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wooden decking - is this paint or varnish
xyz123
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hi
the decking at our house needs re-doing. as it was done by previous owner i dont know if it was paint or varnish. it is in dark green colour.
can someone advise whether it is paint or varnish so i can get the right product prior to stripping it off with possibly a pressure washer!
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b576/lat321/IMAG0329_zps30db95f1.jpg
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the decking at our house needs re-doing. as it was done by previous owner i dont know if it was paint or varnish. it is in dark green colour.
can someone advise whether it is paint or varnish so i can get the right product prior to stripping it off with possibly a pressure washer!
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b576/lat321/IMAG0329_zps30db95f1.jpg
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It looks lovely as it is.
Why bother redoing it?
You will never get it looking that good again.0 -
Yuk! It looks as if it could be paint as I used to have a varnished deck at my previous property & even having suffered one of the worse winters for years it never looked anything like that. I always used Liberon products on my decking.
I think trying first with a pressure washer is the best way to go & perhaps try some wire wool to remove any stubborn stuff. Remember decking needs to be cleaned regularly with a pressure washer to keep it looking it's best & to stop it becoming dangerous & slippery underfoot.The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.
I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.0 -
You're joking right?
Looks like bitumen.
This must be a joke.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Ah it is a joke - ha ha
Maybe you could recycle and sell it on ebay~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Any more posts you want to make on something you obviously know very little about?"
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Oh now you've got me doubting. Please tell me you were joking?
If not - I'm sorry. I'm sure it will look wonderful when you've finished.
Rest assured my garden is a complete mess.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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looks like it's a water based stain , if you've got a power hose you should be able to blast it off, and put a proper decking stain on0
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Oh XYZ123 I really am sorry.
Well yes you have your hands full there. I do think it looks like you have some bitumen, certainly paint.
A pressure hose and stout yard broom should clear the paint debris. Then scrape the stubborn bits.
But that wood is in bad condition. Maybe spray with a clear or coloured wood preserver to see what that looks like before you try stain.
It should look great when you've finished.:o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Any more posts you want to make on something you obviously know very little about?"
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