Beth n Rod

^^^^^ yes! it is!!!!! Beth

I know the Cabots uses a red trans-oxide pigment in Mahogany Flame. Not sure about the TWP pigments. Beth

I never liked math, new old, or any other kind of it. Beth

Rick, Replace the W sound with the L sound. Never-mind.....it's a girl thing. Beth

Rick, Are you on drugs? Clear on that deck? ....Uh...NO. Wuv wuv, Beth

Depends on the finish. Sikkens makes a clear coat to be applied over the color for maintenance purposes, it's the answer to the UV darkening of the alkyd oil. Also there are acrylics that have clear maintenance coats. Both work well. Have not found this to be the care with blended or non drying oils since they need replenishing with each cleaning. However I will say I am not a fan of clear on wood. It offers no UV protection. I'm not a fan of toners either, since the pigment levels are so low. In my experience, a semi-transparent is the minimum that should be applied, regardless of which product it is. Beth

Happy Independence Day! God Bless America!!! Beth

HD-80 is a sodium hydroxide based stripper. What was the other SH you referred to, by chemical name, so as to avoid confusion? Beth p.s. That isn't much signature. Fill it in, please.

Dan, I can only suggest you use what is appropriate for each situation the wood requires. Rod!~

Ryan, Keep us posted. Beth

(Rod responding) While the conditions and situations do not always apply equally, there are times when an oil based product in a highly humid or wet condition would only attract the mildew to regrow. Decks with little or no air circulation below them, ponds, pools, hot-tubs etc are all condusive to moisture retention and become mildew laden in a very short time. Despite which product is used, this is the type of thing to inform the homeowner of what to expect regardless of oil or acrylic. Acrylic's may seem to be the logical answer but you have to consider extended dry periods and how that will affect the performance of a coating when the wood shrinks from extended drying periods. Maintainability of the coating should always be the goal because as most of us know, they don't all perform the same. Rod!~

Hi Doctors11, Welcome to TGS. Please add your signature. Thanks. Beth

Rick, You know I love ya more than a 5'er of Sikkens, but man you gotta get into the groove. The right tool for the right job. Some jobs, you need an acrylic. Some jobs, you need an oil (of one kind or another). I don't get this singular line of thinking. When a person goes to t a doctor, all the symptoms have to be considered before the patient is treated. Wood is no different. Rod and I met with a home owner in fact today who asked us if we prefer method A over method B. The answer was simple. Let us inspect the house, and we will tell you which, and why. Tony, in my opinion exposure, climate, environmental factors have alot to do with it. Certain types of conditions seem to always be present..... Beth

Thanks....:-) Beth

Deedub, First off, welcome, second of all nice job, and thirdly...please add a signature. Beth

For an AC deck as you described, that is the correct maintenance, and what you can expect to see. ANY product with linseed oil in it, will yield those results. Mildewcides are not permanent, you add them in before you paddle the can, but they are meant to help during the curing of the newly applied stain and don't work for the life of the product. At the risk of starting a heated debate among woodies, I'll say this. There is a sound reason to apply acrylics in certain cases. One of those reasons, is acrylic finishes contain zero linseed oil. On some decks, they make better sense than an oil does. Beth

It was a very nice evening at home, and Rod was the grill master. My ribeye was cooked to sheer perfection, and I was in beef bliss. I must say, the serenade by you, Barbara, Martin and who ever else was in the room at ACR yesterday was a fun and just plain wonderful surprise. Every girl dreams of such a serenade on her birthday. :-) Thanks for singing to me Rick. :-) I heart ya man, I heart ya! Beth

James..... That's Rick you're thinking of....not me. Beth

Thanks guys! :-) I appreciate it!! Beth

:smile: THANK YOU!!!!! LOL Beth

Well now you've gone and done it.... just please do not put those candles on my cake that are impossible to blow out.... LOL Thanks Shane :-) Beth

It's a VBulletin thing. We are awaiting a few more fixes before moving to the new version, but when that will be I do not know. James says it's not time, and I trust him. Beth

Good luck!!! :-) Beth

I agree, but it could be two things: 1. lack of rinsing the ox. 2. pressure treatment leaching up out of the wood. If it had a film forming coating on it before, this could be the case, since the wood is "breathing". If it is ox, you can wipe it up with a damp rag. Be careful, you can take A/C off with just about anything on wood. On the pavers, use a deck stripper or strong degreaser....BUT....don't to a partial paver. Do an entire paver, in case the color is effected, it will be uniform. Beth

I did get video, but not of that. They didn't use a surface cleaner. They had all the high pressure hose up on the roof, and it was all to wash the siding and the chimney. It was just scary. They had a folding a-frame step ladder up there too..... Beth