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                        <title>RE: First time stainer needing some advice</title>
                        <link>https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/first-time-stainer-needing-some-advice/#post-13231</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Try the darker Pecan. Stripping and brightening will probably help to some extent.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Try the darker Pecan. Stripping and brightening will probably help to some extent.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/">Deck Stain Questions and Answers</category>                        <dc:creator>Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood &amp; Decks Since 1993</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: First time stainer needing some advice</title>
                        <link>https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/first-time-stainer-needing-some-advice/#post-13230</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 16:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Should I go with a darker TWP like Pecan so it will blend better, or should I stick with the Honeytone and accept that it won’t ever be perfect?

Would stripping and brightening do much fo...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Should I go with a darker TWP like Pecan so it will blend better, or should I stick with the Honeytone and accept that it won’t ever be perfect?

Would stripping and brightening do much for me at this point?

Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/">Deck Stain Questions and Answers</category>                        <dc:creator>dluna11w</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: First time stainer needing some advice</title>
                        <link>https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/first-time-stainer-needing-some-advice/#post-13229</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 15:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[We are not fans of solid stains as they can peel. Best to stick with the penetrating stains like the TWP.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[We are not fans of solid stains as they can peel. Best to stick with the penetrating stains like the TWP.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/">Deck Stain Questions and Answers</category>                        <dc:creator>Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood &amp; Decks Since 1993</dc:creator>
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                        <title>First time stainer needing some advice</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 14:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have around 3,000 square feet of deck to deal with.  I replaced several horizontal boards that were beyond repair.  I cleaned the entire thing with sodium percarbonate, then brightened wit...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have around 3,000 square feet of deck to deal with.  I replaced several horizontal boards that were beyond repair.  I cleaned the entire thing with sodium percarbonate, then brightened with something I purchased that had Oxalic Acid in it.  I am using TWP Honeytone stain (that's what the previous owner used).  I sprayed the pergola and it turned out fine.  One part of the pergola had never had any stain on it at all.

I tested a couple other areas before it got dark to see how they would look.  I stained 5 runs of the horizontal boards and it is much darker than I was hoping for.  I then stained one section of the fence and it made it a little darker than it was before.  I did 2 small sections of the railing and it looks decent.  

Knowing that I have several new boards to deal with in a few months when they have time to dry out, what would you suggest I do for this deck?

I have enough TWP to do the deck, but I wasn't real happy with how dark it made the horizontal surface.  I hate to spend so much time and money and not be happy with the finished product.  I purchased a pittsburg deck brightener that I was going to try this morning to see if I can get the boards to brighten a little, making the TWP be less dark. I was going to test a section to see if it actually works to brighten up the wood.  I don't think the other product I used did much to brighten.

Would I be better off to go with a solid stain?  I've read they are harder to maintain and can be slick near a pool.

I've literally never stained a deck in my life, so I just don't know exactly what I am doing.  I may just have to high of expectations of what the finished product can look like with a 10 year old deck.

Thank you for your time!

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