Armstrong Clark and full restoration - PT deck

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

This deck got full restoration. The photos are after it was washed, it was also fully sanded and then it was sealed with Armstrong Clark. The deck lights were also polished.... ;)

Beth :banana: :dancing:

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

....and now the sealed shots.....

Beth

[John Orr 206]

Life is good with AC! Awesome work. What color is that, or did you create one?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Thanks :) It's a blend - Semi- cedar and cedar toner. The owner was thrilled!

Beth

[RPetry 564]

Beth,

Nice prep. If you had to sand PT, it must have been bad! Great to see hired help in the picture.

Like that color of A-C on PT.

[bigchaz 157]

Awesome! What kind of floor sander do yall use?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Beth,

Nice prep. If you had to sand PT, it must have been bad! Great to see hired help in the picture.

Like that color of A-C on PT.

You're kidding me, right? We have enough two bit low balling hacks that blast with just pressure around here that you often need to sand....but there is a price... ;)

Beth

[Adrian 155]

Really nice work.

Do you think the AC would hold up well down here?

Edited July 23, 2009 by Adrian

[RPetry 564]

You're kidding me, right? We have enough two bit low balling hacks that blast with just pressure around here that you often need to sand....but there is a price... ;)

Beth

Beth,

Hah! Just posted something similar on an ipe' job. Gotta' love them!

[John T 744]

WOW that deck looks Great!! Did you rent that sander or was it yours and how much does a sander like that go for?? Besides the defelter we use once in awhile I have a porter cable 21" belt sander that is basically a pain in the butt which we also use once in awhile.

[PressurePros 248]

Flawless! Great job on that one guys.

[James 624]

That is a very nice job! AC looks 100% better on sanded or buffed PT.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

To answer a few of the questions....:

The sander is Alto, we used 20 grit to get down to level and went up to 60.

It was a rental unit which was noisy and sounded like a yamaha with a thrown piston.

Don't know how much they cost but I can guess they would be around 2K

As far as how well A/C would hold up down in Texas, I would guess as well as up here in the mid Atlantic. Check with Jake Clark, he can fill ya in.

Rod!~

[plainpainter 217]

Looks absolutely gorgeous - you mind if I call for the exact recipe? I own a floor sander - and I've decided that from now on to sand everything - the work is 10x better. When I was using woodtux - sanding was the only thing between blotchy orangey appearance and a deeper more even brownish hue.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Sure....not a problem. BUT...not all decks need sanding.

Beth

[acegot 14]

Yea!! A good sand job, Looks Awesome! Good job guys!