You have to strip and brighten for prep. Use the Restore A Deck Stripper Kits. Stain with TWP or Armstrong Clark.

Yes, correct. Strip and brighten the wood. The only reason it would have failed is if you over-applied or it dried on top of the wood instead of in th...

Not even 2 years have passsed and after stripping, sanding, brightening, and staining there are areas where the Restore-a-deck stain has completely fl...

It will not be needed there as well.

@administrator My porch columns sit on top of the floor boards. Should I not be worried about water soaking into the untreated wood there? I und...

Sealing all sides may cause wood rot and our opinion is the same opinion as 99% of all stain manufacturers on this. The wood needs to breathe and not ...

@administrator What is protecting the wood when water gets into the tongue and groove? What's protecting the wood that's sitting on beams and joi...

You cannot prestain new wood nor do you need to stain all sides. Best to install, weather the wood, prep, and just stain the exposed wood.

Bad prep and application. You will have to fully remove to fix and that will not be easy. Strip and sand. Brighten last.

1. Central Texas 2. Partial shade, mostly hot sun 3. Cedar 4. No mold 5. No previous issues Not sure what happened here. Previous 3-4 times th...

Not sure, maybe the wood was wet? The prep looks correct but the stain looks like it disappeared in spots. Maybe it needs another coat. Do a test boar...