Comedy of errors. Stopped by to meet prescheduled new customers last Saturday morning during a veritable monsoon. It was raining so hard, could not take measurements let alone try some strippers. Worthwhile as the husband is only available on weekends, and very nice people. Promised to stop by when weather permitted. Stopped by late this PM coming from another job to test the wood, no one home.
Facts I learned on Saturday. PT deck, 3 yrs. old. Husband stained the first year, then again the 2nd year. Never cleaned the wood, just slopped down some stain. So two coats of this stuff with mildew/mold stains beneath and between the two layers. I saw the 5 gal. can, it is Olympic Maximum in a blue can with rain drops. 2nd error, I did not have my glasses with me so could not read the details on the label, and did not want to get soaked running out to the truck.
The deck is an eyesore, and they are going to put the house on the market this summer. It definitely needs a full stripping and a restaining.
What is with this stain? 8 oz/gal. of sodium hydroxide test stripper on the partially failed floor seemed to work ok, but did not appear to be effective on the mostly intact stained horizontal wood. It has a "shine", almost like a waterbased semi-trans acrylic.
A few pics attached. Never knowingly tried to strip this stain before, and it looks like a tough one. Any experience would be welcomed before I try and price the job.
Comedy of errors. Stopped by to meet prescheduled new customers last Saturday morning during a veritable monsoon. It was raining so hard, could not take measurements let alone try some strippers. Worthwhile as the husband is only available on weekends, and very nice people. Promised to stop by when weather permitted. Stopped by late this PM coming from another job to test the wood, no one home.
Facts I learned on Saturday. PT deck, 3 yrs. old. Husband stained the first year, then again the 2nd year. Never cleaned the wood, just slopped down some stain. So two coats of this stuff with mildew/mold stains beneath and between the two layers. I saw the 5 gal. can, it is Olympic Maximum in a blue can with rain drops. 2nd error, I did not have my glasses with me so could not read the details on the label, and did not want to get soaked running out to the truck.
The deck is an eyesore, and they are going to put the house on the market this summer. It definitely needs a full stripping and a restaining.
What is with this stain? 8 oz/gal. of sodium hydroxide test stripper on the partially failed floor seemed to work ok, but did not appear to be effective on the mostly intact stained horizontal wood. It has a "shine", almost like a waterbased semi-trans acrylic.
A few pics attached. Never knowingly tried to strip this stain before, and it looks like a tough one. Any experience would be welcomed before I try and price the job.
Thanks.
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