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                        <title>Stain wont dry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2016 14:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for your time and info.....]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks for your time and info.....]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Understood, what about just one strip and then refinish heavy sanding...man I really messed up]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Understood, what about just one strip and then refinish heavy sanding...man I really messed up]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Stain wont dry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[No idea if it will cure fully or not. Sorry.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[No idea if it will cure fully or not. Sorry.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Stain wont dry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Stain wont dry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[You could, but it may gum up the sanding paper to the point it will not work well. Your stain had not cured yet. I would ask him.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[You could, but it may gum up the sanding paper to the point it will not work well. Your stain had not cured yet. I would ask him.]]></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>Stain wont dry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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 i...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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<br />
	Thanks]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Stain wont dry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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 strippe...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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:<br />
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	http://www.deckstainhelp.com/gulf-synthetics-deck-revive-review-2015/<br />
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	Cheaper than composite or plastic wood.]]></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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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[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 com...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[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<br />
	Thanks]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Stain wont dry</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Your prep was wrong. it should have been stripped. You now have stain lying on top of the old coatings that is unable to penetrate and dry. You may need to strip and start over to fix.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Your prep was wrong. it should have been stripped. You now have stain lying on top of the old coatings that is unable to penetrate and dry. You may need to strip and start over to fix.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Your prep was wrong. it should have been stripped. You now have stain lying on top of the old coatings that is unable to penetrate and dry. You may need to strip and start over to fix.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Your prep was wrong. it should have been stripped. You now have stain lying on top of the old coatings that is unable to penetrate and dry. You may need to strip and start over to fix.]]></content:encoded>
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