Stripping solid stain in PA Three Years Later

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Hi All,

Time has come again and now I really want to get the crappy solid stain off the floor of my deck.

Three years ago, I took the advice of this forum and put the Cabot's primer and solid stain on my deck. It held up ok, but now, because of signifcant peeling, I want to remove it all off the floor. I know the railings would be be too much of a pain to strip, and they still look decent. That said, I'll probably just re-solid stain the railings.

My question has to do with the stripping the solid stain off the floor.

Can someone please recommend a good chemical stripper or should I rent a belt sander and just strip it that way? After it is stripped-off, what is the best stain/sealer to put down on top?

I have very little vegetation around the deck, but it is rather large (probably 200+ sq feet)

Any advice would be great...thanks in advance.