Logan007 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Hey, So we're redoing our deck...and I'm dying here. Who here has done it and how much sanding did you do? My deck is huge and I feel like I'm barely making a dent and I'm using a belt sander with 40 grit (I'll go over it with a 60 or 80 really quick after 40 is just to get the paint off) to get this crap off. I'm going down to pretty much the wood with very little paint/stain still showing. Am I doing too much? I had a couple of guys come out saying they could get it done in 2 days. One said I'm sanding too much, the other said the sanding I'm doing is what he'd do. HOW COULD YOU SAND THE HOLE DECK IN A DAY WITH JUST YOU AND YOUR HELPER!?!? It's taking me hours just to do a small amount. So, give me some tips and tricks cause I'm either doing too much or what. I really don't want to pay what one of them was asking, and the other one didn't really sound as good as the second guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Wonder if a pressure washer would help? Seem to recall my brother took the stain off of his that way but that was 20 years ago. Goalie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yeah, I forgot to say we used that already. Neighbor lent us their 3100 PSI pressure washer. It took off some of it. But some boards still have lots of crap still on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yup. I'd recommend a pressure washer for sure. Should strip it really good then a nice sanding and your good to go. Just saw the last post. I'd just say sand it until it feels good to you cuz u won't be able to get it all off unless you use a stripper of some kind and even then might not get it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Is it stain or paint or combo Logan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 You should just move.. Fatty Liver, Mark F and Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Probably a solid stain Frosty. You don't really "paint" a deck with the same kind of paint you use on your house so I think we'll go with the solid stain or semi-solid. Thanks Goalie, I'll try that instead. I think we're doing way too much sanding. Looks good but holy hell is it taking forever. Dee...you suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Hey Logan, I don't like re-doing the deck thing...that's work. But if you don't mind stain...as opposed to moving, that's fine too. Logan007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 why sand a deck? was it painted? seriously. Oh I see…. it's Logan…. anyway what I do is pressure wash it, then I stain it. I like solid stain, "Flood" brand. done the deck more than a few times, this all seems to work well. deck is probably fifteen years or more old, I've replaced one board. anyway, use the best stain you can afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Brother said he used a floor sander. To Home Depot we go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I can't believe people strip and sand decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 why sand a deck? was it painted? seriously. Oh I see…. it's Logan…. anyway what I do is pressure wash it, then I stain it. I like solid stain, "Flood" brand. done the deck more than a few times, this all seems to work well. deck is probably fifteen years or more old, I've replaced one board. anyway, use the best stain you can afford. I'm sanding it because whatever the hell the previous owners put on this deck, some of it is barely coming off. Plus everywhere that I read online it says to sand the deck at least a little if you pressure wash it because pressure washing roughs it up and can leave splinters. Which it did. I'm probably sanding it more then I need to. Again, whatever they put on before, it was solid stain (or maybe it is paint, I don't think so though), and some of it is really sticking. I was hoping to put on some semi-transparent stain but I doubt that's going to happen. I'm not a fan of the solid stain. Anywho. Yes, I'm going to use Flood brand. I'm guessing the only place you can pick it up is at Dulux correct? And no, I didn't strip my deck first. I read quite a few places that it barely took anything off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Brother said he used a floor sander. To Home Depot we go..... The problem with a floor sander from what I've read, is that your boards have to be perfectly level and not rounded in any way, otherwise the floor sander won't work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 got it… we've stained our deck every two or three years since it was made. Think that makes it much easier in the long run. you can get Flood stain at Western Paint on Hargrave /William in Wpg. good luck with all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks. This thing is a *****. It's 36 feet long and 16 feet wide. I'm so close to just giving up and paying someone else do this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 My dad sands his deck every time... it will look better but it's o so much work. I'd only do a clean sanding if you are changing the color of the stain... otherwise I'd pressure wash and maybe sand the spots that are rough. Goalie, FrostyWinnipeg and Rod Black 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Black Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 I've gone to Thompsons water seal and forget about any stain of any kind for he future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 My dad sands his deck every time... it will look better but it's o so much work. I'd only do a clean sanding if you are changing the color of the stain... otherwise I'd pressure wash and maybe sand the spots that are rough. We are changing it. It's this awful grey color right now. I don't know why the previous owners stained it that way. I've always hated it. It use to be brown as I've seen old pictures of the house, and I have no idea why they painted it grey. Or whatever ugly color that is. But yeah, next time I don't plan to do this much work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 I had to do the same with my deck, I used a really strong grit with my belt sander and it cleaned it off really nice. I then used a cedar stain and it looked good as new. I'd recommend getting some friends over with beers and extension cords and it will make it go by faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 I had to do the same with my deck, I used a really strong grit with my belt sander and it cleaned it off really nice. I then used a cedar stain and it looked good as new. I'd recommend getting some friends over with beers and extension cords and it will make it go by faster. LOL yeah I was thinking that. We're not getting it down to complete bare wood though. It's already taking too long as it is, so we'll just have to re-stain it solid again, and next time we re-stain it after this, it will be the same damn color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 I'd recommend getting some friends over with beers and extension cords and it will make it go by faster. You're my only friends here...so let me know when you're going to come by to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 It would thrill me to no end if this thread somehow continued until it was as long as the Rider thread. The standard for what is thrilling really does change as one ages. So...what brand of brushes are you thinking of using? Logan007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 where's the update? mbrg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Where's my beer? Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan007 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Where's my beer? At my house...where the sander and paint is. No update. The **** that was on there before is taking forever to come off...and it's a big damn deck. Had these losers not painted it gray (geez it was an awful color) and left it brown, I'd be done by now. Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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