Do not worry about cracks, they are normal. Your prep is not sufficient though. You have to strip and brighen all of this to remove the prior coating....
Try Armstrong Clark.
Over-applied and/or improper prep. You would have to remove to bare wood to fix it.
Use the RAD Stripper with both additives. If it does not all strip off, sand as needed. Brightener last. TWP 1500 Series or Armstrong Clark when done.
You would have to sand it off to fix this.
Wood brightener doe snot harm wood filler. FYI, your semi-solid stain will not blend to stain with your wood filler. The wood filler will show through...
It looks like mold.
A wood brightener will help the stain to soak in better after sanding. It does not harm vinyl.
Not all semi-transparent stains can be sprayed, especially the ones that are more like paint or solid stain. Doing it in sections will most likely res...
No issues with a two toned deck:/p>
That would depend on numerous things. What type of stain is the Cabot? Solid, semi-transparent, etc. Once that is determined then you have to determin...
No issues.
Sikkens used to be good and then they changed the formula and sold it to PPG. Not the same anymore.
Not sure what your question is?
It is not possible to get a mix of colors with a deck stain.