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18/06/2014 11:43 pm
I have some very long and steep stairs made out of pressure treated that were installed about 5 years ago and abandoned. They have never been treated at all and are full of mold, leaves and dirt etc. The stairs go into a clean lake and out onto a dock. I am the new owner and want to clean them and apply the product that will preserve the wood for the longest time. I do not care about color, transparency or looks. My goal is just preserve the wood with a super coating, so as not to replace for a long time. My plan for now is a one time thing just to give them the longest life possible. Something penetrating with little film coating. Ideas were either 50% thinned oil porch paint, Ready Seal, semi or solid oil stain or..?
I was thinking of using a box of Oxy Clean, hand scrubbing and lake water for cleaning. Whatever cleaner is used will go straight down the bluff into the lake so it HAS TO BE SAFE and biodegradable. It is a very small clean lake and we want to keep it that way.
The stairs are very close to the ground, so no way to do the underside. This will just be end grains and tops.
Any recommendations on cleaners and coatings? I will try and upload a pic.
Thanks for your suggestions!
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20/06/2014 8:52 pm
Got it. Do you think the penetrating oil would be better than possibly using an acrylic nano stain given the moldy type environment? The oil would penetrate deeper but eventually would get algae correct? Where the acrylic would wear off quicker but not have as much algae? Is that the trade off? What if I was to clean and re-coat it every 5 years and not just the once I was talking about?
Thanks!
