If using the same stain again then you would need a deck cleaner. If removing the Sikkens for a different stain then you would need a deck stain strip...

No, stains are already sealers.

I'm one of the Behr deck stain victims. It peeled terribly on horizontals within a year (southern Wisconsin, pressure treated, approx 11 years old). ...

1. New York 2. Partial shade to full sun, but a strip of 1.5ft width in full shade 3. Cedar, ~25 years old 4. Green mold/mildew only on a strip ...

What is an acceptable way of cleaning a vertical or horizontal stained wood. Sikkins stain on a cedar deck? The stain has been on a vertical surface f...

My deck is extremly dry. Should I apply a sealer berfore staining it? Thanks, Mike

It depends on how well you close it from evaporation. If the solvents escape then it will go bad within a few months.

Hard to say for sure. If you do apply another coat, make sure that it is a light coat and back wipe and stain that does not dry in an hour.

I stained my deck a few days ago with TWP 100 series and missed my opportunity to do the wet on wet 2nd coat for the deck floor. I would like to put d...

Stain the entire floor, then stain it again is the best way.

Thank you!

When you say to re-apply the stain right away, how much time after initial coat? Can I stain a couple of boards, 20 feet long, and then apply the seco...

Thanks for clearing that up.

Sounds like a plan!