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How to stain or oil a deck professionally. How To Stain A Deck.

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Begin by gathering all the necessary tools and materials for staining your exterior deck. The presenter specifies using Mesmer's UV Plus oil-based semi-transparent stain in a nut brown color. You will also need a 4-inch flat bristle exterior stain brush, several rags for wiping excess stain, throwaway latex gloves for hand protection, a 1.5 to 2-gallon bucket to hold the stain, and a wooden stir stick. The presenter emphasizes the importance of stirring the stain approximately every 5 minutes, as the tints in oil-based stains tend to settle quickly at the bottom of the bucket.

Goal: Prepare for deck staining by collecting all necessary items.

Tools and materials

  • Bucket — Holding the deck stain during application
  • Exterior Stain Brush — Applying the stain to the deck surface
  • Latex Gloves — Protecting hands from direct contact with the stain
  • Stir Stick — Mixing the stain thoroughly to prevent pigment settling
  • Rags — Wiping off excess stain from the deck surface

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In this video, we're going to be showing you how to stain an exterior deck. To stain this deck, we're going to be using a product called Mesmer's UV Plus oilbased stain, and it's a semi-transparent stain, both brown. We're using an exterior stain brush, and it's a 4-in flat bristle kind of bristle brush used for exterior stains. You want to have several rags on hand to wipe any exterior stain that doesn't actually penetrate into the wood. I use just throwaway latex gloves so I don't get any stain on my hands. And then you want to have uh 1 and 12 gallon or two gallon bucket to put your stain in and a stir stick. And the tints in these stains have a tendency to settle to the bucket fairly fast. So you want to be stirring your stain probably about every 5 minutes or so. So I just keep a a wooden stir stick in the bucket to keep stirring it. I'm going to put these pair

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