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Mix and Apply Stain to Deck Boards

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Staining a Deck | What You Need To Know

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What happens here

Before application, thoroughly stir the oil-based penetrating stain using a drill with a paddle mixer attachment to ensure the pigment is evenly distributed, as it tends to settle at the bottom. Apply the stain generously with a brush to the deck boards, ensuring the wood is saturated. This specific product is a non-drying oil, meaning it penetrates rather than forming a film, so any excess pooling on the surface must be wiped off immediately with a rag to prevent a tacky finish that attracts dirt and footprints. This product is unique because it has a high flash point, reducing the risk of spontaneous combustion compared to other oil-based products.

Goal: Apply the stain evenly and effectively to the deck boards, ensuring proper penetration and a non-tacky finish.

Tools and materials

  • Drill Bosch — Mixing the stain
  • Paddle mixer attachment — Thoroughly mixing the stain
  • Paint bucket — Holding stain during application
  • Rags — Wiping off excess stain
  • Wide paint brush — Applying stain to the deck boards and vertical surfaces

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so I'm applying the stain want to apply nice heavy coat that it's going to penetrate in the wood you're going to want to really saturate it uh and then it's going to penetrate pretty quick any excess if there's any excess cooled on the wood you're going to want to wipe the excess off and you actually walk on it you as soon as it's soaked in so I'm just using a small smaller cut in type brush to work up against the house it's taking my time to want to Splatter or [Music] d [Music] so you can see I'm allowing it to penetrate then I'm wiping it off any excess so I just got to say this is really important because um this happened to me in the past and it was a big mistake not wiping off the excess a customer called me a month later their deck was really tacky and was collecting dust and dirt if you don't wipe off the excess it'll never dry and it'll stay

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