I went and looked at 2 Ipe decks for a lady today. She didn't know what was on it. She just said it was a Clear coat. She washed it last year with a pressure washer and did a number on it. I have done mainly new construction before besides a couple decks that I have been doing yearly with penofin and using wolman's deckbrite to clean it up. I am trying to get more into the "restoration" side and therefore looking to use more useful chemicals. I bought some hd80 and citralic but have not used it yet. My question is this. will EFC 38 be good enough get this deck ready for staining or should I use the HD80? Also I read that it may be better to use the oxalic instead of citralic on ipe?
There is about 730 total sqft of ipe. What sealer would you recommend for the easiest maintenance on ipe? AC, Ready Seal, or other? I have always used Penofin on Ipe and it really isn't worth the container it is in. I have some AC coming shortly to try out and am very looking forward to trying it.
Any thoughts on which would be the best chemicals to use and thoughts on sealer with ease of maintenance in mind? Ty in advance for any advice you can suggest.
I went and looked at 2 Ipe decks for a lady today. She didn't know what was on it. She just said it was a Clear coat. She washed it last year with a pressure washer and did a number on it. I have done mainly new construction before besides a couple decks that I have been doing yearly with penofin and using wolman's deckbrite to clean it up. I am trying to get more into the "restoration" side and therefore looking to use more useful chemicals. I bought some hd80 and citralic but have not used it yet. My question is this. will EFC 38 be good enough get this deck ready for staining or should I use the HD80? Also I read that it may be better to use the oxalic instead of citralic on ipe?
There is about 730 total sqft of ipe. What sealer would you recommend for the easiest maintenance on ipe? AC, Ready Seal, or other? I have always used Penofin on Ipe and it really isn't worth the container it is in. I have some AC coming shortly to try out and am very looking forward to trying it.
Any thoughts on which would be the best chemicals to use and thoughts on sealer with ease of maintenance in mind? Ty in advance for any advice you can suggest.
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