Joe Chadwick

Hi Paul, yes you can add it to a latex stain, I use it for the 1st coat of stain only. I use it for added protection on solid staining old wood decks. I hate peeling! I will still use Cabot's primer on any bare wood before I apply the 1st coat of stain. The Flood solid stain is a blend of oil and 100% acrylic latex and is self priming.

I do two tone also. They certainly take longer to do so pricing is key, something I am still trying to perfect. As Reed said do the solid color first so you can tape and also sand any solid stain that gets on any wood that is not to be coated. I use either Flood Solid Stain with E-B Emulsa bond in it or Cabot's and I add the E-B to the Cabots. I never use Latex paint it peels to readily and what a mess E-B Emulsa-bond is a 3 in 1 oil based stir in bonder/primer/sealer for acrylics and other water based paint systems. Will not change color of the paint To assure adhesion of water-based paints to chalky, dusty, porous surfaces such as fibrous plaster, masonry, concrete, bricks, old wood, Kalsomine, oxidized aluminum cladding. To eliminate costly sealers and reduces time consuming preparation and to fortify the paint and extend the life of the coating E-B Emulsa-bond does not retard the drying time of the paint to which it is added E-B-Emulsabond is available in 1, 4, and 20 litres containers Adding 25% of E-B Emulsa-bond is sufficient for most painting jobs (1 liter E-B into 4 liters paint). Poor surfaces will benefit from a 50/50 blend E-B-Emulsa-bond extends paint coverage by ensuring an even paint film and a better spread

If any copies of this info is still circulating, I would love a copy jchad69@yahoo.com thanks joe

I am in the process of bidding on a Mahogany deck sealed with Sikkens Cetol dek for yearly maintenance. Problems, the deck floor was not sealed on all six sides by previous contractor and the deck floor has started to fail, peeling, cracking and darkening of the wood in large areas. To bring the deck back what you do? Would a light sanding of the failed areas and one coat on these areas followed by a final coat on whole deck floor do the job or what? I also seemed to getting more requests to look at Sikkens finished decks for maintenance, what is everybody charging for this type of maintenance compared to easier type finishes to maintain? Thanks Joe

Thanks everybody for your input, not being a big fan of Sikkens cetol for outside decks my first thought is always strip and replace. This time I thought I might try to save one if possible, my first impulse was probably right. Thanks Joe

New Deck... PT rails and spindles with a composite type deck floor. My question is what concerns and/or protective measures should I take while I wash the rails and spindles. What effect will the cleaners and brightners have on the composite deck floor (Gray in color) if any? Any info would be apprieciated!! Thanks Joe

Dale, if you are still emailing copies of your information, could you jet one to jchad69@yahoo.com thanks joe

No fuzzies, I know with Sikkens new mahogany wood is recomended to be sanded before refinishing, so I was wondering if it is necessary to sand before appling other finishes? joe

Is it neccessay to sand new or even old mahogany after cleaning? Any recomendation would help. Joe

Is anybody cleaning and staining outdoor garden furniture? What products are you using to stain? Joe

I have a deck that the customer has put on spa varnish that has failed and is peeling off the deck but has some rails that still hs some solid coated areas. any suggestions on what will take this off? Thanks Joe

Thanks Tony. Just a little more elaboration on the boosting. From your experience what would be a good starting point be, say with a five gal. container of cleaner? And what would be your limit? Joe

Greg When you say boost the percarbs with stripper , how much do you add to the mix? Joe