Hello. We recently purchased a home with rough sawn cedar siding. It's clearly been a while since it received any attention. We are having the rotted boards replaced in a few weeks. From there, we plan to strip, brighten, and stain. Will your stripper take care of the existing stain, from what you can tell in these photos? Thanks.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyNot sure if the stripper will work to remove all of this as it looks like as semi-solid or solid in color. That means it is harder to strip and being vertical, that makes it even more difficult. Do you know what brand of stain this is? If you want to try the RAD Stripper on this, make sure to use the Booster and Thickening Gel additive.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThanks for the follow up and suggestions. With the house being 30 years old, it’s hard to know exactly what brands have been used. I did find two in the basement when we moved in & I tested some samples to dry. It looks like the Sherwin Williams Woodscapes matched the siding. The woodsman matches the patio.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThat is not an easy product to remove since it is a custom mix water-based stain and really is closer to a semi-solid in color.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThanks for the follow up, and that’s certainly a bummer. Can you recommend a path forward in terms of cleaning and staining (in the event we cannot remove it).
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We will reply to your comment shortlyIf our stripper does not remove it then no stripper will. That leaves the option of having a professional corn cob blast to remove or covering it with a solid color deck stain. It may be work to at least attempt the stripping.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHello again. I used the stripper and brightener on a spot, and it looks like it's doing the trick. This is one spray of stripper, rinsed, followed by a round of brightener, rinsed, and about 2 hours of drying time. Please note the third photo, where it looks like some of the original stain is deep in certain types of grain. The first two show comparison of siding treated with stripper/brightener product vs. untreated. Would a second round of stripper work on the issue in the third photo, or is this something we won't be able to get out with the stripper product? Thanks as always for your advice.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThat most likely will not come out with stripping or anything else. Overall it is working well.
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