suggestios on striping a painted deck?

[a68cudas 14]

have a deck that has been painted and i want to strip the paint off and stain it. the deck is about ten years old and so is the paint on it. any suggestions on striping paint from it. some areas the paint is peeling and pressure washer should pull that off but other boards the paint is adhered pretty good and no peeling of it at all. any good chemicals that can help pull off that old paint? its a 2 level deck 8x8 then upper level is 12x24 total of 5 steps. any suggestions or products to use would greatly be appreciated. Thanks

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Are you a contractor ...or a homeowner...?

Beth

[PressurePros 249]

Contractor or homeowner, I would advise you to change your plan of attack. You wil not get latex paint off of a deck without using very expensive chemicals

[a68cudas 14]

contractor and will be fisrt to strip paint off deck dont mind payin the extra for a good stripper rather strip then sand it. totaly sanding the deck would be last resort. no rail or spindle work just main flat deck area need attention. some areas are peeling good and pose no problem where other boards looks like its adheered pretty good to. any good strippers out there i can try and about how much they run. any help greatly appreciated.

Dave

[Dale 16]

Look into ABR's citrus stripper..www.abrp.com or Star 10 www.starten.com or Back to natures Ready Strip for starters.

[tropical wave 22]

do you have any pics of this project ? it would be interesting to see this thing

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

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Beth

[charlie 14]

replace the boards cheaper

charlie

[big mike 14]

Either repaint or replace. You will almost certainly be sanding and probably never get all the paint from the cracks between boards. Been there, done that. PITA.

[Pams Pressure & Clean 64]

Yupper... what he said...

[Dale 16]

Yeah..then its probably a repaint. It would be hard to replace the wood when

you consider the upright supports and rim joists/ fascia and stair stringers on a 2 level deck....no rail system on the second level??

[a68cudas 14]

rail system is on second level but not getting done just deck itself. looks like it will have to be stripped then repainted then. any thing even new paint will look good on it was an ugly color of green previous owners painted to match the shutters on the house with white railing. wants railing to stay white and railing has no probs with it paint holding good just deterioration to paint on deck in some spots.looks like about 2 or 3 good coats of previous paint on deck itself. anyone have a guesstimate on how many gallons of stripper to loosen that many layers off? i know ill have to goop in on nice n thick with a long knap roller. was thinking of tryin wolmans a/l stripper talked to few other people who said works pretty good and they had no probs cutting through 3-4 layers of paint with it. Think i should go with it or try another stripper? have heard mixed opinions on the citrus strip ad personally have never tried it before?

Dave

[Pams Pressure & Clean 64]

If you are going to repiant, then a full strip of 3 or more coats probably isn't necessary (or possible if staying in any realm of sane spending)

Remove what is loose; clean the rest very, very well; and use high quality primer and paint.. Job done

[big mike 14]

If you're going for a repaint, forget stripping at all. Use your pressure washer at around 800psi, loosen the peeling stuff, then lightly sand the surface to feather the area's that still hold paint. Apply 2 coats of paint, collect your check.

[tidyjet 14]

The collateral damage from strippers can't be quantified. I had a similar situation. I applied F18 mixed exceedingly hot (strong) to remove as much paint as possible. Feathered in the bared spots and applied a like colored acrylic stain. End of job.

[a68cudas 14]

what about stripping and using a solid color stain after if any blemishes to wood grain cracks etc left by the old paint? tidyjet you said you stripped and used a semi solid and no probs guess it all depends on what the wood looks after stripping is done. did you have to do any sanding at all or did the stripper pretty much take care of all the paint? how many layers of paint was it?

Dave

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

what about stripping and using a solid color stain after if any blemishes to wood grain cracks etc left by the old paint?

That's what I would suggest. Strip, prime, and stain a solid. Once you paint, it is difficult to remove all of it so it doesn't bleed through after you apply a semi-transparent. The best success we have had with that, is if we are removing a solid stain, rather than a paint. Hope this helps.

Paint - gets a solid afterwards.

Solid stain - gets a let's see how the strip looks afterwards.

Beth

[tidyjet 14]

Dave,

there was only one layer of paint. The customer did the sanding. He simply feathered out/in the bare spots and recoated everything with semi-transparent. Sure it would have looked better completely stripped but it was one of those as little labor/time/money as possible deals and live with it or having it look fantastic at any cost deal. Customer settled for former.

He's expecting to repeat the process however in a few years as the paint that remained comes loose.

what about stripping and using a solid color stain after if any blemishes to wood grain cracks etc left by the old paint? tidyjet you said you stripped and used a semi solid and no probs guess it all depends on what the wood looks after stripping is done. did you have to do any sanding at all or did the stripper pretty much take care of all the paint? how many layers of paint was it?

Dave