Browse Forums Outdoor Living 1 Apr 22, 2010 12:16 pm Hi All, I have a new spotted gum deck that we stained initially about 12 months ago. This 'glossed' up nicely and had a nice rich color. After a bit of weathering, I put another coat of stain on it about 6 months later. However this coat seems to have not worked so well - the coloring is kind of sandy, grey and kind of look s dirty. I would expect that the deck not loose this much color and gloss so quickly. Would my problem be that I didnt clean the deck first? Can anyone give me some pointers as to how I can get the deck looking 'newish' again? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks, Rob Re: Spotted Gum Deck staining 2Apr 22, 2010 8:22 pm Hi Rob.... what products did you use? Our spotted gum deck was built in Feb 09 and we used Intergrain's products - Ultradeckis awesome! We did use Reviva (a deck cleaning product) before applying the oil. We got almost 12 months out of the initial application before we had to re-apply. There furniture oil is fabulous too and we're about to do our timber windows with Nature's Timber Oil this weekend. Re: Spotted Gum Deck staining 4Apr 22, 2010 9:38 pm Honestly, I think Cabots is very ordinary. We used their products for years but have been totally won over by Intergrain. Beautiful finish, long lasting, easy to use. I should be on commission. Re: Spotted Gum Deck staining 5Apr 24, 2010 5:48 am Use no name napisan to clean deck first, dilute 1/3 container to a bucket of water. Scrub deck leave for 10 mins and hose off Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Hi, I have an area of zincalume cladding encasing a number of external downpipes. Unfortunately one of them has been permanently stained by some diluted phosphoric acid -… 0 906 Surrey Hills, Vic 3127 Garage is being built with metal, 3m distance away from my cover deck. It is parallel to my cover deck, living room, family room and kitchen,… 0 9616 I've just built 3 stairs off a landing out the back and been told by the private certifier I need hand rails sorry tried to attach a pic but couldn't mine don't have sides… 5 5708 |