Hmmm, ya' gotta' love painters (sorry Daniel!). Ipe' deck, topside storage, and 3 sets of treads stained with Sikken's Cetol log and siding stain! 3 months ago. Clear cedar balustrade and horizontal fascia band also stained with the same stuff. Thankfully, the T&G vertical fascia as well as the clear cedar room framing was left unstained after the homeowner said "STOP!".
Very nice home and design, the outdoor wood is 6 months old. Better half of the household is an interior designer from Britain, just learning about wood. She is appalled at the 3 month mark.
A few pics. #1 - overall shot of the job.
#2 - outside storage cabinets, with Sikken's stained ipe' tops, and mostly untouched cedar. Right side shows where the homeowner applied a coat of the Sikken's recently (too orange in her opinion), a smaller area of some Cabot's, and my 3 very small RS three brown samples.
#3 - Closeup of the failed Sikken's on the ipe' deck floor.
#4 - On the right, a test of a "boosted" sodium hydroxide stripper test on the horiz. cedar fascia board with the Sikken's. Appears to have stripped out OK.
Question. The cedar with the Sikken's Cetol seems to have stripped out fine with my "boosted" test stripper. The ipe' with the same stain appears to be more problematic.
It is hard to tell as the ipe' was still very wet when I left after estimate measurements, and would of taken some Labor Day time to let dry. A bit hard to imagine that the ipe' would not strip out even better than the cedar, but I am somewhat unsure. Thankfully, we do not see Sikken's stain in this area.
Any clues or practical experience stripping a "new" application of Sikken's Cetol off of hardwoods?
Hmmm, ya' gotta' love painters (sorry Daniel!). Ipe' deck, topside storage, and 3 sets of treads stained with Sikken's Cetol log and siding stain! 3 months ago. Clear cedar balustrade and horizontal fascia band also stained with the same stuff. Thankfully, the T&G vertical fascia as well as the clear cedar room framing was left unstained after the homeowner said "STOP!".
Very nice home and design, the outdoor wood is 6 months old. Better half of the household is an interior designer from Britain, just learning about wood. She is appalled at the 3 month mark.
A few pics. #1 - overall shot of the job.
#2 - outside storage cabinets, with Sikken's stained ipe' tops, and mostly untouched cedar. Right side shows where the homeowner applied a coat of the Sikken's recently (too orange in her opinion), a smaller area of some Cabot's, and my 3 very small RS three brown samples.
#3 - Closeup of the failed Sikken's on the ipe' deck floor.
#4 - On the right, a test of a "boosted" sodium hydroxide stripper test on the horiz. cedar fascia board with the Sikken's. Appears to have stripped out OK.
Question. The cedar with the Sikken's Cetol seems to have stripped out fine with my "boosted" test stripper. The ipe' with the same stain appears to be more problematic.
It is hard to tell as the ipe' was still very wet when I left after estimate measurements, and would of taken some Labor Day time to let dry. A bit hard to imagine that the ipe' would not strip out even better than the cedar, but I am somewhat unsure. Thankfully, we do not see Sikken's stain in this area.
Any clues or practical experience stripping a "new" application of Sikken's Cetol off of hardwoods?
Thanks.
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