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  1. From the Restorers outlook, on a new or newer deck of anywood, that does'nt have sealed endcuts, if you load up the ends of the boards between the facia, it will protect well with regular maint.
  2. All wood cracks & or checks badly out here. The sunny hot dry weather out here is brutal on exterior wood. And to repond to Daniel's comments, I care! I build decks too, & I seal all endcuts on all woods, covered or not. You spent a lot time writing about something you dont care about.
  3. The other thing I've seen is when the end cuts arent sealed, is when you restore the deck the color does'nt come back as nice on the ends. (as any wood does & that you've seen). Thats one of the things that bothers me is when you restore (sanded or not saneded, but especially sanded)a deck that has not been maintained regularly, is the discolored ends of the boards.
  4. The anchor seal makes a huge difference, Ive seen large end cut checking cracks on 8-12 yr old unsealed ipe etc. Nasty
  5. They might have ponied up the money, but there wasnt much time, A neighbor (whose deck I did) referred them on Thurs. re-worked my schedule to start on Tues. & have 3 hrs repair on other end of deck by spa, sanded, washed, dried & sealed to have ready to use Sat. afternoon for a Halloween party! Luckily it was in the upper 70's so the stain dried quickly.
  6. Thanks Rick, I love our Redwood!
  7. Here are finished pics. Still drying. Armstrong - Clark Cedar toner, Redwood toner w/ Rustic Brown semi (4-1-1)
  8. Just did this last week, Here is how I strip SPF, its called SANDING.

  9. I want stain/paint to be $100/gallon

    acegot replied to plainpainter's topic in Business Topics & Tips

    All I know is, there are somethings you should'nt wish for!
  10. .... +1
  11. It was was sanded flat you should be fine, If not sure, brighten, light rinse, let dry & stain.
  12. Nice job Mike!

  13. Come one, come all!

    acegot replied to RPetry's topic in Industry News & Events

    I'm so bummed :( I can make it this year. Was looking forward to meeting everyone. Everyone have a good time & enjoy!!!:cheers: Lyle
  14. All right! Are you using the 12x18 orbital?
  15. I have 3 of the 36" aluminum shields from H-Depot, they work well.
  16. Ive had that, just gave the customer a heads up on what needed to be done charged accordingly, and all the ones that twisted off we ran a new screw in the same hole at just enough angle to miss the broken part.
  17. The same applies in my book to Armstrong Clark, Very good product, as is Ready Seal. Have used them both, prefer AC., same formula for over 8 years, proven quality track record, as is RS. Find AC more versatile application wise. My largest issue with RS was odor, in the redwood only formula, dont know if the reg. formula smells the same or not.
  18. F&P is a good product, I used it for a 2or3 years, now use primarily Armstrong-Clark. Drier wood I did a "wet" on "wet" application back brushed, newer & shade protected wood 1 wet coat backbrushed. Backwipe any "shiny" areas after 45 minutes, if applied in sun backwipe after 20 minutes if needed, hope this helps.
  19. Thanks Rick, The only colors I've used were light brown & nat. cedar.
  20. Rick, nice job. How does the medium red compare to the natural cedar, same amount of red, just little darker brown than the nat. cedar?

  21. Dewalt on steroids!!!

    acegot replied to gutterdog's topic in Tools, Equipment & Basic Maintenance

    Elaborate on what you are implying, You have not said anything, that means anything. Please give some specifics.
  22. Just go with the Messmer's, there has been good results reported for the product with proper prep of the new wood. Search here on this forum for proper prep.
  23. Jon, It may very well be, not sure, just know it doesnt darken as much on my redwood 2x6 plank as it does on cedar shakes(older cleaned & neutralized. Why, I'm not sure.
  24. Jon, same as you, dabbled a little bit. It was just simplier to blend the 300(high resin) w/ 500 to make the 500 last longer & make it a surface drying product. I believe on decks the 200 - 500 (60-40)blend doesnt darken much before the color settles.
  25. Curious, what didnt work right? Was it a propane or diesel?
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