Anything that lies on top of the wood will likely peel. If you want to stop this from reoccurring then you will need to remove all the solid stain whi...

Oh, we used Penofin in the Red can Cedar tone.

Many thanks for the info.. would you recommend that I brighten/clean the wood first before using the armstrong stain? Also, do I need to put a seale...

I am in Oregon and have two cedar decks to stain. One that was built last year in September and the other that I am just finishing. The first one is g...

Thanks. I have a further question about stripping. I was hesitant to use the Restore-a deck because of the instruction about using an injector on a pr...

The aluminum spindles are rectangular but I assume the shape won't matter & hope it has the same kind of coating as the round you worked with. I'll t...

If i do need to strip the sikkens what is the best product for stripping sikkens before applying the TWp stain. I think this stain seems to have great...

Is there any way around stripping the sikkens paint and avoiding stripping and a product that can be applied over top the sikkens without having to pr...

You would need to strip off the Sikkens if switching for maximum results. I am not sure what is available to you in Windsor as far as quality stains.

Just a brightener. No need for a cleaner when using a stripper.

We live in southern ontario and bought a house that has a huge deck and pergola i want to maintain and preserve the wood. We have humid hot summers an...

After stripping, do you need to use a cleaner too? Or just go right to the brightener?

Are these the coated round spindles? If so we have used the EFC-38 and the Citralic brightener without having any kind of reaction. They will not affe...