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07/14/2020
Our house in the area East of San Francisco bay has cedar shingles applied about 25 years ago. They were stained with Super Deck oil based transparent/semi transparent mix of a white with some cedar. No other staining or treatment since then, other than weather. Some areas have no stain left, from sun and rain, while others in partially protected areas have much color (an off white/light beige) that still adheres to the wood. Using your cleaner and rinsing without brushing the shingles removes most but not all of the color. Protected areas are especially resistant.
We want to get something uniform again. The formulation of Super Deck is long gone. No good semi-transparent stains seem to have white and grey is just too dark for the house. To get a more uniform coating, our painter suggested a semi solid that will show the texture of the shingles. You have only a solid stain but it may be worth thinking about it as an option.
I have several questions about your solid stain.
-Will your solid stain smooth over the texture much more than a semi-solid from other brands?
-Will blending some white with some other color of your stain of be acceptable to get a mid tone of some sort or will that reduce the performance?
-Is the cleaning/brightening process necessary or would cleaning alone followed by washing (perhaps a low pressure washing under 750 PSI) be acceptable for a solid stain?
-Most important will this peel after a few years?
thank you for any information you can provide.
We want to get something uniform again. The formulation of Super Deck is long gone. No good semi-transparent stains seem to have white and grey is just too dark for the house. To get a more uniform coating, our painter suggested a semi solid that will show the texture of the shingles. You have only a solid stain but it may be worth thinking about it as an option.
I have several questions about your solid stain.
-Will your solid stain smooth over the texture much more than a semi-solid from other brands?
-Will blending some white with some other color of your stain of be acceptable to get a mid tone of some sort or will that reduce the performance?
-Is the cleaning/brightening process necessary or would cleaning alone followed by washing (perhaps a low pressure washing under 750 PSI) be acceptable for a solid stain?
-Most important will this peel after a few years?
thank you for any information you can provide.