Armstrong Clark Oil Based Wood Deck Stains

How to Apply a Maintenance Coat of Armstrong Clark

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Here is great video from one of our customers showing how to prep and apply a maintenance coat of the Armstrong Clark Wood Stain.

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Jeff M Barnett
Jeff M Barnett
14 days ago

Stained new deck wood after 2 months with AC in September..one coat..Moisture content 9-11%..Wood accepted stain differently on whole deck..I was expecting this.When could I possibly do another coat/ with same product??And recommended prep steps..Your input greatly appreciated..

Jeff M Barnett
Jeff M Barnett
12 days ago
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Cleaner and brightener??
Recommended product,please..
Thank you much.

Jenny
Jenny
1 month ago

I have some leftover amber that I used for my ipe deck (used it about 1 week ago). Can I use the leftover on my cedar siding? Same process? Restore-a-deck cleaner and brightner, and then apply the amber stain? Or is the cleaner/brighter not necessary?
Thanks

Julio
Julio
1 month ago

Hello! I am in need of a maintenance coat after 2yrs on my horizontals. I had previously used your Semi Transparent Natural Oak, and will use it again. Do I need to use a brightener or just the cleaner since it is the same stain?

Julio
Julio
1 month ago
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Hola! I did my cleaning and brightening yesterday. I noticed some fuzzies all over the deck- So we will be sanding it Saturday, 48hrs after the cleaning and brightening. Do I need to clean and brighten after sanding again? Or can I sand, clean the dust, and just stain?

Wayne
Wayne
3 months ago

Is it ok to restrain my deck with a solid oil-based AC stain over my original semi-transparent job? How should I prep after 2 years since original semi-transparent coat?

Mike Barnes
Mike Barnes
3 months ago

In order to apply a “maintenance coat” of stain to a 1-year old patio cover, what is needed to clean and prepare the wood for a single coat of the same Armstrong Sierra Redwood Semi-Transparent stain?

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Tom luciano
Tom luciano
3 months ago

My Armstrong Clark semi transparent stain Amber water spotted after 3days drying deck was completely sanded and pressure washed before application deck was Completley dry, what can I do?

Mary Hickling
Mary Hickling
4 months ago

The wood conditioner used was Varathane premium wood conditioner for use under any oil based stain.

Mary Hickling
Mary Hickling
4 months ago

I have 3, 20 yr old knotty pine clad garage doors that my painter sanded down to bare wood. He then applied a pre-conditioner and after that he applied one coat of Armstrong-Clark semi transparent Cedar stain. Now the garage doors look very blotchy! What can I do?

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Mary Hickling
Mary Hickling
4 months ago
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I didn’t see in the Armstrong-Clark instructions where it said not to use a pre-conditioner…typically that is what is done for pine right?

David W.
David W.
5 months ago

I need to do a maintenance coat of rustic brown semi-transparent stain on only the horizonal surfaces. So I need to use RAD cleaner to prep the deck but do I need the RAD brightener. Will either of these products effect the vertical surfaces? I don’t wait to re-do them.

Michele S
Michele S
5 months ago

we stained our deck 2 years ago and the hubby just powerwashed to prep for a maintenance coat… do we still need to use the RAD cleaner prior to recoat?

david rosner
david rosner
5 months ago

I’ve got a previous armstrong stain finish and starting to fade in some areas in varying degrees. Do I need to strip and start over?

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DaveR
DaveR
5 months ago
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Which part of the process do i use a pressure washer? Pressure wash the surface to prep for cleaner or do I apply cleaner and or brighter with pressure washer?

Eugene
Eugene
11 months ago

I’m using the amber stain on My redwood deck. Would you recommend doing a second coat? Also, I had a couple areas that puddled up a little bit and darkened more than the rest of the deck. Is there a fix to this?

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Eugene
Eugene
11 months ago
Reply to  Armstrong

Even if I sand down the area where it puddled and ended up darker? I was thinking to sand that section down to lighten it up and reapply some stain, would this work? Thank you for your reply.

Tom
Tom
1 year ago

I applied a maintenance coat on my mahogany front porch. One area just will not dry completely. I have wiped off excess stain twice. How do I get rid of the tackiness?

Dave
Dave
1 year ago

I stained my pressure treated deck last year with one coat of armstrong clark semi transparent natural oak. I want to apply another coat of stain this year. What is the proper way to clean/prep the deck before applying the second coat? Can I use a bleach and water solution like I used for the first coat or do you recommend something else? Also I have a gallon can of stain which I opened last year. Will this can of stain still be good?

Thanks

Dave
Dave
1 year ago
Reply to  Armstrong

Use only the cleaner? Brightener is not necessary? Will bleach and water work for cleaning instead of restore-a-deck wood cleaner? Whatever cleaning method produces the best staining results is what I will use.

Thanks

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