Wood fillers will not work and will not accept the stain. I would not worry about the knots being gone. It is not a big deal. As for spot sanding, yes...

Posted by: timk do TWP 100 and or TWP1500 come in semi solid colors No they only come in semi-transparent.

do TWP 100 and or TWP1500 come in semi solid colors

No you cannot add a clear sealer on top of a deck stain. It will not be able to soak in.

I used the Flood Pro Series Solid Stain last year on my new deck. I used treated lumber and let the deck cure for 6 wks and cleaned it with deck clea...

You need the Restore A Deck Stripper and Brightener kit for this and a pressure washer for the prep. This should remove most of the old stain so the w...

Let the stripper saturate well into the hard to reach areas and then pressure wash those areas after 15 minutes. In general, you should be able to rem...

Thank you for the input!

Yes, you will need to strip and brighten for the prep now. In the future, you can clean and brighten if using the same stain brand. BTW, deck strippin...

So since we are switching from a transparent to semi-transparent, we have to strip the old stain? If we do that and put on a semi-transparent, can we...

If switching brands, it is best to remove the TO. This is easily done with a deck stain stripper and light pressure washing. Use the Restore A Deck St...