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    Here's a two year old AC Cedar Semi job (pictures are from last year). Some are better some worse, depends on conditions of course. Main thing is the product use goes way down on the reapplication, since you got a good amount of oil in the wood its much easier to get a fresh top coat on after cleaning. Even if you have to use heavier chems if you got lots of dirt and grime you still have oils in the wood protecting it

    Wow that still looks pretty darn good. Is that one or 2 coats? Thanks for postin the pics.

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    Bigchaz what kind of longevity have you been seeing out of the semi trans cedar?

    Anyone have a pic of approximately 2 year old armstrogn semi cedar they would care to share?

    Reason Im asking is that I've started applying the semi trans cedar to probably 90% of the decks we do and just wondering what you folks are seeing at the 2 year re-application point. Thanks

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    I was using it one night in my kitchen measuring out sodium precarbonate for (5 gallon buckets) and sealing it in ziplock bags just so it's easier at a job site... just dump the bag into a bucket of warm water. I answer a knock on the door to find my friend (who is also a policeman) looking to use some power tools. He was pretty surprised to see the little scale, white powder, and ziplock bags on the kitchen table. He got a good laugh out of it after I explained what I was doing.

    That is an excellent idea and even a funnier story! Haha

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    I just had a gallon on BT200 delivered a few days ago. I've read a lot of good things about it (pictures looked good too) so I thought I'd give it a shot. A regular customer called last week telling me he spilled oil and antifreeze on his driveway. We'll see how it works Monday morning.

    PS it was about 65 dollars delivered by UPS.

    I was just thinking about ordering some also. Please let us know how it works if you could. Thanks

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    Pre-wet the surfaces in question such as the front doors like mentioned above. I also pre-wet all glass. That should help eliminate the streaking. Not trying to start another debate because I have used both but you might want to look into downstreaming. In my opinion its a lot easier to leave the tank of chems on the trailer and just switch nozzles to go from soap to rinse and high to low. I use a 4 way nozzle holder that bob at pressure tek sells. That way all your nozzles are right there and they don't get lost.

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    From what I heard, Wood Tux used to be pretty much everyones go to stain in the past but then they had some reliability issues from the factory "decks that wouldn't dry, shiny spots, and also decks that turned black". All the problems made everyone look for another go to stain. From what I hear the problems with Wood Tux have been resolved "would like to know for sure from someone that has used Tux lately because I have a couple of maintenance decks to to with it next spring". In my opinion Armstrong Clark is an excellent stain. I've used it the past 2 years and haven't had any trouble with it I just wish they had a color that is between the Semi Cedar and the Cedar toner. Like I said I've only used it for 2 years but it has held up well on the decks I have it on. That's just my 2 cents Im sure others will chime in that have much more experience doing wood restoration.

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    NO MORE WET POCKETS OR MISSING NOZZLES! (NOZZLES SOLD SEPERATELY) - SPRAY NOZZLES QUICK CONNECT / 1/4 MEG / 1/8 MEG / HOLDERS / SPECIALTY That is the link to the nozzle holders. Im not sure if you can get them elsewhere or not. You can also buy the F13 there in gallons or 5 gallon pails. In your nozzle holder you can put 4 nozzles and soap and rinse right from the ground "to about 35-40 ft high". I use

    Soap Low 1540 nozzle

    Soap High 0040 nozzle

    Rinse Low 2515 nozzle

    Rinse High 0015 nozzle

    You might want to check ou the simple cherry house wash also. Works excellent for me. Others might have some other ideas but that's what I've been using for a few years and its worked great so far. Bob or Andy will answer any questions when you call.

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