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What the best protectant/stain/sealer for a deck?

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March 14, 2018, 01:29 PM
6guns
What the best protectant/stain/sealer for a deck?
I have a deck that needs serious cleaning and treatment. I think the wood is mahogany. Can you recommend good products for treating and protecting the wood as well as what cleaner I should scrub it with? Thanks.




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March 14, 2018, 02:12 PM
Aquabird
Good question.
I'm in for that answer.
Over the years have tried a few.


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March 14, 2018, 03:17 PM
Tn226
Flood Cwf-Uv

Best stuff going and I've tried nearly everything on the market
March 14, 2018, 03:31 PM
Oz_Shadow
I've used both Flood and Behr on a newly pressure washed 20 year old deck. Both are about the same. If using the "Solid" colors, I feel for ya. Ours get far too hot to walk on in the summer. Ours is that reddish brown.

FYI - ours gets shoveled a lot in the winter. Seems we have to coat it about every 3 years.
March 14, 2018, 04:38 PM
wcb6092
Here is a website that has pretty good information on stains.

https://www.deckstainhelp.com/.../deck-stain-reviews/


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March 14, 2018, 07:43 PM
6guns
Thanks, fellas. I saw the Flood brand at Lowe's tonight. I'll go with clear when the time comes....a couple of months I guess. The mahogany has a reddish brown color to it no, but assume it'll lighten after I wash it. This house is new to me, so I don't know how it looked new.

wcb, thanks for that link! Tons of info.




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March 14, 2018, 08:19 PM
snwghst
Do not pressure wash to clean a deck ever

One will not find a lumber company nor stain company that recommends the process (unless used as a low pressure rinse)

Use an Oxalic acid based cleaner (which every stain company that’s on the market will recommend)


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