Water seal - Deck Stain Questions and Answers

RE: Water seal

Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:13:51 +0000

Sealers are penetrating coatings that need to soak into the wood grain to achieve any proper results. If there is a previous coating on the wood, the sealer cannot soak in so it will not work or even dry properly.

RE: Water seal

djbassick — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:28:21 +0000

I'm glad I asked. Thanks for the reply. Can you help me understand why?

RE: Water seal

Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:34:30 +0000

You cannot apply a sealer over top of a deck stain, especially a solid color stain.

Water seal

djbassick — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:06:24 +0000

Hi,

My deck has solid stain and no gap for water to drain. I was planning on ripping between the boards for drainage and then stripping (Restore A Deck) and re-staining (solid same color) my deck this year. Unfortunately I have run out of time. Is it ok to use something like Thompson's water seal to get me through the winter. I am concerned it may make things more difficult when I clean and re-stain next year.

Thx!