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Hello, I am new to this forum but it looks amazing...you all are very talented!!! I have a 2 year old cedar deck that we originall stained with Cabot semi transparent New Cedar color. Never really liked it and I belive the contractor that applied it didn't wait long enough for the wood to "weather" a bit and was too wet since the deck 1 year later begain to scratch off. SO we began to power wash off the stain without any chemicals which has come off the deck beautifully but not so well from the square spindles... SO we need to choose something to restain it with...we have stopped stripping the spindles and resigned oursleves that the only option is to stain or paint the spindles...but I would like to have them match or contrast well without painting the spindles white. Any advice? Should we use the Cabot clear solution on the floor and a semi-trans on the spindles? Is there somthing we can use to strip the spindles without destroying the wood the way blasting it was doing? We love the Cabot brand so...WHich is better...clear or semi-transparent...this is a high traffic area and we'd like it to weather better. Thank you for your advice. ALisa and John

Thank you Beth. You guys are very helpful! I don't know how to move my post to the DIY Homeowners section...I don't want to clog up the professionals area. But I am attempting to strip the railings myself this weekend....so any advice will be greatly appreciated. I am doing a small side area incase I screw it up. I am hoping to purchase the Ready seal... Is there anthing that stands out to you that I should be careful when using this stain? Others I have talked with say that it is very forgiviing. Thank you again. P.S. DO you know of any contractors on Long Island...incase I get in over my head?

Is ready seal available to the homeowner?

Thank you for your advice. Sorry about the wrong location. I have heard so much hot and cold about Cabots. I will research out olympic maximum....Many thanks