Black spindles are not all made the same. Most are not affected at all by strippers, some are. What you need to do or not do depends on the type and b...

Clean with a deck cleaner first, let dry for 24 hours and lightly sand. Brighten the wood after and rinse the deck well with water. Let dry for 48 hou...

We had a new deck put up 1 year ago and never stained it. It has lots of splinters and needs a good sanding. Trying to figure out the order and timing...

Okay, thank you.

As long as you remove the Thompsons, you can use water based or oil based.

Also, if i am stripping the entire deck, i was going to use Defy Extreme water base but now considering one of the oil base products. Does it matter ...

Stripper with a good pressure washer will remove most if not all.

No, I was using a strong water stream.

Are you pressure washing after applying the stripper? You would be better off removing it all now. Reapplying more on top will compound the issue and ...

I meant to include an up close picture of what the deck currently looks like. See attached.

60-80 grit to remove. Clean and brighten wood after for final prep. Stain with Armstrong Clark or TWP 1500.