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| I live in one of the 16 states, where, for environmental reasons, I cannot buy the 100 series. So I'm planning on using the 1500 series stain. Below is a cut-and-paste of TWP's recommended surface preparation for the 1500 product. The following three things surprised me: the long wait time before applying the stain, washing the wood with 1:1 household bleach to water mixture, and power-washing the new wood.
Will the wood grey during the long exposed wait time? Will the bleach destroy the lignin in the wood? Will the power-washer remove the outer layer of wood fibers? Anyone have experience with this product and process? TIA
SURFACE PREPARATION:NEW WOOD:
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- Posted by john_hyatt (My Page) on Mon, Oct 18, 10 at 19:06
| Welcome to the world of twp management. They train the folks on the phone like talking birds. Do not wait for anything but good weather to put the finish on a new deck. Do not use household bleach on any deck. Do not use a powerwasher on a deck at all. There is no reason to wait 2 days before puting on the finish under good weather conditions. Why do they do this????? I do not know . I have a Gemini plant 20 miles from my house many many times I have talked to many many twp mangement/phone girls/ sales reps with the same result. Akkkkkkkk Akkkkkkkkk Arkkkkkkk....you cant do that Akkkkkkkk Akkkkkkkk Back on the perch. One thing twp does not lack is R&D, those guys are really sharp there is just a disconect between them and sales. I am glad to see the 1000 series coming back years ago that was bad a@@ product but it was put on under shop conditions its a good thing to see it up and running again. I suggest you do a test with it put it on a short of your decking and see what happens. Jon Mon |
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