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Deck Staining Help

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  •   When asking questions on Deck Staining please incl...
    By Scott Pau...
    10 years ago

  •   Stripping and Brightening are easier and it leaves...
    By Scott Pau...
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  •   Got it. Thanks. Will it remove all the old stain? ...
    By Gregavi
    1 week ago

  •   It should remove most.
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Turquoise Semi-transparent

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  •   Help! I would like to find a semi-transparent stai...
    By funkydood...
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  •   As we mentioned prior, to get that color means it ...
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    1 day ago

  •   @administrator Thank you. I am ok with it not bein...
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Defy Extreme to Restore-A-Deck

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  •   Hello. Ten year old pressure treated pine deck in ...
    By trs0722
    4 days ago

  •   Stripping is not any harder than cleaning. The sam...
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    4 days ago


Help with maintenance coat

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  •   So I’m doing this deck it was stained with super d...
    By MWSman
    2 weeks ago

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Best Porch Stain for Minnesota

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  •   My goal is to sell my home early next year, 2023. ...
    By Randyryou...
    4 months ago

  •   AC is a great stain and would work well for this.
    By Scott Pau...
    4 months ago

  •   Sikkens is pretty good deck stain and is, in gener...
    By clove1
    3 weeks ago

  •   Sikkens used to be good and then they changed the ...
    By Scott Pau...
    3 weeks ago


Staining the beams/bridges under the deck

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  •   I have a PVC deck and it's great. The support wood...
    By Green
    4 weeks ago

  •   1. You can use a solid stain if that is the look y...
    By Scott Pau...
    4 weeks ago

  •   I am a beginner, My stain doesnot support beams? M...
    By clove1
    3 weeks ago

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Is there a stain that would achieve this look?

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  •   Hello, I'm in the process of planning a deck &a...
    By chives330...
    3 weeks ago

  •   Sorry, but it is not possible to achieve this look...
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    3 weeks ago

  •   @administrator Thanks for the reply. What specific...
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    3 weeks ago

  •   It is not possible to get a mix of colors with a d...
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    3 weeks ago


Mahogany deck stain

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  •   Hello, we have a mahogany deck that is 24 years ol...
    By Ellie09
    3 weeks ago

  •   Neither PPG or Cabot. Both are poor choices since ...
    By Scott Pau...
    3 weeks ago


Why does my stain look like this.

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    By MWSman
    4 weeks ago

  •   Hard to say since it is stained but the wood is in...
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    4 weeks ago


Playset Staining/sealing question

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  •   Not a deck, but similar. I purchased a playstar ...
    By Mavrick88...
    2 months ago

  •   You have to strip off the factory stain first befo...
    By Scott Pau...
    2 months ago


staining cypress

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  •   Customer has large cypress shutters, southern expo...
    By Jay David
    2 months ago

  •   Look at using TWP Black Walnut 1504:/p> or Arm...
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    2 months ago


Untreated Pine Enclosed Porch Finish

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  •   Need advise. I have spent quite a bit of time res...
    By iforgotmy...
    3 months ago

  •   Try the TWP 1503 Dark Oak or the 1504 Black Walnut...
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    3 months ago


New Cedar Deck

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  •   We are building a new cedar deck 10 x 12. The deck...
    By whidbey
    3 months ago

  •   See here for tips:/p>
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Composite Deck Stain Recommendations

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  •   I have a 9 year old composite deck that has faded ...
    By 79AG
    4 months ago

  •   See this for tips:/p>
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    4 months ago


Advice on staining cedar sheeting

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  •   Hello all! Was looking through the internet for an...
    By Jbadjones
    5 months ago

  •   Try any of these solid stains:
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    5 months ago


Stained Deck ok to put oil over water based

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  •   Just bought home in Florida deck has Behr waterbas...
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    6 months ago

  •   You should remove it and start over since Behr has...
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    6 months ago


Sealed with Rust-Oleum Deck Primer... Now What?

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    By Jimmi
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  •   Dear ADMIN: In a chat with someone from Defy onlin...
    By Jimmi
    6 months ago

  •   We would never use a primer prior to a solid stain...
    By Scott Pau...
    6 months ago

  •   Thank you for all the quick replies, helped me gre...
    By Jimmi
    6 months ago

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Sealing board ends during weathering (acclimation); EMC

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  •   You cannot seal while weathering new wood as that ...
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Best Semi-Transparent Oil Stain for Old+New wood?

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    By fusobotic
    7 months ago

  •   The only way would be to use solid stain. A bright...
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Wood color inconsistency

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  •   I'm not staining a deck this time, but hoping some...
    By daveH
    7 months ago

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