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Deck Stain Stripping Questions and Answers
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11/06/2015 3:52 am
Hi.
I recently stripped my entire deck, railing, and spindles with RAD deck stripper and it has done a very good job of removing years of a dark brown over-applied semi-transparent stain. I followed up the stripper with the RAD brightener and I have a some areas where the wood appears darker and was wondering if I should just sand the entire deck with an orbital floor sander or just hit the troublesome areas with a hand sander. If I just hit the troublesome areas, I'm concerned with the entire deck appearing 'splotchy' due to some areas being spot sanded as opposed to areas that are not.
If I do sand, what grit of paper should be used since most of the stain has already has been removed? Perhaps sanding isn't necessary, but I just want to get it right since I'm at this stage in preparation. I've attached a few pictures showing this as well, although the wood appears to be much grayer than it really is (not sure why the camera did that).
Thanks for your advice.
--Chris.
Topic starter
11/06/2015 5:47 pm
Yes. I pressured washed after the application of the stripper. I reapplied the stripper again yesterday evening so I'll have to check it again once it dries completely. In terms of it's condition, your'e saying that sanding the entire deck with a rented floor sander probably wouldn't get this out? Part of the deck has a roof over it and this part doesn't have this issue, probably due to it being covered and not exposed to the elements as much as the portion in the photos.
I was planning on using Armstrong Clarke semi-transparent Rustic Brown or maybe Sequoia or Woodland Brown in a semi-solid. I have some samples, so it depends on how it looks. Everything else came out great including spindles and lattice.
Thanks again.
--Chris.
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14/06/2015 4:40 pm
It looks reapplying the stripper helped (see pictures). I guess I'll just have to order some more and keep scrubbing/powerwashing it out. Don't really want to get into a big sanding job at this point if I can avoid it.
One question, I have some fuzzies and parts on some spindles where some stain is still present. Would an 80 grit with a finishing sander be the best way to remove these spots? I tried some reapplication of the stripper, but some of these spots are stubborn.
Thanks.
