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Posted by on May 3, 2008, 9:05 am
> Joe wrote:
>
> >>>I dought its a red oak deck likely PT pine. Cabots oil is good,
> >>>failure of stain is often not following instructions, like it gets to
> >>>cold at night-50 , or was damp, or moldy. Bleach Kills mold cheaply.
>
> >>Right...I said it was red cedar in the very response you quoted...
>
> >>I know there are a handful of reasons it may have failed, but right
> >>now I'm just trying to figure out how to fix it.
>
> > Cruise your local pro paint stores, lumber yards the library (Consumer
> > REports) and home centers and ask a whole bunch of questions. Distill
> > all the answers and keep trying all the remedies offered. One might
> > work some day, but hopefully in a few years the appearance of the deck
> > will no longer be a major concern and you can let it age gracefully
> > until it is time to replace it with something more durable. Accept the
> > fact that if you insist on a new looking deck it will be as high
> > priced in terms of materials and labor as having Paris Hilton for a
> > trophy wife.Good luck.
>
> > Joe
>
> I'm faced with a similar problem. =A0My deck is also vertical grain red
> cedar and was originally stained using a clear Cabot Stain. =A0Then the
> hug-a-trees came into their own and our government forced the original
> stain off the market. =A0Replacement finishes are not honest
> "replacements." =A0The new finish formulations don't adhere well when
> placed over the places where the original finish persists.
>
> The only remedy I can see is to remove all of the existing finish and
> begin anew with currently available finishes. =A0Cabot, Flood or Benjamin
> Moore make acceptable products but I strongly urge calling and talking
> with a coatings chemist at the company you choose to buy from...not a
> salesman. =A0I've done it and found it to be worthwhile. =A0I expect that
> the stripping will take several years since I have over 1000 sq ft to do
> so I am now looking for how to do this easily. =A0I have not had good
> success hiring contractors to do this so far. =A0Their approach is to use
> a pressure washer, which is the wrong answer.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
If it were me, I'd look into getting it professionally sandblasted. It
will cost a bit, but it's fast and zero effort on your part.
Sounds like the existing stain must be solid since it's peeling? If
you go with one that is semi-transparent, etc that will eliminate the
problem, provided the wood is nice enough that you can do so.
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