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TWP Contest BUTTON 2020 smallThe TWP 2020 Spring/Summer Restoration Contest is closed! 

Thanks to all the entered this year. Excellent job to all and we appreciate you entering our TWP staining contest for 2020! 

We will contact the winners via their orders.

First Place

Sandra Obryant (Page 1)

First Place = $500 + 5 Gallon Pail of TWP Stain

Second Place

Sheryl McGuire (Page 4)

Second Place = $350 + 3 Gallons of TWP Stain

Third Place

Blue Ridge (Page 5)

Third Place = $200 + 2 Gallons of TWP Stain

Sorry for all that did not win the prizes. We were extremely impressed with all the feedback and entries this year!

 

The TWP 2020 Contest Details

  • All TWP and Prep products must be purchased first from this online retail site (TWPStain.com) between January 1st - Sept 7th, 2020.
  • The deadline for entry is Sept. 20th, 2020.
  • The winner will be decided by Sept. 30th by our team.

Contestant winners will receive

  • First Place = $500 + 5 Gallon Pail of TWP Stain of your choice!
  • Second Place = $350 + 3 Gallons of TWP Stain of your choice!
  • Third Place:= $200 + 2 Gallons of TWP Stain of your choice!

How To Enter Contest

  1. Enter by Sept. 20th, 2020.
  2. In the comment section below, post a short description of your deck/wood staining project, the products used to prep, and the TWP Series and Color used. Examples of wood projects that can be entered: Decks, Fences, Wood Side Homes, Log Cabins, etc.
  3. Add 2 before prepping pictures of the wood that was restored (no more/less). You can still enter if you do not have the before pictures. Decks, wood fences, wood homes, etc are allowed.
  4. 2 after staining pictures must be included (no more/less).
  5. If having trouble uploading the pictures, please make your picture(s) size smaller (below 1 MB).

Any questions or issues posting, please ask in the comment area.

We look forward to all entries and wish everyone "Happy TWP Staining"!

*Disclaimer: All products must be purchased from TWPStain.com. The contest is not open to products purchased from other online dealers or from physical retail stores.

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    Srini · 09/08/2020
    I used Restore A Deck Stripper/Brightener Kit and used a garden hose to wash. Used TWP 1530 natural stain. I didn't take a before photo, but we are impressed with the outcome as we are doing it for the first time and apply some of the learnings next time. Also thanks to TWP Customer service for sending a replacement (next day delivery) of the Stripper Brightener kit as the original pack was damaged.
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    Monica Capilla · 09/08/2020
    It had been over 15 years since this deck was last stained and that was with a solid color stain. Stripped, some sanding and power washing took most of the old stain off, though we were unable to get all of it. Used TWP 1500 series Cedartone for the floor to add glossy, rich protection to an over 30 year old deck that needed some love. Warm cedar-tone color added nice contrast to the cream colored home and green deck railing.
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    Gary Rasdorf · 09/08/2020
    Deck Beautiful!!! TWP 1504 Black Walnut absolutely the best!!!looks absolutely awesome! Repels water better than a great car wax. Never worry about ever peeling in spite of harsh Wisconsin winters!
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    gary · 09/08/2020
    Deck Beautification project. TWP 1504 Black Walnut absolutely the BEST!!! Looks absolutely awesome! Repels water better than a great car wax! Don't have to worry about peeling even in harsh Wisconsin winters.
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    Steve · 09/07/2020
    We have a 3-year old pressure-treated pine deck (1000 sq feet). After stripping and brightening it, we used an Osborn brush (80 grit, nylon and silicon carbide bristles) with a DeWalt polisher (12 amp) to smooth out the surface (with an air filtration mask). We then applied two coats (wet on wet) of TWP Natural 1500 series stain (#1530) using the yellow deck floor staining push brush and a Wooster 4" brush. The TWP stain went on remarkably easily, spread evenly, had superb coverage (about 300+ sq feet per gallon), and cleaned up very quickly with mineral spirits. We combined the TWP stain with the Bug juice as well. Since it yielded great results, my wife and I definitely intend to use TWP stain again. We are very pleased with the results and it made the entire deck project worthwhile! Thank you TWP for making excellent products!
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    Elise Remick · 09/07/2020
    Restored our three decks using black walnut and honey gold both of which are from the 500 series. I did however run out of the honey gold stain for the floor of our lower deck.
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    Ania Morris · 09/05/2020
    Restored a 15 years old deck used 1500 natural clear stain
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    Marc Levey · 09/05/2020
    Second picture
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    Marc levey · 09/05/2020
    Twp 1500 rustic. First time using the product. Easy 2 coat application the the whole family got in on. It’s on a 300 sq ft 30 year old deck in northern climate.
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    JEFFREY J FOWLER · 09/05/2020
    First off this isn't no small cedar deck, close to 900 square feet and about five years old now and this is the second time I have stripped/stained the deck with TWP products. Both times I choose the 1500 series stain in the 1501 cedar tone color, which really makes the cedar wood really stand out, especially when the sun hits it. So I spent this summer using the RAD stripper/brightner kit and purchased five gallons of the mentioned cedar tone stain. Used a combination of a sprayer, brush and pad for the staining process over a series of weekends. Will use TWP products once again when the time comes.
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    Betsy Pond · 09/05/2020
    This is the finished stain project on our cabin in southern Oregon! We’ve received so many compliments and questions on the brand and color!!! This is the second coat (2 years after the first total prep and stain) using TWP series 5 in Rustic 1516. Truly excellent product.
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    Jessica P Opfer · 09/05/2020
    We had our front porch and back deck rebuilt and expanded six years ago. We had them professionally cleaned and stained in the past with TWP products and were happy with the results. This time we did it ourselves. Our deck gets hit with intense sun, rain, and snow and gets heavy use from kids and pets. We used the Gemini Restore-a-Deck kit but found that we needed to do some stripping to remove some particularly dirty areas and patches of old stain. We sanded down rough patches by hand and followed with TWP Cedartone 1501 stain. It was a multi-day project but the stain was easy to apply and we are thrilled with how it turned out!
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    Jason · 09/05/2020
    We built a brand new redwood fence around our front yard at the beginning of the year. We were unsure what color we wanted to go with, but we knew we had to wait and allow the wood to age before we could stain. As it began to age, we fell in love with the way the wood looked realized that we wanted to match those colors as much as possible.

    Ended up choosing TWP 1530, for the way it let the golden tone through but still had the red undertones. Used Gemini cleaner and brightener first on the last week of August, and then stained September 3-4, one coat and then wiped dry after about 20 minutes. Our goal was to start early in the morning and finish before the heat set in here in California, and we succeeded.

    The color difference between the cleaned and brightened wood, and the stained wood, can be seen in the "North After" photo, where we stopped at the end of the first day.
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    Chad Nelson · 09/05/2020
    1505 walnut on new garage with pine and cedar siding
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    Sheryl McGuire · 09/05/2020
    We built a new cedar shed last fall and through research it seemed best to leave the wood to weather a little. So it sat through the harsh canadian winter, spring and then into the summer. It had started to whiten (even worse than the spring photo shows). We decided on the TWP 200 Series as it is allowed in Canada and we had seen so many failed stain projects around our neighborhood. We feel confident it will stand up to the weathering after we saw the deckstainhelp.com's trials. The roof was tricky to access and so it is paramount that we do not need to stain this often!
    To prep for stain we lightly sprayed the Gemini Wood Cleaner on with a pump sprayer purchased at Amazon, let it sit, then pressure washed it off. We saw the grunge come off and the white disappearing. We didn't sand, and let it dry for a couple of days. It had dried to less than 18 on the humidity monitor so we proceeded to stain. We stained on Aug 17-19. The stain went on very well and was easy to work with. The Cedartone 201 was quite dark at first but is lightening up in the past 2.5 weeks. We look forward to finishing the rest of our yard and will be purchasing more TWP in the future.
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    Idel Perez · 09/05/2020
    After picture
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    Idel Perez · 09/05/2020
    New fence project for front and back of house. Fence material used was cedar deck boards which were white looking but TWP product 101 cedar tone was used and instantly enriched the look. We get complements constantly by people passing by.
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    Idel Perez · 09/05/2020
    New fence project for front and back of house. Fence material used was cedar deck boards which were white looking but TWP product 101 cedar tone was used and instantly enriched the look. We get complements constantly by people passing by.
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    Diva Leech · 09/05/2020
    Bought a fix n flop house back in October, on top of hundreds of other issues there was an unstained deck getting sun damaged for who knows how long.

    I used the cleaner and brightener then applied 1500 series walnut wet on wet on it.

    it worked great!
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    Bruce Vincent · 09/04/2020
    More pictures