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09/06/2016 9:35 pm
6 yrs ago I stained my freshly sanded redwood deck with Flood oil stain and it turned out awesome, well now it needed a little help, there were several areas along the edge and end that gets a lot of weather. I power washed and did a lite sanding of the entire deck and the weathered areas got a little extra. I used the same exact stain a week ago and the stain is not dry yet. Stain was applied with a 3/8 nap roller (just like original application) in the shade of the afternoon temp around 88* with humidity around 20%. Need help figuring where I went wrong, wife is tired of using backdoor to go outside. See attached pics
Thanks for any help
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10/06/2016 1:35 pm
So what stripper should I use, plants surround the edges (divorce proceedings if they are harmed..lol) and after stripping what other steps are needed, i.e. Power wash, sanding again and complete re-stain...might just go to plastic
Thanks
10/06/2016 1:43 pm
It is not an easy strip to remove a newly (over applied) stain. You may need to strip a few times and the runoff may cause some harm in your close surrounding. Try the Restore A deck stripper. Another option is to cover it will this:
http://www.deckstainhelp.com/gulf-synthetics-deck-revive-review-2015/
Cheaper than composite or plastic wood.
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10/06/2016 2:38 pm
Could I just sand the stain off rather than using a stripper, I have a friend that refinishes floors with huge floor sanders, he actually sanded the deck before my initial 1st staining and if so what other steps would be required after
Thanks
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10/06/2016 3:25 pm
OK, I will get his recommendation. So will the stain eventually dry/cure, any idea how long it might take, if so I understand that it would look blotchy (shiny/dull) but at least usable.
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10/06/2016 4:03 pm
Understood, what about just one strip and then refinish heavy sanding...man I really messed up
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11/06/2016 2:17 pm
Thanks for your time and info.....
