How to Apply TWP 100 Stain Series

it is staining day I have a plied coat one waited 30 minutes applied coat to don’t have puddles but there’s areas that it’s obviously wet how long do I wait until I determine that excess and use a rag to pick up excess.

So I’m applying coat one waiting 30 minutes applying coat to do I have to wait another 30 minutes before I determine what’s excessive.

3 questions, please:

1) I used RAD (stripper & brightener) on cedar deck that had TWP 101 Cedartone. when it dried there are patches with traces on stain that remain. In some areas I repeated the stripper and brightener and some came off but some still remained. What do you suggest – it is like this in spots all over my 2700 sq foot area. Will stain with same TWP Cedartone when I eventually stain. (picture attached). If I stain over this will stain absorb into areas where bits of old TWP remain?

2) I live in Pacific NW – it has been recommended to me (hw store) to apply 30 second outdoor cleaner to thoroughly kill algae. Thoughts? If yes, at which point in the process?

3) If I applied brightener and then it rains do I need to reapply/rinse and wait another 48 hours?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Deck is in western NC. A lot of rain year round, short cold winter, hot summer. Deck is 15+ tears old .Wood is weathered with linear cracks. Multiple prior stainings with Cabot Australian oil ( never lasts).
Plan was to pressure wash and power sand horizontal surfaces, then stain with TWP 100 pro. Suggestions?
Thanks!

I am applying twp clear 100 to a brand new bamboo fence. The bamboo is about 1 inch thick. What brush to you recommend? Also, this is currently in my basement waiting to be put up outside, can this be applied indoors? Thank you!

I will be spraying TWP100 to a treated wood fence with a Graco magnum x5. What spray tip would you recommend for spraying your product. Thanks in advance for your help

I have a PT pine screened in porch with EZ Breeze vinyl windows. Has been built approx 4.5 months. Moisture content currently 12%. Due to windows, I cannot use anything to spray cleaner/brightener etc. How can I best prep for stain, and what stain do you recommend ? In Tennessee.
Thanks!
Jeff

I have a 6 year old pine deck that has been properly prepped – deck cleaner & sanded. It is being stained with the same stain as previously used, TVP cedartone 101. The job was started 6 weeks ago to rainy weather & other issues; it was put on hold with the floor boards remaining (one small section had been completed). Painter is here & wanting to finish up, it’s 1 PM. It was 48 F when he started this morning & the hi will only get to 54 today. It is predicted to dip down to 39 for an hour by 6 AM tomorrow & the high should be 61. He can’t stain over the weekend. Should I let him continue today; or is it too cold? Next week we have one day that should be 70 for a high & 47 for a low.

On my new cedar deck, I applied one coat of TWP 100 Series in October 2020. I was going to put on a second coat this October. Do I just need to give the horizontal surfaces (deck surface, steps and top of railing) a second coat now or should I give all the wood surfaces a second coat now? I live in mid-Missouri. Thank you.

Do you have a recommend graco tips and pressure for spraying twp 100 on a wood fence. Thanks

How do I remove Cedartone 101 from my sliding glass windows?

I have an area of pine siding that I stripped with your products. It’s now ready for the brightener. However I found a couple rotten peices of wood and plan to replace them with siding that was treated with 1500 about a month ago. What affect will the brightener have on those stained pieces? Should they be protected with plastic?

Just prepped deck with the Gemeni cleaner and brighter. The deck has previously been stained with twp cedertone. After cleaning and brightening here is still some color tone on the deck boards, and some of the railings. I will be staining with the same color two stain. Do I need to do additional prep to get all the color out?

Had a new pressure treated deck installed in August of 2020 – we live in Northern MN. Applied TWP 101 Cedartone in late May of this year (2021). Would like to do another coat to the floor deck before our long winter with the excess product I have left from initial stain project. Deck was pretty clean , but I did wash with some sudsy water to remove any dirt/grime. OK to add this coat at this stage?

What’s the closest color to match my pressure treated railing to my cedar siding that is stained with Woodgaurd warm pecan?

Good evening. We built a new home in December at which time the deck was installed. It has started to grey and appears to be weathering as it should. Am I good with the wet on wet application? Also, after staining what is the length of time before the stain has dried and rain will not bother the finish? Thx!

i have twp 100 cape cod gray. The deck and rails have been stripped, brightened and dried for 60 hours. No rain in sight. Are there any hints for cape cod gray other than wet on wet application and dont leave any excess?

Hi, I stained a large deck last year pressure treated wood. I have a few small shiny spots now I know I over applied. But b4 I start the second coat is there a way to get rid of these small shiny areas.
Thanks by the way you have a great help website.

Can TWP 100 be used over a deck that was stained with TWP 100 several years ago?
What is the post application dry time, clear weather hours?

Having difficulty getting stain to dry in areas under cover . Is there anything that can be done to accelerate drying ?

What size spray tip do you recommend when applying TWP 100 series. I have a Graco Magnum airless sprayer.

I stained my deck with twp 100 dark oak after it was installed (waiting the recommended months). Do I need to do a clear coat on top of it?

TWP 100 series cape cod gray was applied to my deck last summer. It was not correctly applied wet on wet and now I can see my wood through the new stain. What product do I need to use to strip the deck to reapply the same color correctly wet on wet?

TWP 100 series Cape Cod Grey was applied to my deck last summer. A wet on wet application was not done correctly and now I can see my wood coming through the new stain. What product do I need to use to strip my deck down and reapply the same color correctly wet on wet application?

I stained my new deck yesterday (wood aged accordingly) with 2 coats TWP 100 wet on wet application. I have noticed some light spots on the deck surface today. Can I apply another coat in those areas?

I’ve got a new fence that’s about 6 months old. Do you recommend 1 coat or 2 coats of the TWP 100 stain?

If I apply TWP 100 series when it is mid 50’s or mid 60’s, but is 30 degrees at night, is that OK?

We have a rather large staining project under way with prep work being done, over the last two weeks we have been sanding and re-sanding over areas that appear to have old stain resurfacing to the surface, is this possible? the old stain is at least two years old; probably a Thompson Water Seal transparence honey color. See pictures attached.

What is the closest color TWP 100 semi solid to redwood semi transparent?

Correction: I brushed off the stripper, not scraped as I mistakenly mentioned in my questions a minute ago.

I cleaned and stripped, brightened and neutralized the garage siding yesterday of Cedartone 101. Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., it will be 48 hours. I had to scrape for and against the grain to get as much product out as I could. Should I stain in the direction of the wood which means I’d have to brush it all in the same direction? Is it okay to stain in early evening when the sun stops shining directly on the siding? Thanx from Florida.

I have a 4 year old cedar deck that we hire a contractor to stain every 2 years with your TWP transparent dark oak stain. My daughter’s puppy managed to chew on several areas of the deck. We sanded the areas and went to apply the stain but it doesn’t stain it as dark as the rest of the deck. Is there a less transparent stain in the same color that we could apply to these areas so it would match a bit better?

Thank you

What type of sprayer should be used with Twp 101 on wood that has been protected with Twp 101 for years?

Can I apply a second coat after the first coat is completely dry. We had someone apply the first coat, but they didn’t do a very good job. I really think it needs another coat to even it out.

I am planning to use TWP 100 semi-transparent cedar over a deck that had Penofil transparent redwood stain before. I have cleaned, stripped and used brightener.
#1. I am expecting the semi-transparent will cover the slight color variances. Is that safe to assume ?
#2. I am in Washington state and right now we have high temp of <70 with lows in <50's so we get dew. How much before the dew drops should I have my stain on ? I am able to start early in the day but would be in the sun until early afternoon and I see warning about not applying the direct sun.
#3 Or is it ok to apply in direct sun if it is in the mid 60's temperature wise ?
#4. Can I use 'restore a deck' clearner for maintenance ? I used that on the Penofil and it seemed to strip it.

What kind of thinner should I use to clean up TWP 100 series? I am intending to use an airless sprayer and want to clean out my sprayer properly after I’m finished.

I just applied a light coat of 100 series honeytone to some very pale, almost white cedar. I love honeytone on red/brownish cedar, but it looks too yellow on white wood. Can I apply a darker color over the honeytone if I wait until spring? Or do I need to strip off the honeytone first?

I applied one coat of TWP 100 stain today. I received it in the mail a couple of days ago. I noted after applying stain to one level of the deck, that when I stirred the 5 gallon container with a longer stick, there was about 1 inch of completely coagulated pigment at the bottom of the barrel. I would think it would have been shaken prior to mailing it. This is the first coat of stain on a one year old deck. I didn’t apply a second coat because one of the articles said to apply only one coat the first time. Will it be OK? It seems that I can’t apply a second coat now that it has partially dried. It would be 24hours until I can apply another coat. Will this affect only the intensity of color, and not the stain itself?

What should the moisture content be for 1/2″cedar fence slats before I apply TWP 100? I am afraid that if I wait too lond the cedar may begin to split.

I am staining an exterior pine ceiling (covered deck). Do you suggest a pre-stain wood conditioner? If so, what brand? I am asking because we stained our back deck with TWP and the pine ceiling turned out blotchy and uneven. I am trying to avoid the same mistake on the front deck.

After prepping my deck using Gemini products, I applied a reasonable single coat of TWP 100 Redwood to my deck last night (a charged “deck roller” covered five or six 16′ boards). After an hour, I used a dry roller to sop up any remaining “wet” stain, as instructed (it all looked wet). This morning (11 hours post-application), the deck is tacky and still looks wet. I’ve been using TWP-100 and Gemini products for four years but I don’t remember if it’s supposed to look this wet. Temp at application was 83*F, low overnight was 61*. High today is 101*. Attached is a picture. Because I left one area untreated, the difference is quite evident. 🙂 Am I just being impatient, or is my deck going to have a high-gloss sheen? Thanks!

OK to apply in the morning before temps reach low 90’s in the afternoon? OK to apply in the evening after temps drop below 90, or is it a problem if the wood is still hot from direct sun?

Hi, it worked out well after I let the deck dry for more than a week after I stained with TWP 101 and cleaning up the excess with mineral spirit. But, off late when the weather got beyond 90F, I see sap oozing out of the knots in some wood boards. It was the case before I started the stripping process. I had scrapped with a scrapper, tried oxy clean couple of times and let the wood dry. It was pretty clean, dry without any sap after the stripping process. But it is oozing again after applying stain. What can I do to fix this oozing sap on the stained deck?

I stained a deck it has shiny spots how do I fix that

I stained my deck it dried and now I have shiny spot how do I fix that

I stained a deck part of it is under cover 24 hour after stained the under cover part still has wet spots how do I fix that

how long do you wait after staining before heavy traffic

I’m planning on purchasing TWP200 stain for my wood shingled siding. My original plan was to brush it on, however, it seems that a pump or airless sprayer is an option to save time. I was under the assumption that solvent based stains could not be sprayed on based on some videos I watched.

Can someone give guidance as to the best way to apply and suggest sprayers. Will any sprayer work? Should I consider the WS TWP product instead?

Thank for any suggestions and/or anecotal evidence as to the best approach to take.

I applied TWP this morning, it looks so dull. Can I add another coat? What might happen if I do? It sucked it right up.

We put our 2 coats of twp 100 dark oak on today. Can a third coat be put on? It looks like it could use it

When is the best time of day to apply twp 100 on deck. Michigan. Lots of afternoon sun… thanks for your advice