p9142 14 Report post Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) I am a homeowner. I cleaned/stripped with EFC-38 and brightened with Citralic yesterday. I am waiting to apply the readyseal in two days, but now it is raining. Do I need to clean the deck again, or will it be okay to apply the readyseal once the wood is dry? Thanks in advance, Patrick Edited September 21, 2008 by p9142 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James 625 Report post Posted September 22, 2008 No need to re- clean , wait till it's dry. What did you strip off if you don't mind me asking ( it troubles me that EFC-38 is pawned off as a weak stripper)? If it's raining, now is a good time to make sure all of the wood is absorbing the water. If it is Ready Seal will work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p9142 14 Report post Posted September 22, 2008 Thanks, James. I used the EFC-38 as a stripper because the last time the deck had been stained was about 5 years ago. It said cleaner/stripper on the bottle, but it definitely isn't much of a stripper. Next time I will go with the HD 80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites