Thanks. I've ordered the Restore-A-Deck Stripper and Brightener and will see how it goes.

We would strip it.

Stripper and brightener is the correct way to prep this.

I have finally started staining and in my excitement to see color I did not allow myself time to apply a second coat. (ran out of daylight) I have onl...

Use a white solid stain for the rails and a gray semi-transparent or semi-solid for the floors. TWP does not custom tint but they have some semi-solid...

Thank you. I did take 40 hours of prep work (washing/scrubbing/pressure washing, sanding, brightening) and another 38 hours to stain. My deck does col...

Looks good! Fingers crossed that it does not turn black like Penofin is prone to doing.

I cleaned deck with Oxygen bleach and a lot of old oil based stain has become gummy and blotchy. Do i need to strip old stain off, or just brush like...

I cleaned deck with Oxygen bleach and a lot of old oil based stain has become gummy and blotchy. Do i need to strip old stain off, or just brush like...

Thank you for your help with this, really appreciate it.

Your only choice to get away from the yellow/orange/red is to go brown or gray. Browns are more medium to dark, not light brown as then the yellow of ...