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I'm not going to dispute what anyone has posted on this thread. But, with certain products & procedures as discussed in other IPE' threads you can achieve a good enough result. Example: A new Ipe deck was built & Wolmans F&P was put on when deck was new. (Dont know how it was prepped) I was called in the beginning of the second year. About 8 boards had been replaced, I stripped the whole deck with F-18 & stained with WTW & after a year you cant tell the new boards from the original boards, they held the stain the same. (Deck gets full sun) The deck pictured is very dirty due to large dog tracking mud on it. Will clean & recoat in a few weeks.

MAtt WHAT"S UP!!!!!!!!! I've never had a problem with grass. Pre-wet well put down canvass tarp, fold the edge over try to contain any runoff, then re-wet. When you sand after stripping, sand the "open" areas with your half sheet, then lightly hand block the edges & the groove. (PS, heard you ran into one of our competitors at the hardware store) Lyle

Way to go Jim!:lolsign:

GREAT JOB TONY!!!! Everything turned out ok with the sealed custom concrete around the spa & steps etc?

Rick are you still applying your maint. mix (above) with deckster or downstreaming.

John, is that the 550 voc or 250 voc version of Omax toner that you use, I'm presuming its he 550?

Again i'm inquiring on how you wash a deck & recover the water & debris before it goes to the ground. It sounds like by your post that you can do that, otherwise content shouldn't be posted in a deck restoration thread of this topic. If not, this posting should be in flatwork. JMO You have a nice setup, ben envious for years, just dont do much other than decks.

So how do you recover the water when you wash a deck?

If it fills a need it wouldnt be bad I feel. A friend of mine has one, he cleans it well after every daily use, no problems after a year. I used a cheap one similar from harbor frieght, it lasted 2 years applying all our oxalic & citric acids, then it started to leak a little then the battery died so I chucked it. The Shurflo is better quality.

Alot of rain here this April. One of the slowest Aprils I can remember.

Hey Matt, Whats Up!!! Here is link for the Chapin ones, 4 pack ,Amazon.com: 4 Pack Chapin 6-6000 Brass Adjustable Cone Sprayer Nozzle w/ Viton: Home Improvement & one from this supplier Rittenhouse | Adjustable Conejet Nozzle

I was just seeing how anyone thought the A-C was holding up so far. By what I've seen, its obvious the semi-trans look better than than the toners.

I used it one time. Never went back to see how it did, never heard back from the customer.

No problems, I saw one the other day that was what I would consider average for 11 months exposure. We didnt load this one up with as much material as we usually do cause it will be an annual clean & recoat.

Has anyone seen any of their last years or year before Armstrong jobs this spring?

Same here.

+1 Mike

Rymar has additives in there "Extreme Weather" formula for the above. Tried their best product some years ago when it was only $250. a 5 gal pail. Good product, just not cost effective. Rymar Wood Sealer with Nano Particle Technology

Some seperate out the materials. I charge all inclusive sq ft price. If it is a really dry deck or something that would add a lot more materials I will add an extra charge.

I used to mix 1gallon of 300 series to 4 gallon of 500 series to give it more (body) with higher resin content. worked well. 300 series is crazy expensive these days.

Dont know how I managed to stay out of this thread.

Correct Alan, On composite decking (Trex, Evergrain etc.) you can clean it with a per-carb cleaner or a house wash mix,(if there is a lot of mildew,algae) Rinse well, let dry and recoat with solid color stain of choice.

The deck with the nano-stain is sun from about 9am on.

I've done quite a few solid stains (acrylic latex) when needed. They look really good. I've prepped & solid stained composites before, makes 'em look like new. Behr has a seperate color chart of all the factory colors of the major brand composites. The Behr solid acylic latex is a good product, been using it for 15 years, 2 or 3 years ago they come out with a nano technology formula solid that is very durable. Did a job 2 years ago with the nano solid , looked at it about a month ago, looks like the day I put it on. Behr has great quality paints & solid stains, but we all know their other stains are CRAPPP!!

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