John, I appreciate your input on that deck. I completed the deck last week. I will point out that I used to restore decks with my pressure washing jobs a few years back. It got to be such a pain in the butt, having to go back after it dried to stain it that I stopped taking these jobs last year. The only reason I took this, is because it was only a 12'X12' deck with no railings just a slab on wood on the ground, and the job included alot of concrete cleaning. So here is what I did, like you stated, I did spot clean with pump up sprayer and brush and then use ox. I would never recommend a clear stain or Thompson's, so I had the owner sign a release of liability before I ever started. The owner was at work as a college professor at UF while I completed the jobs. When I was done I left. When he came home he called me and thanked me and went on and on about how nice it looked again. There was no doubt in my mind that I would have made it look good, just from my past experiences doing decks. But that was the last one for me. When I was doing decks, I had all kinds of stains in my trailer that I would offer to the customers, but doing this again isn't something that interest me. I just completed a house wash, concrete driveway & pool deck area for a lady that also wanted a large wood deck the length of her house restored. I told her up front that I no longer do them and she still hired me for everything else. Now days I am over booked with tons of jobs lined up and more seem to be coming everyday. Since I work by myself I have no time to restore decks. Thanks again everyone you all had good input and the day after I posted it I decided on my game plan and got her done. Good luck and hope that all your businesses exspand throughout the year! Hugh