SPW Clean

Hi Everyone, I have a customer that wants maintenance done on her IPE deck that was stained with Australian Timber Oil ten months ago. I have searched for this information but found nothing on the maintenance process. She has asked for only the main decking boards and stairs to be cleaned and resealed. The stain has failed in some areas greatly. Is it fine to gently clean most of the area with a precarb and then strip the failed areas, along with sanding if needed, or should they all be stripped completely b/c I have read that only one coat is recommended for Australian Timber oil. Will applying the same stain over old stain cause any issues? Also, is the drying time really 24 hours? I don’t want to apply the stain during the day if they are calling for rain that night. This is my first IPE decks, so I would rather the customer want us to strip the whole deck and reapply. Any info will be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Keith

I have found Muriatic Acid at Lowe's in the painting section for under $10 a gallon. Keith Sorry, I didn't see how old this post was.

Thanks everyone. It sounds like a simple mixture of 6% SH and some soap applied and rinsed using the xjet will do the trick. I'm also going to contact Trex to get their process. Thanks, Keith

How do you clean a Trex deck? Is it the same cleaning process as any other deck? Thanks, Keith

This sounds great! How do we sign up and when will we know if there are too many already attending? Thanks, Keith

Thank you all for your responses, they were a lot of help! I'm going to go with the 20' or 24' to start with and then also get a 8' step ladder. Keith

Hi Everyone, What size ladder do you typically carry to clean out gutters? Thanks for any help you can provide. thanks, Keith

I still have not found a place local that carries 12.5 %. Lenny, could you please let me know where you get it from in Richmond? Thanks, Keith

That is a great idea! Thank you.

I have started taking before and after pics but I have not yet put together a portfolio. I'm going to start one together once I have enough which should be soon. I'm looking forward to trying Ready Seal. Thanks for all of the suggestions. Keith

Thank you all for your advice. I am going to get a brochure from Sunbrite. The owner actually does have stain on the deck and it looks like it might be Behr unfortunately so do you think I should suggest a dark stain for his deck since it looks like that's what he applied before? Keith

Hi Everyone, I was wondering how you usually recommend the color of Ready Seal to your customers for their decks? During the estimate do you just tell them what kind of seal you are using and then you just pick the color that you think will look the best? I am going to give Ready Seal a try so I would like to see how most of you handle choosing the color. Do you ever refer them to the Sun Brite Supply website so they can choose? This will be used on a 12 year old cedar deck that has never been stained before. Thanks, Keith

Yes, please do share what products and process you used because that job looks great! :)

Thank you all for your help! Unfortunately the customer decided to not have this done at this time. Here are some pics of the job. Keith

Great observation! :) I will do some tests on it tomorrow and narrow down the possibilities but more than likely you are correct. Is there a safer way to test for effloresence than the acid/fiz test? thanks, Keith