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    I'm not aware of anything that would fill in the spot and look decent too. A patch is a patch is a patch...if you know what I mean. Probably the easiest thing for him to do if he doesn't want it capped or replaced would be to get a good squeegee and push it off after a rain. Good luck.

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    I've read the previous threads on getting hail dents out of decks and the only thing that had seemed to work for anyone was to use a wet rag and an iron. Several people swore by that method and it did make sense...soooooooo, I thought that if wet & heat = dent removal, why not try a hot water unit on a hail damaged deck I was getting ready to clean. PRESTO, worked like a charm...virtually all of the dents and dings are gone now.

    I know, most have warned about using hot water on wood, but I have to say that I really couldn't tell much if any difference in the areas that I used hot water and the areas where I turned the burner off and used cold water.

    I'll post some pictures on this tonight if I can. Just thought I would share what worked for me. We get a ton of hell...oooops, hail here in Kansas and if I can advertise that I can repair the damage, I think there could be some good money in it.

    If anyone else has a chance to try this or if you have already tried it, I'd like to hear what kind of results you've had.

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    I know this is an old thread, but thought I'd add what we get here in Kansas. Keep in mind, I'm pretty new at this and have only done a few decks, fences and a large commercial sign (pics in gallery). The decks I have done and have scheduled to do, I am charging $2.50-$3.00 per sq. ft...plus the cost of stain in most cases. Granted, this has been part of also painting their houses, but the deck is priced out seperately and usually, I tell them I'm discounting the deck because I'm painting the house too. The rodeo entrance sign that we did was a trade out...refinished the sign for a full page ad in the four night rodeo program. I know we have received one job from this already, so the high, hard work was worth the effort so far...and we made our little town's one claim to fame a little nicer for everyone. We got a huge amount of exposure, just being up on a lift for two days cleaning and staining the sign.

    The decks I've done so far have been rather small to medium in size (300-500 sq. ft), so maybe my pricing won't hold up when it comes to a large deck, but I think that most of the reason I get the job is because I talk like I know what I'm doing, have pics and references from work we've done (and I bring my fiance along wearing a really short mini-skirt)...just kidding.

    For the work involved that I've experienced so far, if I had to do them for $1 a sq. ft., I wouldn't be doing them. I enjoy the work and really enjoy taking something that looks like crap and making it look nice and new again...both in cleaning, staining and painting. I guess that's why we chose "newagain4u.com" as our web site name. The site is pretty lame so far but it will get better as I have more time to work on it.

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    Jon,

    60 mph is a pretty good wind even here in Kansas, but not that uncommon here. Heck, I play golf in 30 + winds here on a regular basis...of course, I'm not known to be the brightest crayon in the box though.

    Glad you didn't get blown away.

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    Good morning,

    I'm going to be "practicing" on my future mother-in-law's fence this coming weekend. Needless to say, I want to do a good job...she's a sweet lady and I want to keep her that way...lol.

    The fence is 20 yr. old cedar, never been stained and I was planning on using a 50/50 bleach solution with liquid Cascade, dwell 15-20 minutes and rinse. Will I need to use a brightener afterwards? I'm not sure she's going to let me stain and seal it, so the cleaning may be as far as we get.

    Any suggestions are appreciated.

    Thanks.

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