Quote from SJMuir on May 4, 01:52 My pressure treated pine deck is exactly one year old and has no treatment on it. I live in central Virginia and m...

Yes on removing the old sealer. You always apply the brightener right away after the stripping.

Use a solid stain made by Flood or Sikkens.

Tinted will last much longer than clear. Try the Defy Hardwood stains. Get some color samples to test since you are not in a rush. Same stain for both...

Quote from peteco on April 28, 22:08 Last year I sanded and stained my deck in Hampton, VA You absolutely do not want solid. That is what failed and...

1. Armstrong Clark stain 2. Wait a few months 3. Yes 4. Depends on the brand of railings. Hard to answer this. More of a question for the manufa...

Try Defy Extreme Clear or TWP 1500 clear. Both should protect but allow the wood to gray naturally.

If you want a solid stain, try the Flood version. It works very well. Yes it will cover the dark black spots.

-Use a floor buffing machine with a sanding screen of 80 grit. This will easily sand the deck. Rinse with water after to remove sand dust and let dry ...

Any cleaner should work. Use a pressure washer as well. No need to brighten if you have a current stain.

We would strip. Use the RAD stain stripper and pressure wash off. Brighten when done. It will be a fairly easy strip. Post some pictures after.

Prep with the Restore A Deck Kits and stain with Defy Extreme or TWP 1500 Series.

The Sikkens Cetol is not an easily strippable product. Almost impossible in our experience. If the strippers do not work then you will need to corn co...

Possibly but depends on the coating brand he used.

No do not waterproof it. We would suggest the Defy Extreme or Armstrong Clark. Same stain for all. Nothing you can do to prevent the difference in wea...