GregDilley
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I'm back now with my latest adventures.
We put gardens around the deck, and some of the top soil sat on the deck for a couple days. Little did I know this would stain the deck. Deck is cedar with Wolman F&P on it. (stained 1.5 months ago)
I tried using water to clean it with a brush. Didn't work.
Then used a very dilute (2oz/gallon) Sodium Percarbonate/Warm water mix. Didn't work.
Upped the mix to 4oz/gallon and it seemed to work better, BUT when brushing, the surface started to "pill" up. Then when I hosed it down, the wood in the areas I brushed seems stripped of the stain. I splashed some water on it, and it beads up, but not as well as the parts un-brushed. Its clearly lighter than the other un-brushed areas too.
Did I just strip the protection from my deck?
If so, do I need to do the whole deck, or can I spot treat without seeing lapmarks?
Also, in the future, how best to clean a deck.
Thanks. Go easy on...I know I screwed up.
We put gardens around the deck, and some of the top soil sat on the deck for a couple days. Little did I know this would stain the deck. Deck is cedar with Wolman F&P on it. (stained 1.5 months ago)
I tried using water to clean it with a brush. Didn't work.
Then used a very dilute (2oz/gallon) Sodium Percarbonate/Warm water mix. Didn't work.
Upped the mix to 4oz/gallon and it seemed to work better, BUT when brushing, the surface started to "pill" up. Then when I hosed it down, the wood in the areas I brushed seems stripped of the stain. I splashed some water on it, and it beads up, but not as well as the parts un-brushed. Its clearly lighter than the other un-brushed areas too.
Did I just strip the protection from my deck?
If so, do I need to do the whole deck, or can I spot treat without seeing lapmarks?
Also, in the future, how best to clean a deck.
Thanks. Go easy on...I know I screwed up.