It looks like there is a color/stain in the wood. If there is then you need to remove it with a stain stripper and brighten the wood for prep. Can you...

I don't think so. I design the deck on home depot website and they order everything for me and delivered it to my house. It says: Species: Southern ...

You said "Cedar Tone Pressure Treated Southern Pine". Was the pine pre-stained a cedar color?

Thanks for the reply and keep up good work!

Honestly there is not any stain that will withstand that much traffic. The stains we rate and compare cannot be tinted either. Most are semi-transpare...

With the drips and thick areas, this looks like Behr Stain or SW's Water Based Deck Scapes. At this point it is best to strip. You need to get off 95&...

You need to wait otherwise you will need to redo the deck within a year. Best to wait 3 months then try a stain like Armstrong Clark.

The brightener helps to neutralize the caustic of the cleaner making the wood pH neutral.

Nothing will last more then 2-3 years on a horizontal deck with a semi-transparent stain. For LA you would need TWP 1500 or Armstrong Clark.