Okay, last week I did a 300 sq ft deck. I put 2 coats on the railing and on the floor (used TWP Redwood). Used about 2 1/2 gallons. Used pads for the entire thing.
This week I just did a 240 sq ft deck. 2 coats on the floor and railing (using TWP Honeytone). There was also about 35' x 3' of Lattice. This time I only used pads on the floor and top railing. I sprayed the Lattice and Spindles. The application time was 10 times faster (yes, I did backbrush everything) but I used 4 GALLONS??? 4 Gallons for a 240 deck seems like a lot. Did spraying (I did notice a LOT of spray floating away) really use that much more stain for a smaller deck? I mean if it's a toss up between time and stain, the stain is a lot cheaper than my time. Thanks in advance!
P.S.
If anyone is interested, I play drums for a band here called Losing November. You can listen to some tracks from our new album at www.losingnovember.com . :bandplay:
Okay, last week I did a 300 sq ft deck. I put 2 coats on the railing and on the floor (used TWP Redwood). Used about 2 1/2 gallons. Used pads for the entire thing.
This week I just did a 240 sq ft deck. 2 coats on the floor and railing (using TWP Honeytone). There was also about 35' x 3' of Lattice. This time I only used pads on the floor and top railing. I sprayed the Lattice and Spindles. The application time was 10 times faster (yes, I did backbrush everything) but I used 4 GALLONS??? 4 Gallons for a 240 deck seems like a lot. Did spraying (I did notice a LOT of spray floating away) really use that much more stain for a smaller deck? I mean if it's a toss up between time and stain, the stain is a lot cheaper than my time. Thanks in advance!
P.S.
If anyone is interested, I play drums for a band here called Losing November. You can listen to some tracks from our new album at www.losingnovember.com . :bandplay:
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