TWP 200 Cedartone on P/T

[TWP 200 Cedartone on P/T]

My product of choice usually 1 coat is enough, I generally use the 205 or 206. they have more pigment and dont look so dark when first applied.

[One Year Old TWP Stain]

Twp 200 is the same as bakers. except bakers is thinned down more. Ive been using it for 3 years and its the best all around ive used and it recoats so easy. it gives very consistent results. frank

[Airless Sprayer Tip]

I dont think to many people use an airless with ready seal. It is so thin, bakers is a little thicker. I think you will get misting with a larger orifice also, because you will need to up the pressure some to get it to spray evenly.try a 215 or 315 on the spindles. frank

[Is 3000psi 2.7 gpm enough?]

Knowledge of what your doing is most important.A tool is just an extension of the person doing the job, and some guys need bigger extentions than others.

[Blackened decks]

Dan TWP 200 series is a parrafin oil product. It is the same thing as bakers. Actually bakers is thinned down TWP.

[Blackened decks]

I checked on some decks this week that I did last year. Woodtux decks dull and moldy .TWP 200 decks clean and bright.

[A couple decks from this year]

Looks good, I use california cedar alot also. How long have you been using the 200 series twp? frank

[Surprise! - waterbased on ipe']

After reading Ricks post on eht being water based I took a look at a can I have had for a couple of years and never used.Yes it was water based and the ingrediants looked familiar.I looked at a can of wolman raincoat which I also had and the ingrediants read exactly the same.How they are formulated so the eht costs twice as much i dont know ? Maybe the label costs a lot more on the eht can!I m sure wolman will tell you why they are different.Anyway this is not necisarily bad,wolman raincoat actually is cheap, goes on easy once you get the right technique,is easy water cleanup, can go on damp wood, and looks good especially on somewhat weathered wood, It also washes off very easy when recoating. after using it occasionally over the years have found it to actully last as long or longer than anything else except maybe a heavilly tinted product. Just putting this out there for what its worth. frank

[First Woodtux Results of '08]

Scott, does the 500 series have a parafin/resin combo? are you sure the 200 series does ? thanks frank

[What are the "wet formulas??"]

Wolman raincoat ,cheap, easy to get ,looks ok especially on older decks,easy to apply and cleanup, can be used on damp wood, lasts about as long as anything 2-3 yrs. and washes off real easy to recoat. doesnt condition the wood like a good oil base, but is a lot better choice than acrylic. I dont use it much i have been using parafin oil products and woodtux. But sometimes think the expensive products dont really last any longer and wonder if the customer really cares about the difference.

[Happiness is a great commercially available stain.]

I thought low voc limit was 250 g/l. is your dealer selling old stock? probably a good product but at 32% solids i dont see how its low voc.

[penofin]

pennofin on ipe

[Stripping Olympic stains?]

I used to use Olympic Maximum mostly on fences. It was an easy to use oil based product and gave a nice natural look. In low v.o.c. states it is now water based and I dont use it any more as I feel recoating of acrylics will be a problem.

[Post VOC law 2005 sealer changes]

With all the new acrylics being sold. What are we going to do when we start running into a lot of decks previously coated with acrylic. Stripping them is a pita and a lot of people wont want to pay. Start using solid on them? I used to use cabot decking stain on old decks that were way over coated. They usually looked dark brown, i would strip the floor and just wash and coat over the rails. Cabot chestnut brown usually matched close enough to cover and blend with the old stain.The decks looked fine and hold up great. It was a way to do a good job reasonably with out totally stripping or going to a solid .The new cabot doesnt cover well enough to do this anymore.The only products that might work now are semi trans acrylics and its like well if i use acrylic this time ill probably just go over it with a solid next time because im not going to want to strip it. Im getting to the point if i cant get it to bare wood or the customer doesnt want to pay, use a solid.

[wood furring... various issues]

Prewetting as jim said helps, but if the deck was real neglected there probably wasnt much old stain to remove and you may have mixed the stripper to strong or let it dwell to long. frank

[twp 205]

Probably not, going to be able to make this one Beth. Really enjoyed the last one. Hope to get back there in the future , have a good time ,frank

[twp 205]

I get it from mfg sealants ,for around 125.00 delivered. I like it because its thick enough to use with an airless,coverage is good finish is uniform and color is nice.

[twp 205]

Here are some examples of twp 205. This is the product bakers is based on. I have been getting consistent results with it.

[Wood Tux Wet "Bad Batch"]

I recieved 2 5s of brown sugar from the sealer store this week and applied it yesterday. It applied well and was only the slightest bit oily today but essentially dried well. This batch didnt seperate but this doesnt seem like the same product as last year, It looks the same and brushes well but definately seems thinner and didnt seem to cover as well as last years woodtux.I didnt get near 200 sq ft per gallon.What do you guys think ? frank

[staining deck with an airless]

Kevin, what hvlp do you use. most i have seen hold the stain in container on the gun. seems awkward and time consuming to refill. plus how do you do a floor with one. frank

[staining deck with an airless]

try a 213 or 215 tip on spindles much less overspray ,frank

[twp california ceder]

Which series twp is that 100 500 or 200 ? Ive been getting good results with the 200 series. frank

[Behr's 10 year warranty]

I just came from an estimate with the defective behr. It was over applied and the deck looked almost black. After explaining about the law suit and why i had to strip the failing finish I asked her what type of look did she expect on the deck , she says ' I LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS NOW'! You just never know. actually that 2 year old behr doesnt look too bad, although i hate their stain. although their solid isnt too bad i think thats is what has the 10 year warranty. flood solid has a 15 year warranty and needs no primer. frank

[Making the x-jet easier to use]

i have a quick disconnect between the hose and xjet. This way you arent dragging the hose around when rinsing. the bucket from sunbrite works well too. frank

[Wood Tux]

Rick, to clarify russell said maintenance coat. you say ready seal is a 2 year product at which time it needs to be redone not maintained. although i know it is much quicker to redo and i understand this could be considered maitenance. I think russell means maitenance coats which to me are a light wash and recoat of horizontals , and maybe a touchup of the rails.what he is saying is that at 2 years a lot of positive dry prducts are to worn and patchy looking to maintain, and must be stripped and redone. my opipion is that products like ready seal and bakers twp 500 and 200 series are the best at recoating or maintaining at anytime. where a product like woodtux can be maintained but it takes a little knowledge and finesse, and you have to do it within a window where the product is worn but not to worn. actually ready seal can be maintained at 1 yr as jim does and woodtux probably cant.not taking sides just trying to clarify. frank ,dsp powerwash