, the stain began to peel and now I need to fix it.  Should I sand or use a deck stain stripper?  Only issue I might have with the stain stripper is that my railings are painted and I am afraid the stain stripper may accidently get on the railings.  Would I be safer to just sand? I have stained several decks and fences over the years and never had any issues.  The first time I use a Behr product, and it turns into a disaster. 

@ouduckpond77 Behr is a filming stain that applies more like a solid stain than a semi-transparent one. It will need to come off and that will require stripping and power sanding.

@administrator Thanks!

Would the stain stripper also take exterior paint off as well? Do you think I need to do both stripping and sanding? Can I just do one or the other? Recommendations on a semitransparent stain?