I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before. The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott

"Bozena" wrote in message
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I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott


I've had pretty good luck with Cabots....

"Bozena" wrote in message
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I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Consumer Reports started long-term comparison tests a couple
of years ago (with such surprising interim results it published a
preliminary report last year.) Sikkens is a European product that
performs well in European weather -- not like Minnesota.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Nov 27, 8:32*pm, "Bozena" wrote:
I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. *Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before. The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. *Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? *We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove grey,
you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain spring and
fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain test. Cabots
is good but a clear finish never lasts and is alot of work.

"ransley" wrote in message
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On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:
I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove grey,
you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain spring and
fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain test. Cabots
is good but a clear finish never lasts and is alot of work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your otherwise lucid
posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW - It's oxalic, with an 'a'.

On Nov 28, 8:25*am, "Bohica" wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message

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On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:

I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove grey,
you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain spring and
fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain test. Cabots
is good but a clear finish never lasts and is * * * * *alot * * of work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your otherwise lucid
posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW - It's oxalic, with an 'a'.

Frankly I could give a ****, did I spell that right?

"ransley" wrote in message
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On Nov 28, 8:25 am, "Bohica" wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message

...
On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:

I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful.
But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as
before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove grey,
you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain spring and
fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain test. Cabots
is good but a clear finish never lasts and is alot of work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your otherwise
lucid
posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW - It's oxalic, with an
'a'.

Frankly I could give a ****, did I spell that right?

Yup. It does just as well at displaying your literacy. Or lack thereof.

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:17:10 -0500, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Bozena" wrote in message
...

I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Consumer Reports started long-term comparison tests a couple
of years ago (with such surprising interim results it published a
preliminary report last year.) Sikkens is a European product that
performs well in European weather -- not like Minnesota.


Location makes a big difference. I'm in a high-humidity climate where
unprotected items eventually get algae or moss growing on it. I use
Cabots Decking stain with a packet of algaecide added. The additional
protection lasts a year or two longer, but eventually it's time to
clean, dry and apply another coat, usually every 4 years. Make sure
to soak the end grain and apply only when the wood is very dry.

Bohica wrote:

"ransley" wrote in message
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On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:


I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott



Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove grey,
you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain spring and
fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain test. Cabots
is good but a clear finish never lasts and is alot of work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your otherwise lucid
posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW - It's oxalic, with an 'a'.




Most of the people who use this group appreciate the wealth of good
information and the people
who take the time to offer it. If you want to critique spelling and
grammar, why not try
alt.literacy.adult? None of us knows everything, which makes the group
all the more useful.
Chears!

On Nov 28, 11:30*am, Norminn wrote:
Bohica wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message
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On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:

I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful. But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove grey,
you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain spring and
fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain test. Cabots
is good but a clear finish never lasts and is * * * * *alot * * of work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your otherwise lucid
posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW - It's oxalic, with an 'a'.

Most of the people who use this group appreciate the wealth of good
information and the people
who take the time to offer it. *If you want to critique spelling and
grammar, why not try
alt.literacy.adult? *None of us knows everything, which makes the group
all the more useful.
Chears!

Chears? Chairs? Chores? Cherrs? Chewrs? Cheers! There, that's it!
Those flyin' fingers can let ya' down. Happuns all th time.

Joe

On 11/28/2008 6:36 AM Bohica spake thus:

"ransley" wrote in message
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On Nov 28, 8:25 am, "Bohica" wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message
...

On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:

I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light
Cetol SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I
power sanded the thick gray film down to bare wood and restained.
It looked beautiful. But by fall, a grayish film was there again,
although not as thick as before. The deck will need to be sanded
and restained next spring. Is there a cedar stain that will hold
up better? We live in Minnesota.

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove
grey, you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain
spring and fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain
test. Cabots is good but a clear finish never lasts and is alot of
work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your
otherwise lucid posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW -
It's oxalic, with an 'a'.

Frankly I could give a ****, did I spell that right?

Yup. It does just as well at displaying your literacy. Or lack thereof.

"ransley" is an idiot whose advice I would never take.


--
Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the
powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

- Paulo Freire

On Nov 29, 2:09*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 11/28/2008 6:36 AM Bohica spake thus:







"ransley" wrote in message
....

On Nov 28, 8:25 am, "Bohica" wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message
....

On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:

I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light
Cetol SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I
power sanded the thick gray film down to bare wood and restained.
It looked beautiful. But by fall, a grayish film was there again,
although not as thick as before. The deck will need to be sanded
and restained next spring. Is there a cedar stain that will hold
up better? We live in Minnesota.

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove
grey, you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain
spring and fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain
test. Cabots is good but a clear finish never lasts and is alot of
work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your
otherwise lucid posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW -
It's oxalic, with an 'a'.

Frankly I could give a ****, did I spell that right?

Yup. It does just as well at displaying your literacy. Or lack thereof.

"ransley" is an idiot whose advice I would never take.

--
* Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the
powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

- Paulo Freire- Hide quoted text -

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Talk about idiots that post **** and spam photo groups incessantly, I
give you **** because your a ****tard and deserve it. Its buttheads
like you that ruined a few photo groups with your insane rants.

On Nov 28, 8:36*am, "Bohica" wrote:
"ransley" wrote in message

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On Nov 28, 8:25 am, "Bohica" wrote:





"ransley" wrote in message

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On Nov 27, 8:32 pm, "Bozena" wrote:

I've stained my 5-year old cedar deck with Sikkens Natural Light Cetol
SRD-996 twice, but it doesn't wear well. Last spring, I power sanded the
thick gray film down to bare wood and restained. It looked beautiful.
But
by fall, a grayish film was there again, although not as thick as
before.
The
deck will need to be sanded and restained next spring. Is there a cedar
stain that will hold up better? We live in Minnesota.

Thanks!
Scott

Is it Cedar, use bleach to kill mold and Oxilic acid to remove grey,
you have to treat it every year or maybe some areas stain spring and
fall. Consumers reports has an ongoing maybe 8 yr stain test. Cabots
is good but a clear finish never lasts and is alot of work.

Do you type alittle as you do alot? A lot is two words. Your otherwise
lucid
posts are often marred by this misspelling. BTW - It's oxalic, with an
'a'.

Frankly I could give a ****, did I spell that right?

Yup. It does just as well at displaying your literacy. Or lack thereof.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

How have you helped anyone here today with advise, did you help the
OP, you hide your name as you are to embarrasssed to show it. Did I
speeell anythan wronnng ageen.