Not sure what he did, but he clearly didn't fully remove the furring. You never want to sand finer than 60-80 grit. Maybe he just missed those spots. ...

That is furring from the stripper. It should have been sanded or buffed out. When you redo it in 2-3 years, strip it off again, remove the furring, br...

@jspanther Send some pics when done!

@jspanther Stay away from all SW stains. TWP is easy to apply, the contractor will have no issues and will end up liking it better. We typically do no...

@jspanther 1. Both TWP 1500 and RAD stains are excellent. Base does not matter. Stay away from SW products. Have you tried to find contractors who ...

@david-c Use the Gemini Restore-A-Deck Prep kit while pressure washing for the prep. If you want to see the wood grain, use the TWP 1500 Series.

You may want to consider a two-toned deck as it will be difficult to remove it fully from the railings:

Behr lies (someone should start a class action) about the opacity of their stains. What you have is not semi-transparent but opaque in appearance. You...

@whidbey Great!

@mhelner618 Looks awesome? Enjoy!

It looks like you removed most of the old stain. I would just spot-apply to the areas that are worse, then pressure-wash those areas after 15 minutes....

Add some pics of the deck.

If you do not allow the wood to weather and then prep after, you will run the risk of premature stain failure.  

If you burned the wood when sanding, you will have to sand that to remove it. Make sure to sand all wood evenly at 60-80 grit when done, so it stains ...

@jpalidwar Sorry for teh delay, it may be the stipper you are using causing this issue. Were you able to complete?