Wood Stain Tips
You have questions and we have the wood stain expertise to answer them. Here are some of your top request wood stain and deck stains questions with answers directly from our team.
Wood Stain Tips
Wood Stain Tips
Q: Can I paint over stain without sanding?
A: In short - no. To clarify: You should not paint over stain whenever possible. If you need to either strip the stain off the wood with an appropriate Deck Stain Stripper or use a Solid Color Wood Stain instead of paint when you are trying to stain a deck. To find the right stain for your deck please click the link below.
Wood Stain Tips
Wood Stain Tips
Q: Can I use a roller to apply deck stain?
A: Yes you can! Using a paint roller to apply wood stain is one of our recommended ways to get color applied to your wood deck quickly and efficiently. Make sure you follow the proper methods of using the roller on the package, but you should be able to stain your deck with a paint roller easily. To get more info on how to stain a deck click the link below.
Wood Stain Tips
Wood Stain Tips
Q: Can you power wash stain off a deck?
A: This is a very good question - the answer is 'It is not recommended'. Instead, you should use a premium deck stain stripper to remove the stain from your deck and then you may wash the deck with a pressure washer to get all of the excess stain that has peeled off away from the deck. Then, when it has fully dried, you may stain your deck. Check out this guide for how to pressure wash a deck the right way.
Wood Stain Tips
Wood Stain Tips
Q: Do I need to remove old stain before restaining a deck?
A: Yes - you should use a deck stripper to remove old stain from an old deck in most circumstances. Following that you should attempt to wash your deck and then let it fully dry before restaining. Check out our how to stain a deck guide for more info.
Wood Stain Tips
Wood Stain Tips
Q: Do I stain the underside of my deck?
A: This is a wood staining advice question we get asked quite a bit. Should you stain the bottom of your deck? It all depends on whether the bottom of your deck is visible to people when you entertain or from the front of your house. Additionally, not all wood stains are rated to be applied to the hanging surface of wood. In most cases most people will not stain the bottom of the boards under their deck. Check out this link for more info on how to stain a deck.
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Wood Stain Tips
Wood Stain Tips
Q: How long after staining deck can you walk on it?
A: It depends on the wood stain you have used. In most cases you should wait 8-48 hours after staining to walk on the surface of your deck, but in some circumstances and with some products like Olympic Smartguard you can walk on the deck quicker. It allows you to apply the stain and then use your deck in less than a day. Check out more info on Smartguard below.