No, rain does not harm the prep.
Strippers and brigheners will not damage brick or brick pavers.
For buffing? Has to be dry.
You will need to power sand to remove this coating. Fillers will not work well for outside wood. Stain with a penetrating semi-transparent stain after...
TWP and AC are better.
That depends on where you live?
No, they are both excellent.
TWP or AC would work well but you may not be able to fully strip off the gray so you might need to sand some to get it all off.
Probably most but maybe not all. You would use the RAD stripper with both additives and then brighten the wood: Were you going the use a gray col...
Looks good to stain. We always brighen after to neutralize the cleaner or stripper.
No need for the brightener after using buffing pads.
You can clean brighten for prep but more than likely, you will need two coats applied wet on wet as this stain has deteriorated pretty well for the fl...
The stripper does need to be neutralized with the brighener. As for how long to wait after, that depends on the stain brand you are using and what the...
No, just recoat with a quality solid stain is our best option at this point. Try Flood Solid stains.