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Just pressure wash it with a deck cleaner to remove the algae and mildew. You can apply a solid stain to the railings. Leave the composite unstained.

No need.

To prevent rot and termite damage, would you recommend that I put any type of sealer on the end of the deck boards or the unseen part where the ballas...

Look at Restore A Deck, Armstrong Clark, and TWP 200 Series stains. They all have a gray. As for dark gray, you might need a semi-solid. Look at TWP S...

Know off hand what products will have a semi transparent in a mid tone gray or dark gray? I was looking at using Proluxe SRD but unsure of the colors ...

This is not an easy strip as the Behr is filming on top of the wood like a solid stain. You most likely cannot strip it all off. Best to remove as muc...

Thanks for all of your help & guidance. I'll post pics when completed.

The RAD stain would work well. As for the amount of stain, best to measure all wood and add up the square footage. Then check with RAD to see the amou...

Thanks for answer on chlorine. It's what I expected to hear. Any feedback on this previous post quoted above? And to add-on to it, would 10gal o...