I've been staining decks for a little over a year now. Every customer refers to me as a professional but I don't feel like I know much of anything except a little of everything. I'm grateful to have found your channel. 🙏 I appreciate you, sir!
I have a new deck on my front porch, with treated pine. Also tounge and groove ceiling. I wanted to stain with Provential and the use a water sealer. What are your suggestions and what expectations would you set for me?
@@michelleherrington5334, I have a video specifically for this scenario on clear coats and two part products. The product you reference is more for interior and requires a clear coat as a second step, making this a two-part product. These are VERY difficult to maintain. Over time you will get mold spores and organic growth. When this occurs you need to remove the coating to remediate and restore. This becomes a HUGE project in the future using strippers,sanders, and more. You are better using a single part product that you can lightly clean and recoat in the future. If I were staining furniture or cabinets indoors then this is a great product. Outside, this becomes a mess moving forward.
You can downstream or use an x-jet but you need to adjust your mix ratio depending on the product or chemical used. Downstreaming and x-jets usually dilute them down too much. It can be done though.
I used Thompson water seal on my deck years ago then I stained it last year and it didn't even last a full year it's peeling already and cracking. I was going to pressure wash it maybe even sand it and reapply the stain but I'm not sure what to do the deck is really old but structurally it's still pretty good. Do you have any ideas or thoughts of what I should do. Thanks
I think you should check out bondex , " la protection ultime" 12 years made in Sweden sold in France. But definitely a great product. I don't think you will regret. It is been advised by my dad who worked as a carpenter and then became an architect. Best advice I ever received
Yes, yes, yes, why oh why do people stain a deck. I bought this house that has a red stained deck and I don’t know how to bring it to natural easily, besides lots of work sanding. I want to just rebuild it….
Because it looks really nice, especially if you use a semi transparent like ready seal. I just used a 50/50 mix of pool shock and water and wiped doen my deck with a sponge (can use a sprayer too) and it took a lot of the old stain off, and brightened to wood. Refreshed with new stain and looks great! Otherwise if you can use a stripper, and then finish up with oxalic acid.
I've been staining decks for a little over a year now. Every customer refers to me as a professional but I don't feel like I know much of anything except a little of everything. I'm grateful to have found your channel. 🙏 I appreciate you, sir!
@@recovery116 Thank you for the kind words.
I have a new deck on my front porch, with treated pine. Also tounge and groove ceiling. I wanted to stain with Provential and the use a water sealer. What are your suggestions and what expectations would you set for me?
@@michelleherrington5334, I have a video specifically for this scenario on clear coats and two part products. The product you reference is more for interior and requires a clear coat as a second step, making this a two-part product. These are VERY difficult to maintain. Over time you will get mold spores and organic growth. When this occurs you need to remove the coating to remediate and restore. This becomes a HUGE project in the future using strippers,sanders, and more. You are better using a single part product that you can lightly clean and recoat in the future. If I were staining furniture or cabinets indoors then this is a great product. Outside, this becomes a mess moving forward.
Thanks for sharing your experience 😁👍👍
So what would you use for a old pressure treated deck?
Can I use a pressure washer to apply wood soap to the wood . Like downstairs or xjet ?
You can downstream or use an x-jet but you need to adjust your mix ratio depending on the product or chemical used. Downstreaming and x-jets usually dilute them down too much. It can be done though.
@@wizardofwood I'll just use the pump spray
I used Thompson water seal on my deck years ago then I stained it last year and it didn't even last a full year it's peeling already and cracking. I was going to pressure wash it maybe even sand it and reapply the stain but I'm not sure what to do the deck is really old but structurally it's still pretty good. Do you have any ideas or thoughts of what I should do. Thanks
I think you should check out bondex , " la protection ultime" 12 years made in Sweden sold in France. But definitely a great product. I don't think you will regret. It is been advised by my dad who worked as a carpenter and then became an architect. Best advice I ever received
Thank YOU!
Yes, yes, yes, why oh why do people stain a deck. I bought this house that has a red stained deck and I don’t know how to bring it to natural easily, besides lots of work sanding. I want to just rebuild it….
Because it looks really nice, especially if you use a semi transparent like ready seal. I just used a 50/50 mix of pool shock and water and wiped doen my deck with a sponge (can use a sprayer too) and it took a lot of the old stain off, and brightened to wood. Refreshed with new stain and looks great! Otherwise if you can use a stripper, and then finish up with oxalic acid.