@administrator And the "halos" of old stain where the puddles dried?

Do the brightener.

@administrator Shall I use a brightener or may I move directly on to staining (without waiting for anything beyond good weather)? And...there are "h...

Never mind, I got the pics to load. There is no need for sand. Ready to stain.

No pictures were loaded correctly. You cannot use HEIC files.

Invaluable resource, this. Thank you in advance. Woodstock, NY. Cedar Deck - Kiln dried. Installed in June. Partially covered/partially exposed to l...

Strip and brighten for prep. Use the Chestnut or Teak colors.

Mo, don't use fillers for decks. They do not work well and will not stain to blend. It is normal to have cracks in the decking, so leave it as is. A...

For new wood, install, weather, prep, and only stain the exposed wood: They are wrong about staining all sides. You only need to stain the expose...

Add some pics when dry and a couple wet with water.

@administrator hey Scott. I have cleaned stripped and brightened ipe but it is still grey. Mahogany once wet. ok to stain? Grey and dry pt is not ok t...

Armstrong Clark stain in Natural color is what you would want here: You can have it shipped to you.