Washed a house today that had a lot of Ipe decking under the covered porches and in the screend porch. Some of the deck was stained. Although we thoroughly wet the decking prior to applying our mixture, the deck spotted and faded in some sareas especially where the mixture may have pooled. When dry the surface is not uniform. I did infrom the customer of possible spotting/fading in my quote so there is no problem. I am trying to educate myself on this type of decking. Can Ipe be stained-- seems the stain was removed. Was this due to improper prep work prior to the staining? Any advice on how to limit this type of spottimg in the future. Also, how can I make the deck more uniform?
Washed a house today that had a lot of Ipe decking under the covered porches and in the screend porch. Some of the deck was stained. Although we thoroughly wet the decking prior to applying our mixture, the deck spotted and faded in some sareas especially where the mixture may have pooled. When dry the surface is not uniform. I did infrom the customer of possible spotting/fading in my quote so there is no problem. I am trying to educate myself on this type of decking. Can Ipe be stained-- seems the stain was removed. Was this due to improper prep work prior to the staining? Any advice on how to limit this type of spottimg in the future. Also, how can I make the deck more uniform?
Thanks,
Mark
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