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    I was reading some literature from gemini coatings about the prep of old wood - and they gave a few options, interestingly they say if you sand a deck down that you should rinse it with water on 2-3 different days afterwards. Anybody hear anything like this?

    I haven't been on the boards in a while, Hello Woodies!

    You should always wash(Rinse) after sanding to get the dust out the pores of the wood, for better penetration & filling of the pores with sealer/stains. The double wetting I'm not sure on, cause on aged wood once it is rinsed & dried the pores should open up fine, I can only think that is what Jim stated is that on new wood that several drying cycle would open pores even more.

    Daniel, as for you saying you percard(or s-hydroxide) after sanding, to me that is a no-no. I have done it myself, as cleaning or stripping railings after the sanding of the floor & cap rail at the floor rinse cycle and the sanded wood is more vulnerable to th chemical & is harder to get neutralized in those areas & often having to use a stronger mix of acid to even out the color, so that tells me the wood is harder to neutralize after sanding & & applying chem. In my opinion that is too harsh on the sanded wood & there is no need. If there is anything that is to be stripped or cleaned that is not sanded thoroughly should done at the beginning of the project, then let dry, then sand, rinse, neutralize & brighten, rinse dry & seal/stain. I do Redwood & Cedar, these woods are more tempermental than PT Pine, but I feel the procedures are the same.

    Thank-you for taking the time to read my post.

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    I think it is just the quality of the wood, just as in Redwood & Cedar(dont know about PTP) there are better cuts out of different parts of the tree,(also age) more dimensionally stable & internal bonding( for cracks or splits). Ive seen both ways here, same age & similar exposure, that one has more cupping & warping & the other looks pretty good.

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    Ipe, as any other hardwood, needs sealing, otherwise the boards will dry out, bend and crack real soon.

    Don't know if the west is getting all the Ipe seconds or what, But I 've seen Ipe dry out, split & warp a lot with full sun. I looked at a 10 yr. old Ipe deck a couple of years ago & it was a mess. It's different climates, hot dry summers here, sun 2/3 of time & pretty much every day from May to Nov.. Everything out here that gets full sun gets fried unless you have UV protection on it.

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    There is a wood cleaner made by preserv-a-wood that is ph neutral and requires no acids. Ive used it, works very good, just to expensive.(Pre-mixed liquid concentrate) At least on Redwood, if you use citric acid after this cleaner, the wood will still lighten often times, depends on the wood. I dilute it down more than recommended & use for a maintenence cleaner sometimes. (does'nt darken the wood)

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    Years ago I had a setup in a 1ton ford supervan(extended length). Hose reels at the back doors, then hot water skid crossways, 125-150 gal. tank cross ways, remainder, surface cleaner etc. Van handled it no problem, sat level. You could switch the tank & machine around too with no problem. I had it the way I did, cause with no water in tank, van rode better with the machine weight further back. Hope this info helps. Lyle

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    A license cost 25 bucks here. Liablity insurance for a one man show runs about 400 bucks a year. Insurance and license will not prevent that kind of work. I price everything over the phone, and I don't do work like that. The BBB is a scam outfit. They were just exposed here in Raleigh for deceptive practices. Most savvy homeowners know they are fraud. So, what is the answer to the problem. There isn't one. Some people do bad work. That's it. You getr a bad plumber or mechanic sometimes. Luck of the draw. Be glad it wasn't your house and move on. Life is to short to worry about what other companies are doing.

    A business license doesnt mean much, I believe Beth is talking about a state contractors license, which requires testing etc. That's pretty cheap liability ins. even for a one man show. For the record, Not All BBB offices apply deceptive practices. As said, there are just people who do bad work, just not that bad.

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