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Posted by HankC on May 18, 2006, 11:11 am
Don Phillipson wrote:
> >
> > My deck was painted three years ago. Weathering has peeled a lot off
> > except for the railing where most of the paint is yet adhering...
>
> That is why decks are usually stained, not painted. You can
> touch up stained timber or recoat it overall much more easily
> than you can prepare for thorough repainting (and old paint
> cannot really be touched up at all.)
>
> > I have tried 3 different paint removers with lousy results. Pressure
> > washers did a good job of washing but the effort required to remove the
> > paint also removed the soft wood.
> >
> > I'm wondering if staining over the remaining paint would give me
> > anything close to tolerable results or just look like some awful tiger
> > stripe impression.
>
> Probably the latter. You can experiment by replacing
> one suitable deck board today, staining it, and leaving it
> out in the sun and for a few months.
>
I see Wagner has a new tool called the 'paint eater'.
Does anyone have a review of this unit? Obviously on a deck not
everything is flat or level...
HankC
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