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refurbish a painted deck... HankC 11-06-2006
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Posted by HankC on November 6, 2006, 1:31 pm



We have been slowly making headway on scraping the deck with the Wagner
paint eater. 4 ($14) replaceable pads have come and gone and the end
is in sight (oh! all those spindles!).

The deck looks like an archaeological dig. In places it is scraped to
the old (faux redwood looking) stain, in others down to the weathered
layer of pressure-treated wood and others to more raw looking wood.

Now, before we finish-stain it, is it a good idea to put on an
additional layer of anything or merely apply one or two coats of the
chosen stain?


Cheers,
HankC

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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Posted by on November 6, 2006, 1:43 pm


If it's a wooden deck try usung a heat gun to lift the old paint.


Posted by TH on November 6, 2006, 3:14 pm



HankC wrote:
> We have been slowly making headway on scraping the deck with the Wagner
> paint eater. 4 ($14) replaceable pads have come and gone and the end
> is in sight (oh! all those spindles!).
>
> The deck looks like an archaeological dig. In places it is scraped to
> the old (faux redwood looking) stain, in others down to the weathered
> layer of pressure-treated wood and others to more raw looking wood.
>
> Now, before we finish-stain it, is it a good idea to put on an
> additional layer of anything or merely apply one or two coats of the
> chosen stain?
>
>
> Cheers,
> HankC

I just rented a floor sander from Home depot. Had to pound all the
nails down,
which was the hardest part, then sanded it smooth. Not that much work.
Then restained it. One day job start to finish (16 x20). It was an 18
year old deck that looked pratically new when done.

Tom


Posted by HankC on November 7, 2006, 9:07 am



TH wrote:
> HankC wrote:
> > We have been slowly making headway on scraping the deck with the Wagner
> > paint eater. 4 ($14) replaceable pads have come and gone and the end
> > is in sight (oh! all those spindles!).
> >
> > The deck looks like an archaeological dig. In places it is scraped to
> > the old (faux redwood looking) stain, in others down to the weathered
> > layer of pressure-treated wood and others to more raw looking wood.
> >
> > Now, before we finish-stain it, is it a good idea to put on an
> > additional layer of anything or merely apply one or two coats of the
> > chosen stain?
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > HankC
>
> I just rented a floor sander from Home depot. Had to pound all the
> nails down,
> which was the hardest part, then sanded it smooth. Not that much work.
> Then restained it. One day job start to finish (16 x20). It was an 18
> year old deck that looked pratically new when done.
>

Did you do rails, posts, spindles, bannisters, etc?

The deck floor is not too difficult - it's the jointed areas and
spindles...


HankC


Posted by TH on November 7, 2006, 8:03 pm



HankC wrote:
> TH wrote:
> > HankC wrote:
> > > We have been slowly making headway on scraping the deck with the Wagner
> > > paint eater. 4 ($14) replaceable pads have come and gone and the end
> > > is in sight (oh! all those spindles!).
> > >
> > > The deck looks like an archaeological dig. In places it is scraped to
> > > the old (faux redwood looking) stain, in others down to the weathered
> > > layer of pressure-treated wood and others to more raw looking wood.
> > >
> > > Now, before we finish-stain it, is it a good idea to put on an
> > > additional layer of anything or merely apply one or two coats of the
> > > chosen stain?
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > HankC
> >
> > I just rented a floor sander from Home depot. Had to pound all the
> > nails down,
> > which was the hardest part, then sanded it smooth. Not that much work.
> > Then restained it. One day job start to finish (16 x20). It was an 18
> > year old deck that looked pratically new when done.
> >
>
> Did you do rails, posts, spindles, bannisters, etc?
>
> The deck floor is not too difficult - it's the jointed areas and
> spindles...
>
>
> HankC

Sorry, I thought you were talking about the deck. I did use a stripper
and then a power washer for the railing and spindles. I recommend an
oil penetrating stain. I used one called Penofin, soaks in deep. Apply
to bare wood.


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