I posted this in the Carpentry forum before I found this subforum..sorry to the administrators that be...
Im working on an old deck..woods in decent shape and the old stain looks to be completely worn away at this point...the wood (2x6 PT pine) absorbs water readily.
I need to clean it and then stain it
Found this deck cleaning product (link below) and did some reading on it, supposed to be excellent and proper - it's 2 part with a part 1 being a cleaner and part 2 being brightener/ph restoring component.
http://bestdeckcleaners.com/restore-a-deck-combo-kits/
Also, found this site which might be useful to some..it's a product review site that seems to have actual unbiased reviews....you never know but most of what I read was about right based on my experience with the products they actually have reviewed..
http://www.deckstainhelp.com/category/deck-product-reviews/deck-stain-reviews/
Im hoping some of you guys who do a lot of decks can chime in and suggest some other options / products that you have experience and confidence in..just want to cover my bases.
Im looking for a stain that'll give me good results with a reasonable maintenance/reapplication scheme..Im extremely leery of opaque/solid stains but the people here want a neutral gray color of some sort./on darker side but not too dark..
Also..this deck sits on the Eastern Shore of Lake Michigan and gets hammered with all types of weather..it's reasonably shaded so that's some plus..
Thanks
Im working on an old deck..woods in decent shape and the old stain looks to be completely worn away at this point...the wood (2x6 PT pine) absorbs water readily.
I need to clean it and then stain it
Found this deck cleaning product (link below) and did some reading on it, supposed to be excellent and proper - it's 2 part with a part 1 being a cleaner and part 2 being brightener/ph restoring component.
http://bestdeckcleaners.com/restore-a-deck-combo-kits/
Also, found this site which might be useful to some..it's a product review site that seems to have actual unbiased reviews....you never know but most of what I read was about right based on my experience with the products they actually have reviewed..
http://www.deckstainhelp.com/category/deck-product-reviews/deck-stain-reviews/
Im hoping some of you guys who do a lot of decks can chime in and suggest some other options / products that you have experience and confidence in..just want to cover my bases.
Im looking for a stain that'll give me good results with a reasonable maintenance/reapplication scheme..Im extremely leery of opaque/solid stains but the people here want a neutral gray color of some sort./on darker side but not too dark..
Also..this deck sits on the Eastern Shore of Lake Michigan and gets hammered with all types of weather..it's reasonably shaded so that's some plus..
Thanks