Hi Scott; We have an old deck of treated pine. The deck boards are in decent shape. Two years ago we put on a semi-solid (Cabot) deck stain that seem...

@deckstainhelp Thanks! We really appreciate your prompt and knowledgeble reply!

@cftrozzo 48 hours at a minimum to dry after prep or any rain.

@eelefter99 We have never been very successful at spot sanding/preppign and then having the stain blend. Does not hurt to try, though. It is just co...

Hi, we are reapplying TWP100 (2 years since first application). We cleaned and brightened the deck yesterday and are waiting for it to dry. Do we need...

These boot prints and orbital sander artifacts are localized in 2 separate areas. Contractor says he will remove them via gentle sanding and then rest...

No, he's wrong or inexperienced. As I said, the stripper caused the furring/fuzzies. Not the sanding or the stain afterward. He did not sand them off ...

Just got off the phone with the contractor. He said "sanding with 60 grit is going to create fuzzies" and also "I did everything I could to get rid of...

@eelefter99 The furring 100% happened from the SW stripper. Sanding never creates furring, but removes it when done correctly.

@deckstainhelp So sanding cedar with 60 grit on an orbital results in no raised fibers? Everywhere else I read that 60 is rough on cedar and you wa...

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. ...

@deckstainhelp So when I wrote "A professional contractor performed a mechanical sanding pass across the entire deck using 60-grit sandpaper," you'...

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...

@deckstainhelp I began corresponding with you on this deck 2 years ago. During that time, I waited and let nature take its course. This year I retu...

@jspanther Send some pics when done!