Official Help Site for TWPStain.com

where are the new york state dealers located

I stain our deck with TWP last year and need to re-stain it. Which TWP product do I need to order?

I stained my deck last fall with TWP 100 Rustic Brown. I’ve noticed a little fading in areas that get a lot of sun and would like to reapply. From other posts, it looks like a you would recommend the Restore-A-Deck first. Is it ok to use Restore-A-Deck one weekend and stain the next weekend or is that too much time in between the two stages? Assuming no rain between the weekends.

I bought a 5 gallon container of TWP 100 on Sept. 2016. I only used one gallon at that time.
I recently opened it up for a new project and the contents have thickened.
How to I thin the remaining 4 gallons so that I may use them?

I have an older approximate 600-650 sf deck. It’s been prepped ( stripped off old stain, pressure washed and sanded. ). We did change out about 6-7 new boards. And sanded those.
I live in the pacific NW..
Which of your stains (100 or 1500), would you recommend?
How much would I need for the two coats.
Last I’m not seeing how to order. Can you help?

I’m hoping to remove old TWP stain from a small redwood deck by sanding, and then applying TWP 1500 stain. I see lots of posts about stripping and restoring, but can’t find much about sanding to remove old stain.

Three questions: Do I need to pressure wash before sanding? Do I need to sand with more than one grit? Do I need to do anything between sanding and staining such as using a cleaner and brighter after sanding?

What is the warranty on the 1500 and 100 series?

I was wondering if I can put the clear 1500 over wood that has a 1500 cedar tone stain on it?

i am putting aluminum railing on a new deck made of pressure treated pine. According to your article, it is better to wait for the wood to settle so the stain can penetrate more. Do I have to wait to stain the deck before installing the railings? Does it matter? Can pressure treated pine take Cape Cod gray stain nicely? I would appreciate your answer.

I’m building a pergola using new rough sawn cedar. The carpenter told me to stain all the pieces,then he will cut and assemble. all I’ll have to do is touch up cut ends. Makes sense. I’m planning on using TWP100 Pecan. Will this procedure work or not ? Thankyou for your input.

I applied TWP 100 to my deck in here in southeastern Virginia. It has an unshaded southern exposure and is subject to some very high temperatures in the summer. In addition, some of the pt five quarter decking is slightly cupped so that water puddles rather than running off. Is it likely that the heat, sunlight and puddling will promote mildew and/or mold? And if so, what should I do about it. Thanks very much

I wrote to Sashco as they have VERY good caulking products, but they replied with the following:

Good afternoon, Mr. Squire. Thank you for reaching out to Sashco.

TWP 1500 series stain is a deep-penetrating oil-based stain that contains waxes that will interfere with the adhesion of any sealant applied to the surface. Unfortunately, none of our products (nor any available at a normal hardware store) will stick to a surface that has that stain on there. That said, you could attempt to remove the stain just along the bond line where the sealant will be applied via a combination of mineral spirits and sanding. Yes, it will be some work to do that, but it will be the most successful course of action.

There are other sealants out there available to commercial contractors that may work in your situation. You might contact TWP to see what they recommend.

I hope that helps. It’s probably not the answer you were looking for, but we’d hate for you to use our product and it not work for you.

Please let us know if you have any other questions. We’re happy to be a resource.

Have a wonderful new year!

I’m having a deck stain dilemma. New PT pine deck boards installed April ’16. Let them weather until Oct. ’16 and applied single coat of 1500 series cedar stain after applying restore-a-deck kit and letting it dry a few days. In May ’17 I applied second coat of stain. In September ’17 the deck became coated with huge splotches of black mold over entire surface except for under a dining table. What are my options at this point. Note: I still have enough stain left in the well-sealed 5 gal. bucket to apply another coat. However wife not too happy with the product at this point and might do something she’d regret (or not)if I re-apply the 1500 and get a repeat of the mold issue. Happy to send some picture along if that would be of any help. One last thing, the original deck boards were stained with Behr solid deck stain and never developed mold. The deck is in central Massachusetts and is on the south-east side of house exposed to a fair amount of sun during the day.

Thanks so much for any guidance you can provide.
Dave S.

Hello I have attached photos of our 1.5 yo multi-level deck complete with railings and steps. Roughly +/- 2500 sf. It is pressure treated pine and has a transparent redwood stain. It is all in good shape at the moment. My concern is getting behind the maintenance curve. Seeking advice on cleaning products and then preservatives (TWP 100 or the water-based stain?). Thank you in advance for your assistance!

5 gallon can received. How do I open it?

I just finished staining my deck with TWP 100 Honeytone 115. It was beautiful. We did all the prep work right. Watched the weather and when we had 3days showing dry weather out of a 10 day forecast for our area, we stained it. That very night our weather forecast changed drastically and within 9 hours of finishing the staining, our deck was rained on and has now been rained on for 2 more days. I am just sick with worry about the deck never drying properly. I don’t know if I should try sweeping the water off or just hope it will finally dry out. What can we expect to have happen if the deck doesn’t actually get a chance to dry. We are almost in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where we won’t be getting very many nice days anymore. What can we do to help the deck? We only applied the one coat on “kiln dried after treatment” wood. Deck was up in June but we waited to treat and planned to do the second coat of stain in the spring as per your can and site directions. But this sudden change in the weather and the last few days of rain has us worried that even with all our care, it may not finish well. What would you suggest? Please help and thank you. The product is exactly what we wanted, love it.
Pat Neargarth, Florence, WI

Using samples, I blended 1500 stains Natural and Cedartone 1:1 and like the look. I also blended 1500 stains Pecan and Natural 2:1 and like that look. Applied to rough hewn cedar siding, the blends seem to be absorbed as well as the standard color stains. Can I mix 1500 stains to get a custom color w/out encountering problems?

What is the shelf life of the 5gallon 1500 stain

I have an IPE deck that needs to be cleaned and re-oiled. TWP was put on the deck originally about a year ago. They deck is fairly gray with some areas that still have color due to them being covered. Do I need to strip the deck and with what? Should I use the 100 or 150 to oil the deck.

I stained my deck using dark oak 100 series. Mixed in the morning but not throughout the day. The early on looks reddish and later it got to be very dark. Should I expect that? Was it just not mixed or something else. I didn’t think dark oak had any red in it.

I have been using TWP for more than 10 years using 101 Cedartone. I restained the deck 2 years ago. I now just cleaned and pressure washed the deck which removed failed stain and lightened the wood. I used the wet on wet method. After it dried for 3 days, it rained. Now there is a white film splotchiness on the stain where the rain puddled then dried. What caused that? Will it dissipate? Does this indicate the new coat has/will fail?