Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993
Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993
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RE: Deck cleaning

@dealhaggler 1 and 2. It is fine to leave until spring. No issues. Just leave it as is. Do not aggressively pressure wash your wood, ever. 3. You ...

5 years ago
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RE: Prepping year old covered porch floor

Yes, prep correctly with the RAD:/p>

5 years ago
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RE: Cedar deck turned gray after two months

Use a proper deck cleaner and wood brightener like this:/p>

5 years ago
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RE: Stripping Behr Semi-Transparent

Yes, the Behr is just a poor product. As contractors for many years, we cannot say anything good about the Behr deck stains especially when it comes t...

5 years ago
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RE: Stripping Behr Semi-Transparent

Behr is a filming stain, similar to a solid stain in that it films and dries on top of the wood. That is why it can be so difficult to remove. We typi...

5 years ago
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RE: Deck Staining Help

1. You do not need to sand for prep. Clean and brighten. 2. It should not harm the bricks or concrete but best to ask them. Cover plants.

5 years ago
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RE: Deck Staining Help

Treat the walls like new wood:/p> Sikkens (PPG now) used to be great until they sold the company and changed the formulas. We never use it.

5 years ago
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RE: Deck Staining Help

You will have to sand or grind it all off to fix it. No other way besides full removal.

5 years ago
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RE: Fuzzies

Strip and brighten for prep and buff off the fuzzies if needed.

5 years ago
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RE: Deck cleaning

You should not do this. Just sand and then clean and brightener. Do not use the stripper and trying to overpressure wash to match would just waste you...

5 years ago
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RE: Deck cleaning

1. At this point we would just sand it all evenly and remove all previous coatings. 2./p> 3. Clean and brighener whenever you are done with sandin...

5 years ago
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RE: Maine Red Cedar Deck - starting over - Stain suggestions?

No need to flip. Just remove and start over. Use the RAD Stripper with both additives followed by the RAD Brightener:

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RE: Improve stain mistakes

You cannot spot fix. You would have to remove all and redo to fix.

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