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Faron

It looks to me like he didn't even try to match the stain of what was already there????

That looks pretty bad. What type of wood is that? Looks like it is a hardwood, possibly IPE.

Did he do any prep prior to staining? Doesn't look like it. He should have stripped, cleaned, & then brighten prior to staining.

The Woodrich stain website has some pretty good instructions & videos on how restoring a deck should be done. http://www.woodrich-brand.com/Woodrich_Brand_Deck_Cleaners_Sealers_and_Stains_s/37.htm

Looks like it would need the HD-80 stripper/cleaner instead of the weaker EFC-38 light stripper/cleaner.
Then use the Citralic brightener/neutralizer, then stain it.
Woodrich makes a good stain for hardwoods, I like the Amaretto color. TWP116 rustic brown is also a very good stain.

We added new boards about 3 years ago. We ended up using a semi solid stain and you couldn't tell the difference between the new and old boards except the old boards were a bit warped. The deck is 25 years old and no one lived in the house for the first 8, so a lot of damage was done.

Fast forward - when I cleaned the deck this year (and it was really bad), I pulled quite a bit of the stain off the deck, so I can see some of the old wood color on the some of the old boards. I will have it re-stained next year.