Need Some Help With TWP Stains?

Thanks for your very informative website, best we’ve seen yet. We’re just now building a 1600 sq ft (plus large garage/shop) eastern white pine log home (from Northeastern Log Homes) in central VA. Logs were air dried 6-12 months before milling. Purlins & ceiling beams are eastern white spruce. Will likely be using your products to treat/stain the entire project. In our case, what do you recommend for:
1) Wait time before cleaning / staining exterior?
2) Type of exterior stain product (1500?)
3) Insect treatment: Add bug juice to stain, or do separate treatment, or something else (borate)??
4) Any treatment for underside of the flooring (which will be exposed to a conditioned crawl space with concrete flooring and block walls filled with concrete)?
5)Exterior color: Want to avoid yellow/gold/orange tones…Initially thought we would choose another product (Q-8 Barn Gray) but feel your product would be better, just not sure if you have a color we want. Thinking maybe Pecan or Natural…
If it ends up orange-ish, everyone will hear me crying for miles around 🙁 !!!
6)Interior of D-logs & V-match: Thinking of just doing polyurethane to treat but retain natural color…any reason(s) why / why not to do so?
7)Is it possible to treat interior ceiling & high wall wood prior to installation for ease of reaching it?
8)Will be happy to post pics of finished product. Hopefully soon! Foundation is in right now, logs going up this week.
Thank you!

I have a cedar garden potting table that I have allowed to age over the summer (3-4 months). It is already starting to get some dark areas on the wood. I would like to stain before winter. What preparation should I use and which is the best stain, 100 or 1500….I like stains that are semi-transparent and easy to reapply.

Thanks!

Does the 1500 stain leave a slick surface on a cedar deck when it gets wet from rain? Is there a recommended product that would give a slip resistant surface that can be added to the stain?

I applied according to “wet on wet” directions after sanding wood stained with another semi transparent product on my 20 yo deck that takes a real sun beating. I love the color, but feel like I really could have used another coat. Much of the wood appears as though it could still absorb more stain (see pic). As I understand the wet on wet application process is similar to 1.5 coats. Now that it’s been trying for close to 48 hours, can I still apply an additional coat or did I miss my window? I’d like to provide as much protection for this wood as possible.

Is High Pressure Power Washing not an option?

Our deck is 12 years old. I have used clear water proof products on it 3 or 4 times. I have never used stain. We like the natural look. The deck is on the North side so we get a lot of green algae after several years. I’m considering the TWP 100 or 1500. We used the green treated deck wood when it was built. Which product and color should I use?

I have a deck that I treated with TWP 1511 California Redwood about 3 years ago. It is in need of another coat before the snow flies. What should I do to prep it for the next coat of the same stain.

I have prepped my old deck with the stripper, restore deck. I’ve sanded the fuzzies off. The weather is not looking too friendly for the next two weeks. If I go over the 14 days do I have to use the restore that product again before ceiling?

Hi:

I have an older cedar deck that I have removed some of the broken boards and replaced them with new cedar lumber. I have also hot pressure washed the deck surface to remove the prior coating. Prior to installing the new boards I sanded the surface to remove the mill glaze. As I live in the Pacific NW and we presently have sunny days in August I would like to stain the deck now. What would be the preparations/process for doing so? Thanks.

we have made a pavilion on our patio the exterior is pressure treated or Wolmanized wood and the ceiling is Knotty Pine not so much concerned about the Knotty Pine but the exterior pressure treated or Wolmanized wood I know it needs to age it is not ready to stain at this point but would it need sanded when the time comes or just stained. Also, how long would you let the wood age prior to staining the project will be complete by the third week of August thanks for all your help

Can TWP 1500 clear be applied over any other type of stain?

Will the Restore Kit be harmful to the latex paint on the wall abutting the deck or do I need to protect the latex?

My deck is cedar and is 20 years old. Previous product used was Penofin cedar marine. Last product used was TWP 100 about three years ago. I stripped wood with Jomax stripper and then cleaned with KILZ cleaner/brightener. Would you recommend TWP 100 or 1500 be used. I intend to use two coat wet on wet on all horizontal surfaces and only one coat on vertical surfaces that were not stripped. Thank you.

We live in Dinwiddie county, Va. We have a covered front porch that is treated pine wood. It has never been stained. I recently replaced the steps (treated pine) and now want to stain the deck. What is your recommendation. I also recently washed the porch with deck cleaner purchased from Lowe’s.

I built a new pressure treated deck the summer of 2017 so it’s been sitting 1 year. I cleaned it about a month ago and I’m ready to stain. I live in PA, which stain do you recommend? 100 or 1500

We have a cedar desk, probably more than 10 years old, but in good shape. Two years ago I used Cabot Clear Wood Protector. I now want a more penetrating oil protector that would add a darker reddish tint to the deck. We are in Washington, where the deck was greenish last winter. It seems that a TWP stain in redwood might be the best selection. I also need cleaner – the Wood Brightener? I have 1,300 feet of deck and am wondering the amount of each product to buy. I’d also like to know how soon I might need to reapply again, and how to do that. Thanks

I applied TPC 101 Cedartone Natural 780162101011 last summer on a new cedar deck that had been allowed to weather for 8 or 9 months. While most of the floor (boards) still bead up, some spots don’t and others are faded; looks like it needs a refresh application. I have used different stains in the past and really like TWP, but, with others i could do a cleaning, then let it dry, then apply new stain over the old and it would blend together…hard to tell old from new. A clerk told me if I do that with TWP it won’t get into the wood, and it would look very splotchy, and that I should sand the deck first. After 1 year? That seems, well, not very good protection preservative? So, can I clean with a light bleach, then brush or wipe a new coating over the whole deck? It seems to me it would wipe off of the older intact sections, but soak into ‘open’ sections and all blend together. Can I do that? ONE MORE QUESTION: I sanded the 2×6 hand rail, and as I removed the ‘stain’ a grayish/white residue was in the grain. I was able to sand it out (it wasn’t deep), but wondered why the coating under the stain was greyish/white….what is that, and could I have just applied new stain over the top of it, or does it need to be sanded out (it doesn’t wash out). It wasn’t like paint, it seemed to be in the ‘grooves’ of the wood fibers — the softer sections between the veins?

Project is done, but placing furniture on my deck. I have a 5 foot by 2 foot plastic box which chair cushions and other items I use on my deck. Is it best to place the box directly on the deck or should something like wood slats be between the plastic and the deck. I want to make sure the area is taken care of after completing the project.

We just installed a new cedar deck and we were going to sand the decking and rails to remove the mill glaze. Are we able to stain the deck right away without having to wait for the wood to weather first? If so what grit grade do you recommend to sand? Thanks

Need your expert input on best method(s) to stain our new deck. Deck is tigerwood and was install a week ago. How long should we wait to stain with TWP 100? Should we use a cleaner / brightener prior to staining? If yes, which product do you recommend?