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10/24/2019
Is there any way to get instructions for the cleaner/brightener/stain in Spanish?
Make Restoring Your Exterior Wood ...Easy!
Our kit provides enough product to clean and then brighten an average 25'x12' deck with rails and 3 steps (600-800 total sq.feet). For, a fence this package will clean and then brighten both sides of 50 feet of fence.
You will receive 1 container of RAD Step 1 Wood Cleaner and 1 container of RAD Step 2 Wood Brightener.
Leftover product can be used to clean concrete, house siding, lawn furniture, and awnings. (Do not use over grass, clean furniture on a hard surface)
RAD STEP 1 WOOD DECK CLEANER DESCRIPTION
Restore-A-Deck Wood Cleaner is a powdered concentrate that is mixed with water. It safely cleans and restores the natural beauty of exterior wood. This product also cleans weathered composite lumber, removing mold, mildew, and algae along with the silver-gray color that can develop over time. Restores all wood surfaces to their original appearance Restore-A-Deck Wood Cleaner will not harm wood fibers, pets, grass, or most plants. Restore-a-Deck Step 1 Wood Cleaner is not a stain stripper or remover of old stains. Please see Restore-A-Deck Stripper Kit if you are trying to remove a semi-transparent stain.
*This product is Step 1 Cleaner of the Restore A Deck system.
RAD STEP 2 WOOD BRIGHTENER DESCRIPTION
Restore-A-Deck Wood Brightener is a biodegradable, powdered concentrate that is mixed with water to brighten and restore the natural beauty of all species of exterior wood. This product excels at brightening, removing rust stains, and tannin stains caused by fallen leaves. Restore-A-Deck Wood Brightener is a safe, product that will not only brighten but neutralize the surface of the wood, creating an ideal surface that is ready to be stained.
*This product is step 2 Wood Brightener of the Restore A Deck system.
RAD CLEANER AND BRIGHTENER ADVANTAGES
- #1 Rated Wood Deck Stain Cleaner and Wood Brightener
- RAD Wood Cleaner is designed specifically for all Exterior Wood and Composite Decking
- RAD Wood Cleaner Preps new wood, weathered wood, and maintenance coats
- RAD Wood Brightener neutralizes stain strippers
- RAD Wood Brightener brightens and restores wood surfaces
- RAD Wood Brightener restore pH balance of wood
- Powdered formulas makes 5 liquid gallons when mixed
- Extremely cost effective. When mixed, the cost is less than $7 a gallon
- Eco-Safe formulas
- Safe to use on all exterior wood surfaces, not just decks
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Sunday, 25 June 2017
Prep for cleaning new wood or dirty and gray decks.
Use when doing a maintenance coat of Armstrong Clark.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI have brand new pine gate and cannot afford the rad wash but want to stain with semi trans rustic brown. What are my options. I don’t want the stain to look crappy
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We will reply to your comment shortlyi have a new cedar deck that was allowed to weather. I used RAD cleaner and brightener, but still Had a good amount of grey around the edges of the deck, so I recleaned those areas but did not put the brightened on it again. I was planning on staining in a couple days, but just started to worry if the areas that had been recleaned would stain differently because I didn’t use the brightener after? I have attached pictures of how the boards look. Will the slight silver/fuzzy areas be ok to stain over?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyNo, you need to redo the Cleaner for all as you did not remove all of the gray oxidation of the wood. Brighten after.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyOk-thank you. When I do the cleaner a significant amount of wood pulp seems to come off. Is this normal/ok? Am I damaging the deck?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHello
Live up here in Ontario Canada. Is the IPE for hardwood provide the same longevity as the semi solid on a 15 year old cedar deck? As well before I saw your web site I used Behr stripper and the wood brighter. Can I still use your stain? If I do the next time will use your cleaner and brighter. -
We will reply to your comment shortlyAlso, what is the best value (cheapest) sprayer you recommend for the restore a deck? How long would a stain like that last and need to be re-stained?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHi I have a new pressure treated pine fence 6 feet tall and 290 feet. Planning to use Armstrong Clark Stain after 2-3 months of drying in semi transparent cedar. How many gallons of the stain and also how many gallons of the restore a deck should I order? It will be October, can I prep and stain if the temperature is in the 40’s? Thanks
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWhat is the total sq footage of wood to be stained? Both sides? Temps cannot be below 45 degrees.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI have hogwire panels between painted redwood posts on the perimeter of my IPE deck (see photo), and the panels are held in place by IPE strips. Will the RAD kit be safe for the hogwire? It has a black powder coating, so I would think it will be fine. I guess same question goes for the painted redwood posts. Also, when applying the semitransparent stain (Amber) should I remove any stain that gets on the posts and hogwire immediately or will it be removable for a while (how long)? Thanks for this forum, answers a lot of questions.
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We will reply to your comment shortlySo I am confused. I have a new cedar deck, about a month old. Does the leaving the wood exposed to sun light oxidize the wood to remove the "mill glaze" or does the Restore a Deck product remove the mill glaze. I won't be sanding a new 700 sqft deck. Thanks
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We will reply to your comment shortlySee this about new wood: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/new-decking-and-armstrong-clark-stain
The cleaner will remove the mill glaze and oxidation.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHi. So I completely sanded, Restore-a-Deck prepped, and stained my Ipe deck, rails, and stairs less than a year ago using the Mahogany stain and it already needs to be re-coated. I am NOT happy about this - took me a week to get it done! Looks like I have to wait for the weather to cooperate again (not easy here) then re-wash, re-brighten, and re- stain. What can I do to make sure it lasts longer than 8 months?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWith Ipe wood, it has to be done every year. Nothing will last longer and this is the nature of the IPE wood, not the stain. IPE being so dense causes it to fade out much faster than other wood types.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThat is NOT what I was told when I bought this. I was told it should last 3 years!
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHello, no, that is impossible with IPE nor would we tell anyone that is possible. It is not a product issue but is due to the density of the IPE wood. It is hard as a rock. If you search online about staining IPE, you will see that reapplying annualy is the norm. There is no wood stain on the market that will last more than a year on IPE wood. Being the AC is a penetrating stain, it makes it very easy to clean and recoat as needed.
AC does last 2-3 years on other softwood types,
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI have a new Pressure treated deck. It is 47' X 12' with a 6.5' X 5' Landing and Seven 5' stairs. There is 83.5 feet of railing. The railings have aluminum balusters (I have included a picture. I want to stain with Semi Transparent Cedar. The deck is 11' off the ground in places so I am considering staining the bottom also. After the deck ages the appropriate amount of time.
How much product will I need to Clean, Brighten and Stain
1. The top side of the deck
2. The top and bottom side of the deck.
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We will reply to your comment shortlySee this about new wood: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/new-decking-and-armstrong-clark-stain
One 5-gallon pail and one RAD Cleaner/Brightener Kit should cover this. If you do the underside, you will need another 3-4 gallons.-
We will reply to your comment shortlyThanks!!! I'll place the order this weekend.
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Just received my oxford brown semi-solid stain and Restore-A-Deck cleaner and brightener yesterday and, weather permitting, will start prepping my year old pressure-treated pine deck and fencing. My questions are: Which nozzle head and/or psi setting on my sprayer should I use for cleaning and staining? How far away should I the nozzle be from the wood during both processes? Lastly, should I spray board to board on deck and up/down on the pickets one time over? How/when do I spray the boards that run horizontal to the pickets? Sorry for all the questions but I've never done it before and invested a lot of money in project. Thank you.-
We will reply to your comment shortlyWhat are you spraying with? The cleaners can be applied with a pump sprayer but the stain cannot. You would need an airless sprayer for this.
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We will reply to your comment shortlySorry, my message wasn't clear. I'll be using an air sprayer for the stain and pressure washer for cleaning. When using the pressure washer, which nozzle head and/or psi setting should I use? I've read that too much pressure can ruin the wood surface. Should I keep the nozzle approximately one foot away from the surface when cleaning?
What is the easiest way to stain the spindles? Someone told me to try soaking a cloth in the stain and wrapping the cloth around the spindle and moving it up and down is easy but...I'm not so sure. I don't even know what type of cloth to even try this with.
Thank you in advance.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyMost wash with the 25 or 40-degree nozzle at about 1500-2000 psi. About 8-12 inches away from wood.
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Had a break from the rain and stained the railing. Looks great! First time staining with an Armstrong Clark product. So much easier than paint. Anyway, planned on staining the deck floor but had to go over it with a hose because grass and dirt got on it. I went over it with a garden hose and got it pretty wet. Supposed to be 80 degrees today in CNY. Will I be able to stain today? I wouldn't get to it for about 10 hours after hosing it down. Thanks.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHi.
Last summer i powerwashed and sanded our entire large 30x24 deck. It was covered in a solid of unknown brand etc. I discovered that most of the deck was either PT or cedar. I replaced almost 3/4 of deck due to rotten boards. I let the unstained deck weather over the winter. I just did a rad kit (clean/brighten). One of the photos is post rad and dry. One is after Rad kit and the deck is wet.
Id like to stain ASAP as I need to get to our pool deck (40x60) but am concerned that I may have not gotten enough off with the first kit. There is some fuzz on some of the boards. I plan to stain with rustic brown. Should I repeat the kit or proceed with staining-
We will reply to your comment shortlyYou can go ahead and stain now. It will darken and look great!
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI used the stain last year and it looked great. However, not so much this spring. So what should my next steps be? It’s still too cold here in Maine to do anything but will start soon. The first two are this year and last one is after staining last year.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyPrep with this and apply one coat. https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/restore-a-deck-kit
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWill the Armstrong semi transparent stain be okay to use on a pool bench as well as the decking? Do I need to clean and brighten after sanding?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI have a pressure treated pine dock that was installed one year ago. I like the gray color. Can I use restore-a-deck step 1 then apply natural clear stain. Or, will I need to also apply the brighter before the stain.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyNatural is not clear but tinted and will enhance the wood similar to a wet look. If you clean you will need to brighten the wood.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyIf we do not clean the deck will the stain adhere / provide the protection as if we clean clean / brighten? Also is the cleaner / brighter safe for use on a dock.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHave a new deck that was installed about 1 year to 1 1/2 years ago and we never treated or anything, If I wanted to just keep it the wood color would we just utilize the Clean/Bright stuff that you offer? Or would you recommend something else (we like the color of the wood now that it is still fairly new)?
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We have a new deck that we sanded and stained a year ago. The surface has a black mold like finish now it is in a shaded area in the winter. Do I just need to clean/brighten and re-stain?? Why did this happen? I can attach a photo if needed. I didnt think we would have to re-stain for several years.-
We will reply to your comment shortlySee this about new wood: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/new-decking-and-armstrong-clark-stain
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI will be applying a maintenance coat of semi-transparent cedar stain on a pergola that was stained 5 years. After prep of the cleaner and brightner. How many coats of stain should be applied? Thanks
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI live in Dallas,Texas and I have a friend who had her deck painted years ago. Her painter has suggested using a name brand semi-transparent oil based stain over her deck. Her deck is too large and too costly to strip to the bare wood. Am I right or is the painter right that even a semi transparent oil based stain cannot be used over a previously painted surface. Is her only option to paint over paint? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyAbout to have a new deck installed out of pressure treated pine. Do I need to clean / brighten the deck before staining or will a good pressure washing a month or so after install be sufficient?
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We will reply to your comment shortlySee this for new wood tips: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/new-decking-and-armstrong-clark-stain
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWill be sanding a 15 year old PT deck before application of your stain. Is Cleaner and Brightener also required?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHello,
I had a new cedar deck installed about a year and a half ago and did the cleaner, brightener and two coats of stain. The steps are a high traffic area and the stain is getting worn off, so it needs to be reapplied this year. Do I use the stripper/brightener kit or the cleaner/brightener kit before I restain? -
We will reply to your comment shortlyMy deck is 3 years old and never been treated or stained. It is cedar toned decking. On 8/9/18 I cleaned it with Behr no.63 all in one deck cleaner. Applied it according to directions. Scrubed it and hosed it off with garden hose. It looks pretty good after cleaning it. There is some white fuzziness in some spots that you can see when it's wet. I was going to apply Thompsons water sealer on it but after reading so many bad reviewsI decided against it. I want to protect my invetment with the best possible product I can find. Your product seems to fit the bill. Will I need to use your cleaner and brightener or just the brightener? Do I need to use a power washer with your product? What stain would you recommend for my cedar toned decking? How many coats do I need to apply? Are there any dealers near me in Harris, MN? How long will it take to receive your product? My deck is an L shaped deck measuring approx. 28x12 and 23x12.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyDoes Wood & deck stains come in different colors or just clear
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThe AC comes in many different colors: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/wood-and-decking-stains
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We will reply to your comment shortlyIf I clean and brighten my deck, do I need to stain too? Or is it ok to clean and brighten in between staining years?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyYikes .... so frustrated ..... checked in last week and was told these are oxidized cells even though we cleaned and prepped according to directions. Several concerns:
1. Put on a second coat because we got rain before it dried. Still tacky and sticky after 12 hours.
2. Furch and fuzz on many spots.
3. Shiny in some spots.
4. Not adhering in other spots.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyActually, it looks very good in the pictures. Try wiping down any shiny, over applied spots with mineral spirits and a rag to remove the excess stain. Make sure to take all oily rags and saturate them in water. Lay flat to dry outside.
As for the one light board, that is the actual board having an issue with taking the stain there. Something in the wood grain is repelling it.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHi there,
I will be ordering the Armstrong Clark Semi-transparent in the Grey Driftwood color. My deck is at least 20
years old (some parts newer) and had been painted opaque grey (Summit). It is now peeling of course as it does every year. I’m hoping going with the semi-transparent good quality stain will get me 2-3 years between stainings. My question is, should I sand it right down again? I usually rent the large electric sander at Home Depot. Deck is approx. 30´ x 20´. Would I then use the Restore a deck product as well?? -
We will reply to your comment shortlyWe installed a new redwood deck last summer and are ready to stain it now. We just got done using the restore a deck by dampening the wood and then applying the solution. We waited 15 minutes and then cleaned it with a power washer. As it is drying, there are pieces of white fluff showing and still some grime that I can roll off with my hands. How clean does the deck need to be before we add the brightening? Will the furring or the grime wear off when we brighten it? Are we going to deep with the pressure washer? Thanks
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThat is oxidized wood cells being removed. That happens when you let the wood sit in the sun uncoated. The longer it sits, the heavier the oxidation. It needs to come off during the cleaning prep.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWhat is the best way to remove it?
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