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RE: 20 Year Old Deck Has Been Maintained But I Must Be Doing Something Wrong

Okay thanks. How do you think the Armstrong Clark will do on areas that still have glossy paint on them? I can clean and pressure wash the lattice, bu...

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RE: Gazebo re-stain

You do all the prep first before staining. You can break up the staining in sections. Start from the top down. Could be a day or two to do all the wor...

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RE: Gazebo re-stain

I was planning on using the RAD stripper and brightener, then follow with the RAD stain. This looks like a big job, so in terms of "wet" vs "damp", s...

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RE: Gazebo re-stain

You need to use a deck stain stripper. Apply this and then pressure wash off. Do it in sections. Once fully stripped, rinse all wood well and apply a ...

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RE: Gazebo re-stain

Also just found this, so I'll add it: Deck Location State: GeorgiaFull Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade: Full Sun all day (no trees)Wood Type: Pressure ...

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RE: Gazebo re-stain

apologies for all the photos, jsut want to give as much info as possible. You can see the wear on some of the photos, as well as the mildew/mold (I t...

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RE: Gazebo re-stain

Hello, and thank you for responding. Hopefully the photos will come through. there should be 13 of them.

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RE: 20 Year Old Deck Has Been Maintained But I Must Be Doing Something Wrong

For prep, you should use a stain stripper and pressure washing. Let dry and sand the rest of the old stain off down to the bare wood. Brighten all woo...

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RE: New deck mix of Redwood and Ipe.

Yes, you can use the same stain for both wood types but the final color will never match based on the different wood types. See this about new wood:/p...

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RE: Ipe decking with white risers and fascia

People do it all the time. Just stain around the white parts.

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RE: Ipe decking with white risers and fascia

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess that's a key (but unwritten) part of my question - how feasible is it to stain the deck and stair treads, and not...

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