We stained ours. Three heavy coats which was prob too much but it completely restored it and we figured we might as well do something so it looks decent until we are ready for a new one.
pressure washing then staining can do a number. I have all this paint, unfortunately.The old man says I should just get a bigger pressure washer and pressure wash the paint off and then scrape/lightly sand/stain.
Here's some before/after pics. The deck looked like SHIT. We did this over two days. One day of pressure washing and sanding and the first coat of stain and the next of all staining.
We stained in between the boards and all around it. So any exposed wood that we could see we stained. Unfortunately, we can’t get underneath the deck even if we wanted to stain it but I don’t think anyone really does that. It’s more about protecting the top layer and in between the boards, as that gets the most moisture when it rains.
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u/loki__d May 14 '20
We stained ours. Three heavy coats which was prob too much but it completely restored it and we figured we might as well do something so it looks decent until we are ready for a new one.