Thank you. I will do that and repost pics.

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@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....

The second section was completed last year and looks very goo. The one with the herbs on it

Hi Scott - I did rent a vibratory deck sander and resanded. It still had the darker wood grains after sanding with 60 & 80. Doing some research,...

it has been 4 years since I stripped in down. Using Cabot ATO for the preservation in the PNW

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?

I was able to strip the deck and posts, while protecting the wood ceiling. Most of the Defy WB stain came up from the deck surface using strippers(1x...