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Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 8:30
| Thanks to the advice given on this thread, I think the deck is ready to stain. We've sanded, stripped, powerwahsed and brightened. Now we are waiting of a stretch of dry weather.
We are using twp1500 semit transparent oil based stain. Has anyone had experience with this stain? Should we use 2 coats? How many days of dry weather does it need after it is stained to dry properly? Any tips welcome. Lois |
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- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Mon, Aug 20, 12 at 21:33
| It'll dry in a day if you don't put it on too thick. I'd recommend 3 coats total, no more than a week apart (you can also do wet on wet). Then do a topper coat each year to maintain it. I originally did 2 coats wet on wet, a few boards needed a touch up the following year, and everything needed redoing after 2 years. If I had done a full coat after a year, then it would have lasted longer without needing to sand down and start over. |
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- Posted by Lois19 (skylark419@yahoo.com) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 18:46
| Your response came just in time. We started staining today. Thanks for the great advice from your experience. That is the best kind. Do you think if you had done a full staining the following year instead of touching up a few boards, you might have avoided sanding down and starting again? I'd like to avoid that, of course, but am just wondering if 2 coats now and another full one next year might work. Lois |
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- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 12 at 19:08
| Yes, 2 coats year 1 and 1 coat per year thereafter would probably have done the trick. I'd just do 3 to be safe. Actually, coincidentally, DH just sanded ours down today and I'm going to coat it this weekend. |
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