Interior Exterior House Painting Contractor Painter Deck Stain Syracuse NY

Deck Staining and Prep:

Recently Donigan Painting worked on a bunch of decks in all types of conditions.  Here are a bunch of things to keep in mind if you are planning to refinish your deck this season that may help you.  First, decks are always stained not painted.  If you or a contractor plan to stain your deck make sure you or they are using stain.  Typically with newer decks, that are natural tone or not stained, you can use a transparent water protector or semi transparent stain which is oil based so you can still see the woods naturals color.  Solid color stains are typically used on older decks that are beat up or have been painted.  Solids look like paint colors and for the most part you can have them tinted to just about any color.  Any stain you use will penetrate the wood and be absorbed as opposed to forming a layer on top of the surface like paint.  If you have an older deck that has been painted and stained god knows how many times use a solid stain.  If your deck is new and has not grayed you can go with a semi transparent that has some color added.  Before you start brushing, rolling or spraying it on there make sure you thoroughly pressure was the surface.  If you have mold, mildew or it's just a dirty mess you can spray on bleach after pressure washing or try a deck cleaner.  Personally I have used deck cleaners and have not found one that works better than pressure washing or bleach.  Unless it is 90 degrees out the deck will need a couple days to dry.  To test for dryness take a little water,  a teaspoon, and pour it on a small section.  If it beads up it's still wet.  If it is absorbed your good to go.  Once you've applied two coats, industry standard, let it dry for a few days before placing furniture or a grill back on it.  You can walk on it the next day after stain has been applied. The right product and prep work will get you half way there.  Hope this helps

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