On 7/29/2010 3:08 PM, Uno wrote:
I've been refinishing exterior wood with Thompson's water seal. I had 2
different methods for preparation:

1) Where I could remove the wood, I sanded it down to adios the grayed
wood.

2) On the unremovable gate, I used a mixture of tri-sodium phosphate and
bleach to remove as much gray as possible.

After application, the gate is markedly lighter than the rest of it. It
seems to my eye that I could add a red stain and that might match.

Any ideas on how to proceed?


I use stain containing seals. Thompson's is not that great as water
repellent is lost in a year, but color will remain.