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What will happen if I apply twp too thick, how will it fail? Will it chip, crack? Thanks

Thanks for the replies! The pic is from the first stain, I will neutralize before re stain. I will try the stripper again cut with water and less dwell time. Will try hd 80 when i use up my current stripper. So if I get my stripp right ( the stain removed with the leat amount of damage) I can just buff? All I have is an RO 4" sander, looks like I need a buffing sander? Those brushes are expensive but worth it if I do this every 3 years. What about the 3m pads?

I tested straight bleach, it did remove some mold but stain pigment was still there and when I stained over that it was too dark. Almost black, dark oak on dark oak.

Hi, first post. I have 1400sqft twp stained cypress siding. I stained the 4"t&g siding new after occylic acid with twp dark oak. I wanted color on the new house.I figured if it failed I'll just restain it . 18 months later it looks ok but definitely absorbs water, has mold. It looks good under the eves where it has less exposure, but to my surprise has gotten darker as it gets lower. I used flood stain strip, brushed with stiff brush and pressure washed clean, it really ate the wood up and left it hairy. Was it the brush or pressure washer That ate it up? The real question. What's the point of stripping if you're gonna have to sand any way? Thank you!