@administrator Wonderful thank you for the reply! Few additional questions if I can. 1- Would I need to do anything to prep the deck for the dar...

The Helmsman is interior only and will have no UV or water protection for exterior wood.

@administrator do you recommend this over leaving them until next finishing? In other words, if we leave it, how much time do we have in the piedmont ...

What you have is opaque or a solid stain. The easiest is to apply a darker solid stain over it. Look at Restore A Deck Solid Stain in the Brown Oak or...

I doubt it. If bad, it crystalizes in chunks.

If you can, sand off the helmsman and use the RAD stain. Use 60-80 grit paper.

@administrator outside/ high level exterior

Yes, to both.

@administrator if power washing the strip back off, do I NEED to brighten? And should I wait 48-72 hours since power washing gets deep thanks.

Maybe, but it is about having a solid foundation for recoating. We would do the strip but up to you.

It needs to be outside to properly cure and dry. Put it out there, and hopefully, it will all be good in a day or two.

@administrator yea I read that but since I power washed, scraped, and sanded loose stuff. Is a chemical stripper really necessary if everything loose ...