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16/05/2022 5:30 pm
I used Sikkens Cetol SRD 15-20 years ago in its original format with great results (restaining every 2-3 years) before the product became unavailable in MA. I used the replacement product over it, which has ruined my deck. My deck is drying out and cracking, and peeling in a few places I want to strip and restain with a Redwood color again. Last year your team recommended Restore-A-Deck stripper - but I lost my notes about it. Will it remove the translucent stain and if so - which stain product would you recommend as replacement stain to the Sikkens/ProLuxe product? I plan to do this within next 3-4 weeks (currently May 16, 2022). Thank you. Pics attached
I planned to order the Booster additive and Thickening Gel , RAD Stripper and Brightener kit.
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16/05/2022 8:09 pm
OK thank you! Looking forward to getting my deck back. I'll send pics after it's done. I appreciate this site and the advice. Jeff
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21/11/2022 3:13 pm
I'm very happy I found this site and along with it the advice from Scott to rescue my deck. I cleaned/power washed the deck then applied the RAD stripper with both additives - power washed the stripping agents off the deck. That was the first amazing results - and then I used the TWP 1502 Redwood stain to bring the deck back to life and protect it going forward. The Sikkens product had turned it into a dark, dry and cracking deck. Now I feel it has been reclaimed and it looks like a fresh deck again. I did run out of stain before finishing the stairs/entry to deck area and had to order a second gallon but it's blending in now. The railings/ballasts sucked up so much of the stain.
The pictures show stages of the work - from dried/dingy deck - to stripping stage - to final stained product.
Thank you!
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