Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - Greying Cedar
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06-24-00, 06:24 PM
I built a new pressure treated deck with cedar railings. I planned on, instead of staining the cedar, using a wash every year to bring it back to original. The results are not great. Black stains and the stripper leaves the surface with a fiberous coating. It looks like I'll have to sand the hell out of it to restore it.
Comments, suggestions? Similiar experiences?
Comments, suggestions? Similiar experiences?
06-24-00, 08:12 PM
If you didn't stain the cedar, why are you using a stripper on it? Cedar and redwood will both turn grey after a year or so(unless they are sealed), naturally, and there is nothing you to stop it or reverse it. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dwayne:
I built a new pressure treated deck with cedar railings. I planned on, instead of staining the cedar, using a wash every year to bring it back to original. The results are not great. Black stains and the stripper leaves the surface with a fiberous coating. It looks like I'll have to sand the hell out of it to restore it.
Comments, suggestions? Similiar experiences?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I built a new pressure treated deck with cedar railings. I planned on, instead of staining the cedar, using a wash every year to bring it back to original. The results are not great. Black stains and the stripper leaves the surface with a fiberous coating. It looks like I'll have to sand the hell out of it to restore it.
Comments, suggestions? Similiar experiences?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
06-25-00, 12:14 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lefty:
If you didn't stain the cedar, why are you using a stripper on it? Cedar and redwood will both turn grey after a year or so(unless they are sealed), naturally, and there is nothing you to stop it or reverse it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I should not have said stripper. It's actually a wood wash to restore weathered cedar. It strips off the top layer of grey to expose the original color. I thought using a wood wash every year would be a good alternative to re-applying finish every couple of years.
If you didn't stain the cedar, why are you using a stripper on it? Cedar and redwood will both turn grey after a year or so(unless they are sealed), naturally, and there is nothing you to stop it or reverse it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I should not have said stripper. It's actually a wood wash to restore weathered cedar. It strips off the top layer of grey to expose the original color. I thought using a wood wash every year would be a good alternative to re-applying finish every couple of years.
06-27-00, 11:48 AM
dwayne:
I am not a pro, and can't verify this, but I did read on another post in this forum that if you leave the deck wash on too long before rinsing, it will become fuzzy like you described. Hopefully someone else in the forum can give some more information on that.
I am not a pro, and can't verify this, but I did read on another post in this forum that if you leave the deck wash on too long before rinsing, it will become fuzzy like you described. Hopefully someone else in the forum can give some more information on that.