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Mr.Bandito, Well i give Mr.Fenner all the credit for the avatar he has lots of time on his hands this winter i guess huh :D That's cool the Olympic crap will be an easy strip! How long the stain been on the deck? You do a test spot? It's always better if wood never has to be stripped especially cedar.It always looks like it aged so much more after stripping with S/H.

Rick you remember me posting this beautiful job?? Now of course it was a DIY'er with that great H.O friendly Behr crap! It took some work but i was happy how it came out.I kinda got lucky that they didn't have multiple layers! Ohh you see how the wood didn't get the fuzzies huh and i stripped that deck 3-4 times. :cool:

Yeah Rick I know what you mean cedar is not so forgiving and will rot so fast unlike PT decking.I'm actually happy i don't see many cedar decks.I just have to put up with green PT pine now but cedar is so soft and need to be maintained better than pine. I know acrylics are tough but it feels good to strip that crap off and cursing Home Depot and Behr while i'm P/washing helps ease the headache a little :D

Jon as old as that deck looks it could use another light coat to give it some color? Is it just the picture and it looks different in person?

Here is my dream 67 Vette that sold for a measly 600 K! :rolleyes:

Ahhh that's true they had called you and you didn't go out on a bid.That's too bad the wood still looked pretty decent from that 1 picture

Here are a couple more pics to show with right chems and some patience the paint can be removed.This stuff here was multiple coats of a solid stain and paint on top of that. Hey RickP did you strip that purdy looking deck you posted?

I agree that would be the easiest way but i like the challenge of stripping a nasty deck back to bare wood.Then staining the deck with a quality oil base stain so the customer can enjoy the look of real wood.I hate the look of a solid stain that makes a deck look fake. When you have a deck that bad you just charge TOP $$ or whatever the customer is willing to pay and plan on 2 days to strip & clean.Now you can charge to have the deck also sanded but i think that deck can be stripped chemically cause I HATE SANDING! Mr.P/Pro what was the total sqft on this deck? The pic below took me about 1 1/2 days to strip but it was very satisfying when i was done!

Welcome to the arbor staining family Jon! :cool: Did you enclose the arbor completely? Now you have to tell them to replace the nasty fence or repair it and let you clean and stain it! It's gonna stand out like a sore thumb next to that purrdy wood!

I'm just waiting for it to dry up and warm up so i can finish the 2K Lft of fence to stain.That doesn't include the 4-5 fence jobs in the same neighborhood avg 300 Lft. You see lots of cedar fences there decks or cedar houses? I know you're out in the country and probally see lots of 3 rail coral ranch style fences? I would be willing to drive up there if you ever could sell a cedar house restoration or big deck job.

Ahh ok you're not too far at all :cool: Well i've been at this going on 10 yrs now in 07. So whatever you need to know I can help you get started with equip,chems,stain etc.The Gray Away i use in made up in Plano and shipping is pretty reasonable. There is a big market in Austin where there is lots of $$ there!! Fell free to call me anytime...

Were is Caldwell Tx at exactly?? I'm in Houston i actually and cover all of Houston cleaning and sealing wood. I don't mind helping you get started in wood restoration it's not that hard it just takes some quality products and patience.It keeps me pretty busy as a specialty biz with great refferals! :cool:

Welcome Gene i'm not into roof cleaning only wood restoration but nice to see another Texan here! :cool:

Here is another pic to show the difference in the knots of the PT boards compared to cedar

Te gate is the only cedar boards on the front section of the fence or on the close up pic on the left. There are a few ways to tell the difference....If you look closely you can see how tight the knots are on the boards on either side of the gate that are PT boards.You can also take your fingernail and flick the the edge of the boards and hear the difference.There will be a deeper thumping sound on the PT boards that are more dense and heavier.Also you can just knock on the boards with your fist and hear the diffrence.

Wanna talk about calories?? This is the Crawfish Fettucini i made Sun... 4lbs peeled crawfish tail meat 1/2 lb butter sauted onions and bell peppers 20 min ....adding 1 pint Half/half cream......then add a block 8 oz monterey pepper jack till melted.Boil noodles then layer in casserole dish with crawfish and shredded Mozzerella 2lbs.:lglolly: Ps. you could add bacon to it also bacon taste good on anything!

For Dolby D you notice big difference just like in Hi-Def you can only use a optical cable.

Yes i have a digital fiber optical cable running from my pc sound card to my amplifier. "S/PDIF connection"

That's a sweet ride Carlos and would look great with some titanium window tint! :cool:

It is great to HAvE Jim back and the doc put him back together stronger faster!! ;) I talked to Jim earlier today and he sounded good and very upbeat but just needs REST! PLEASE just don't make him laugh cause his chest hurts! Hey Jim just try to keep that Jack Russell killer attack dog from bouncing off your chest!! :D

Rob that's 76000 sqft total including both sides? How long/tall is the fence?

Well you should be able to find tons of info here on the TGS to help you get started.If you can't find the answer just ask someone will know the answer. :cool:

Here is what use and works great for me spraying an oil base semi stain. What kind of stain are you gonna be spraying?

NWO4_LiFe_4_EvEr :lolsign: That was a good post Don :cool:

I could not agree more with that Paul!