mdmtexican

Hey everyone, I'm fairly new to the business, i've done several fences and 2 friends decks. I've been using Readyseal to stain, and have been using bleach...and a maybe a teaspoon of soap(helps make it "gel" a little better and "stick" to the fences) to spray on fences/decks before P.washing to remove the mildew/mold/gray...i've heard alot of you guys talking about precarb/percarb solutions to clean etc. instead of bleach...what are precarb/percarb solutions and the pro's con's of using these V.S. bleach, And please forgive me for my ignorance on the subject, but that is why i joined this forum, to learn from you guys.

looks great !!!

OKay guys, i'll get some pictures up soon. But i just got my 1st cedar fence restore job. The fence has no previous sealer, just 3-5 yrs old and gray. I plan on washing with 6% bleach/bit of soap and PW with my 45 degree tip. I've cleaned and stripped CCA/ACQ decks and cleaned SPF fencing with bleach, had no problems with furring, any pointers for the Cedar:confused: Its gunna be stained RS med red (020) and the entire developmet (around 3500) homes is required by HOA to have RS med red on any exterior wood. I want to do this one right and, hopefully the neighbors will see the transformation from gray to beautiful, and inquire about the contractor :D (me!!) Job is 1168 sqft (only the owners front fence towards road, and the inside of backyard, trying to get the other neighbors to do theirs) Thanx for any advice guys ~ Texican Mike

61 views.....0 replies... ?...does it look THAT bad?

and the dates on the camera are way off, , tried to black most of them out, i cleaned/stripped last weekend, stained wednesday eveening, and another coat last night, but didn't get any final pix of the second coat(s)...put 3 on the decking itself.

whole deck.... i will defintely get some better finished product pix

here;s some more...sorry the pictures are bad...i need to work on my photography skills....

Here is some pix of an 18 yr old deck with some old Behr on it. Funny things is, about 5 years ago, i was helping my stepdad put the Behr on this deck haha, if i would have known then what i know now.... This is my parents Deck, just wanted to get in a little practice.... and there was a little compensation. Stripped and brightened, didn;t take much to get the old Behr off, and then resealed with Readyseal dark red (030) Sorry the pics have alot of shade in them, i need to go back in the morning and get some better finished shots, and i put one more coat on 'er, that old wood reallly sucked up the oil Tell me what you think guys, i really value ya'lls thoughts <--spoken like a true Texican.

haha, nevermind, found them at #126. thanx

Dale, i know this is really old, but I'm kinda new to the forum and still somewhat small time, but if you could send one to me as well, it would be great mcclainstain@yahoo.com

ReadySeal takes about 1-2 weeks to reach its true color and and like john said age will defintely effect the outcome, the older wood will soak up more of the sealer and will be darker than a newer board whose pores have not opened up as much.

Thanks Shane, Will Do!! Mike

Thanx Larry, I have been using Readyseal and have had no complaints and the workability of their stain is awesome. They also have some other products i can get a decent contractor price on. Hypo, brightner etc. Thanks for the tip though, i'm frequent customer at the Depot, but never their paint/stain products. Paint, i use ICI-Delux Brands, and stain is ReadySeal, and might experiment with Cabot's soon -Mike

:banghead: haha, i did think a little about that bleach comment, haha, but everything you guys say i take as holy wood wisdom... :lgbow: .......and i sent Shane a PM and he probably thinks i'm crazy now, but i would like a link to any State Reg's if ya'll know of one. ^------Ya'll = Texan for 'YOU ALL' Thanks Rick ~Mike

Thanx guys, appreciate your enthusiasm to help out. Now that i know what sodium percarbonate is/does....where is a good place to find some. I usually assume anything at homedepot (as far as coatings/cleaners etc) are worthless and a waste of time/money..... RICK-- Do you know a link to find regulations per state or i guess i'll just get in touch with shane. And as far as equiptment goes, keep in mind right now i'm a weekend warrior for hire, and looking for some good niches, but i have 2 pump ups, some chemical brushes, a 2500psi PW'er and hoses, plastic etc, brushes...anything crucial i should have?? -Mike

Newbie here, but found this article: http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/faqs/finishing.html CLICK ON 'MILL GLAZE: MYTH OR REALITY'