Hey guys,
I've been a long-time reader on here, but this is my first post of any substance!
I have a customer that has a 5-6 year old Cedar deck that had issues with stain not adhering properly. They pressure-washed the old stain off the deck surface a couple years ago but it has since greyed from weather. The railings have two coats of stain but it is peeling and blotchy, so we are talking about replacing the rails with either wood or composite, but they would like to re-stain after that's complete. They have had bad experiences with previous contractors, and I'd love to change that for them, but I'm nervous to put stain on this deck.
I know I need to start with a cleaner and ph balancer, but then what stain should I use? Every set of reviews I read for waterborne or latex stains had negative experience with peeling, and the commonly available oil stain around here (cabot) doesn't get good reviews either. I've used both SW Deckscapes and Cabot in Solid finishes with good success, but I haven't visited those decks afterward and really don't want to chance it on this one and get a call back expecting me to fix problems that were already present.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Zach
I've been a long-time reader on here, but this is my first post of any substance!
I have a customer that has a 5-6 year old Cedar deck that had issues with stain not adhering properly. They pressure-washed the old stain off the deck surface a couple years ago but it has since greyed from weather. The railings have two coats of stain but it is peeling and blotchy, so we are talking about replacing the rails with either wood or composite, but they would like to re-stain after that's complete. They have had bad experiences with previous contractors, and I'd love to change that for them, but I'm nervous to put stain on this deck.
I know I need to start with a cleaner and ph balancer, but then what stain should I use? Every set of reviews I read for waterborne or latex stains had negative experience with peeling, and the commonly available oil stain around here (cabot) doesn't get good reviews either. I've used both SW Deckscapes and Cabot in Solid finishes with good success, but I haven't visited those decks afterward and really don't want to chance it on this one and get a call back expecting me to fix problems that were already present.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Zach