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Stripping latex from cedar wood deck
Working on cleaning and refinishing a deck and wanted to post some notes and pics as the job moves along. Customer had the deck painted with a film-forming latex paint (not to be confused with solid penetrating deck stain). A lot of sections had weathered and cracked. It looked awful.
Decided to try Multi-Strip, by Back to Nature Products. We rolled it on with a 3/8" nap roller over the deck boards, the band board, and the stairs (there was no railing, fortunately). It took about 1.5 hours to coat all the surfaces (18x22 deck). We used 3 gal. It says 50-75 sf per gal., but at $50 a gal, and with only a single layer of latex, I wanted to see if that much would be enough (it boasts lifting 8-15 layers of oil, latex, etc.). We lightly misted the deck with a hose (per manuf. instructions) before rolling.
Then it dries, and the longer it dries, the more it strips. Supposed to wait up to 24 hours and then peel it off. Check in tomorrow...
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