We are looking for guidance on how to get out of this mess. Would love to not do solid stain on the floor and go for a two-toned deck if possible. But feel that we may just need to give up trying to get all the solid stain off and do the whole thing in a solid color. However, even with that plan, we are not sure if we can paint over what is left because we had applied chemicals. We are also dealing with our neighbor's deck being right next to ours so there is a section we can hardly get to so have barely touched.

We did not use a neutralizer and are not sure if we still have to now that we have sanded. Also, now that we have most of it down to the bare wood, do we have to wait to stain in order to let the wood weather?

Any direction/recommendations you can give us would be most appreciated!