Recent content by GregDilley

Hi. I've got a 3 year old cedar deck. It has Wolmans F&P stain on it. Last year I used the Wolman Deck Brightener on it and restained it. It took a beating this winter and there are areas where the bare wood is exposed. Not sure why it got so beat up. I was going to re-coat it...

Thanks! This forum is full of really great folks who offer advice without judgement. Thank you!

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...

Excellent, thanks so much Ken. Good idea for tapping into this network for a reference in a couple years. Greg

Thanks Jake. Appreciate your comments....and yes, if I ever build a deck in MN i'll look you up! Whew. PS - rained like crazy here and water is nicely beaded on top!

I'm needing a gut check since the deal is already done. The Setup: New (1 month old) western red cedar deck in NJ. Cleaned and Brightened (Wolman deck and fence) Although some very knowledgeable folks on this forum suggested not using F&P, I was unfortunately only given a choice between...

Thanks Jake. So i'll try a little sanding on those spots...and spot treatment with the Bleach mixture you mention. I'll rinse thoroughly and then use a deck brightener. Question 1: Considering the bleach solution will lighten the deck boards I spot treat, will the deck brightener even...

Thanks again for the replies. I'm gonna try attaching my photos.

Thanks for the reply. When you say pressure treatment...just to be clear, this is western red cedar. Untreated, unless i don't understand completely. I'll try to get a photo to post this evening. Greg

I had new western red cedar deck installed a few weeks ago. While we wait for the rain to stop for long enough to stain it, I've noticed some green coloration setting in some of the deeper grooved grain. I assume this is mold/mildew growing. The deck is in a very shady, damp area. I used...

Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. I had no idea F&P was acrylic, nowhere does it mention that. I def. Want oil semi-transparent. Thanks again.

Garbage? Do you have a recommendation instead? Also can you tell me whynyou feel that way about F&P? Thanks

Wanted to get an opinion on using this. New deck in North Jersey. The builder wanted to use Behr Premium, but I'm trying to pursued based from what I read on this forum. I've also read about mixing colors. 1 cup of Natural per gallon of Golden Pine. I've also seen suggestions for 50/50...