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  1. Surface Preparation and Application
    Customer wants semi-transparent stain on this new section of fence. How do I get rid of the grey fading caused by the sprinklers?
  2. Surface Preparation and Application
    Hello all. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good solid stain and sealer for a boat dock? The dock does have a coat of stain or paint on it already. Customer would like a change of color . I usually like to use a transparent or semi transparent oil stain on decks, I've never done a...
  3. General Painting Discussions
    I've never encountered this before. It looks like gloss oil stain on these shutters. My question is: Why use...whatever is on here in the first place? Because...THIS happened... The sun tags this house for MOST of the day!
  4. General Painting Discussions
    i’ve had separate drop cloths for oil based stain for several years, and they’ve gotten to the point where they’re basically unusable. they leave a snail trail unless i put plastic underneath. is there any way to salvage them or do you just toss them and buy new drops once they get to this...
  5. General Painting Discussions
    I have a project to refinish a pair of single bay garage doors. The doors have faded after about 5 years since original stain was applied. See photos and videos. Doors have a natural wood grain. The original stain was flat and low gloss. Questions: 1) How do you recommend I prep the...
  6. Interior Wood Finishing
    I am staining 23 window casements and trim in a house that just got news windows. It has existing trim throughout the house around doors and base. The homeowner wasn't certain on what was used on the trim...but had a quart of Sher-Wood BAC wiping stain. I have a scrap piece of existing trim...
  7. General Painting Discussions
    I’m not a painter. However, I work for Sherwin Williams so I sell lots of paint and stain and deal with contractors on a regular basis. However, one thing I can never deme to get a direct answer about it restraining previously stained decks and siding. Please correct me if I’m wrong, but from...
  8. Pressure Washing
    Hello all! I have been contracted to do a 5700 sq foot commerical ag building. It is completely finished inside. I will be putting repose gray on the walls and they are wanting Dark Walnut on the baseboards, door jams and doors. There are 28 doors so I was wanting to just set them up in a zig...
  9. General Painting Discussions
    Sorry if this turns out a little long winded... I'm not a professional painter, just looking for some assistance. We just moved into our new home with hard wood stairs. The stairs were stained using Minwax Performance Series. However, I'm not sure what technique they used because it looks so...
  10. Surface Preparation and Application
    Have a potential client who used an old semi trans stain on a seaside home. Now 1/2 the house has a good layer of what feels like chalk on it. Wiping with my hand while hosing it gets most of it off but wanted to hear thoughts on best practice to remove all of it (pressure washer, pressure...
  11. General Painting Discussions
    So I have an unusual situation for me. I have a client that has a pool inside their house. The ceiling and surrounding walls are wood and have been stained with a clearcoat with maybe a hint of tint. The bottom 4 feet of the walls have peeling from the previous stain and so does the ceiling...
  12. Surface Preparation and Application
    Hey painters, I have a solid wood entry door (opens in) that is way too heavy to remove but needs sanding. The interior of the house has wood floors and white trim. My question is, how might you mask the door so it can remain open for the process? I f-ed up the first go around cause I closed it...
  13. Surface Preparation and Application
    Has anyone had trouble with Sikkens Cetol 23 and what appears to be dust bumps? I ran the liquid through a filter, used a tack cloth and still this is how the finish is turning out. This is just a test as I am supposed to be applying it to garage doors. This was applied with a paint brush. Any...
  14. General Painting Discussions
    Hello! I've spent a lot of time searching and looking at the good threads here regarding deck stains and the good (but mostly bad) things about them. I'm about to take on staining a new PT deck that is seasoned and ready for cleaning and stain and wondered if anyone had any definitive...
  15. General Painting Discussions
    I have a client that wants to power wash his stained wood gazebo to prep for paint on trims and stain on walls. The power washing is tomorrow and he wants the paint and stain done Monday. I am really concerned about the dry time for this; about 48 hours. (A detergent with bleach will be used for...
  16. General Painting Discussions
    I had a small deck (90 sq/ft) that was trashed by rain. Here are the details: Cedar deck, 10 years old, previously stained. I stripped the old stain using a liquid stain stripper. Scrubbed and rinsed. Applied brightener. Rinsed thoroughly. Waited 4 days to dry. Went back with a moisture...
  17. General Painting Discussions
    Hello All, I am new to the forum. So I just landed my first major job to launch my long awaited painting business. The house I am doing is a 25,000 sq. ft. home primarily with cedar shake siding. What is the recommendation for what kind of stain to use? What are the major differences between...
  18. General Painting Discussions
    Best advice to undo Solid Deck Stain and restore outdoor with oil-based Job is partially cut in with Olympic Elite. • Pressure Treated Wood • Stained 8-10 years ago • Partially cut in with 'Solid Stain' Photos attached.
  19. Surface Preparation and Application
    My customer has a 5 year old deck that was coated two times since being built with semi transparent flood siding stain. They are not happy with the color nor how quickly the deck faded. The deck still has a lot of stain on it but is not uniform because its shaded on half and exposed on the other...
  20. General Painting Discussions
    Okay Gang! You're smart, you're clever, and I'm damn tired! I stained three door slabs today. Even though I'm in good shape, seriously...There has got to be an easier way to do the pre-hungs. I don't know if my body will handle me slinging 18 more around. Not to mention I'm not looking forward...
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