GregDilley
New Member
I'm needing a gut check since the deal is already done.
The Setup: New (1 month old) western red cedar deck in NJ. Cleaned and Brightened (Wolman deck and fence)
Although some very knowledgeable folks on this forum suggested not using F&P, I was unfortunately only given a choice between that and Behr and I think I went with the better of the 2. I used 1 gallon Golden Pine + 1 cup Natural.
Contractor applied the stain 2 days ago. He used a pump sprayer, then brushed it. Then he used (his words) a wet sponge to go over it all again. I assume this means it was wet with more stain.
24 hours later the deck was still glistening and wet looking. Its a little humid up here this week.
I called Wolman and spoke to a rep, twice. He said that the stain was put on too heavy and I needed to get the extra off asap or it will dry out to a white powder and need to be stripped entirely. His recommendation was to use mineral spirits and a rag (well it took 6) to clear the excess off.
This was not an easy job. A lot of the stain was turning gummy like syrup. Bugs were caught in it. So for 2 hours my wife and I crawled around the deck scrubbing with rags until all the excess gunk came up.
Today the deck looks amazing. Its mostly dry, a slight hint of oil to the touch, but otherwise it seems like the oil saturated in. While cleaning a bead of sweat fell on it and it beaded up and stayed on top. So I assume that's a good thing.
I'm looking for some confirmation that:
1. What Wolman recommended was wise (even though we're down the stream already)
2. Mixing the two colors was not responsible (contractor said that was the reason)
3. The deck is still protected even though we took Mineral Spirits to it.
PS - I called the contractor throughout yesterday morning telling him what I was finding and he was resistant and told me to wait it out. Suggesting that the Wolman Customer Srv. don't use the product, they sit at a desk all day. What a nightmare.
If you've made it this far...thanks!
The Setup: New (1 month old) western red cedar deck in NJ. Cleaned and Brightened (Wolman deck and fence)
Although some very knowledgeable folks on this forum suggested not using F&P, I was unfortunately only given a choice between that and Behr and I think I went with the better of the 2. I used 1 gallon Golden Pine + 1 cup Natural.
Contractor applied the stain 2 days ago. He used a pump sprayer, then brushed it. Then he used (his words) a wet sponge to go over it all again. I assume this means it was wet with more stain.
24 hours later the deck was still glistening and wet looking. Its a little humid up here this week.
I called Wolman and spoke to a rep, twice. He said that the stain was put on too heavy and I needed to get the extra off asap or it will dry out to a white powder and need to be stripped entirely. His recommendation was to use mineral spirits and a rag (well it took 6) to clear the excess off.
This was not an easy job. A lot of the stain was turning gummy like syrup. Bugs were caught in it. So for 2 hours my wife and I crawled around the deck scrubbing with rags until all the excess gunk came up.
Today the deck looks amazing. Its mostly dry, a slight hint of oil to the touch, but otherwise it seems like the oil saturated in. While cleaning a bead of sweat fell on it and it beaded up and stayed on top. So I assume that's a good thing.
I'm looking for some confirmation that:
1. What Wolman recommended was wise (even though we're down the stream already)
2. Mixing the two colors was not responsible (contractor said that was the reason)
3. The deck is still protected even though we took Mineral Spirits to it.
PS - I called the contractor throughout yesterday morning telling him what I was finding and he was resistant and told me to wait it out. Suggesting that the Wolman Customer Srv. don't use the product, they sit at a desk all day. What a nightmare.
If you've made it this far...thanks!