Stripping Deck with Metal Spindles - Deck Stain Stripping Questions and Answers https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-stripping-questions-and-answers/stripping-deck-with-metal-spindles/ Deck Stain Help Forum Discussion Board en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:00:41 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Stripping Deck with Metal Spindles https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-stripping-questions-and-answers/stripping-deck-with-metal-spindles/#post-11119 Fri, 12 May 2017 16:36:16 +0000 Black spindles are not all made the same. Most are not affected at all by strippers, some are. What you need to do or not do depends on the type and brand of the spindles. Do you know this? Also feel free to post a picture or two.

]]> Deck Stain Stripping Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-stripping-questions-and-answers/stripping-deck-with-metal-spindles/#post-11119 Stripping Deck with Metal Spindles https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-stripping-questions-and-answers/stripping-deck-with-metal-spindles/#post-11118 Fri, 12 May 2017 16:27:41 +0000 I'm surprised I can't find more information & tips on how to protect the metal spindles or balusters during the stripping process.  I've read that chemical strippers will take off the powder-coated finish, so please post tips on ways you've been successful in protecting them.  (I read some people just wet them first and keep rinsing them; others suggested coating them with a lubricant like WD-40 to repel the stripper.  I was thinking of rubbing them with petroleum jelly... ?)   Please let us all know what worked for you.  (And don't say, "just try power washing instead of stripping."  That didn't work, so I need to strip.   Thanks!

-Carrie

2yr old cedar deck, full sun, lots of snow in winter, with powder-coated aluminum spindles

 

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