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Matt, I have no experience stripping that urethane stuff but here is a product data sheet from the supplier if you want to check it out, http://www.superdeck.com/msds-pdg/2500%20PDG.pdf

Amazing work Matt!

No less than 3.50 per square foot. The amount of time and effort you will put into this deck will haunt you forever. The wood underneath that paint also looks in very poor condition. I would not be surprised if there was rotting and hence replacement boards needed.

By double boosted I meant that it basically needed to be stripped more than once with a boosted SH solution. It was my first acrylic so that being said I definitely undercharged it. You learn from your mistakes and take those lessons with you onto your next jobs. A nice side to it is that its great for the portfolio, website, and if I ever get another acrylic strip I can justify the labor price to the HO with some photos.

Interesting. I was not aware that the deckster can be used for applying NaOH. I spoke with Bob over at pressuretek and he recommended the Delevan setup. I feel that using a pump sprayer is just too time consuming. Only concern I have with the Delevan is control. For those of you who use it, does it spray crazily leaving no room for error?

I started sealing in the daytime and the deck was dry to the touch when I took the picture. I was not aware that there were different versions of wood tux. I used the wood-tux advances formula stain and seal. Ordered it from Russell not too long ago.

Coated with Warm Honey Gold from Wood tux

Stripped with about 5-6 ounces of hd-80. And brightened with citralic.

Pics of the deck prior to any stripping. Looked to be a semi solid or very weathered semi transparents seal.

I could vouch for that. Matt, that last acrylic job I did required alot of sanding. If the rails are covered in acrylic as well it may be cheaper to just replace them. Luckily my last job did not have acrylic on all of the rails, just one section. Even with two coats of boosted hd there were many resilient spots which needed to be sanded. BTW, your message inbox is full and I could not respond to your previous messages. Good luck with the bids!

No you can not mix a striper and a brightener together. It will render your detergent useless and would most likely cause a reaction if the two meet in high concentrations. Stripper first, let it dwell and rinse it off then apply the neutralizer.

It was somewhat still drying in those pictures, this wood was very thirsty for stain after I did a small section I realized I needed to apply more. I may have over applied in some sections as I needed to wipe it down with some mineral spirits in some places. After so much striping and sanding it felt like the wood really needed a lot more stain than expected. I used about 12 gallons and my estimate was 10 gallons.

Here is the same deck after a double boosted HD-80 strip, spot sanding, and defurring. A sexy "Wet Shot" Brown Sugar Coat

Does anyone ever get asked about the color differentiation between the boards when using wood tux. I have noticed this mostly using their brown sugar mix, I think it looks attractive but I am waiting for the day I have to explain it and honestly I am not really sure how to explain it...