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    Beth, would you mind sharing when you would use an acrylic, paraffinic or linseed/paraffinic mix stain? What factors lead you to use one over the other?

    (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!~

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    No problem. Any time between 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM is fine, Monday through Saturday is best. Sunday is a day of rest unless we are backed up on staining due to wet weather.

    Beth,

    Good for you and Rod. You are slowing sliding into the dark side of straight paraffin oil for exterior wood staining. Halfway there. Organic oils including linseed are a terrific "food" for mold and mildew.

    Heresy! You're birthday is over so shame on you! A 100% paraffin oil stain has no "organic" ie: linseed being the most common, or "food source" oils. It's a by product of petroleum! Unless you are an unknown organism living thousands of feet below the land or seabed, there is nothing on our earth surface environment that eats paraffin oil.

    Acrylics are barely OK for vertical exterior wood. Unless it is cedar or mahogany. Over time these woods will rot to the point where a sponge has more constitution.

    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

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    I tried a search on this topic, couldn't find what I was looking for, so here goes...

    Client loves the look of a newly stained deck with A/C cedar-two coats, however

    the following year mold and mildew appear on his heavily shaded deck. When we clean it; we fade it and have to recoat. Currently we're stripping and resealing it every two years.

    The Question: Which products have higher organic inhibitors that may be ideal for this project moving forward?

    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

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    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

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    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

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    In case you are going to do a job yourselves or hire the cheapest guy in town, it helps to ask the right questions and to be sure all workers and people on your property are safe. This photo was taken by me, and happened on the roof of the garage behind our house. That is the pressure washer you see tied off to the chimney. NO machine ever belongs on a roof. Ever.

    Beth

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