diy decking

Afraid thats always the problem, you can never tell how the old finish is going to react with the new.

When you say "paint" what type do you mean , if not another stain ?

Probably you will need a couple of coats to get the desired finish.

If possible can you try a small inconspicuous area first to see how it covers ...

 

thanks for your reply i was thinking of decking paint , a bit concerned over trying small area incase it dont work out , i was woundering if i should sand down the decking first before adding some thing like chestnut decking paint ,

 

If you have chosen a colour /product, the best thing to do is contact that manufacturers HelpLine and ask their advice, which may give what, if any, surface preparations are needed and what are the chances of it being compatible with the original finish, if you know its name ?

However they may also just say, you will have to try a small test patch and see how it turns out as there are too many variables to consider.

 

thankyou for your advice we have contacted ronseal by email regarding the decking stain , decking stripper , decking paint , dont know if we will get a response or not

 

hi so far i have had no response from ronseal about what to do i have tried 8 times on 1 strip of decking it seems to be stuck like super glue i am unsure what to do as to replace decking would cost over £200 ..i have used nearly 1 tin of one coat ronseal decking stripper with little success and followed instructions every time

 

I think that staining has gone deep into the wood.
It doesn't look like surface stain, just wonder its water staining.

Get a small tin of nitromors, and try it, if it doesn't shift it nothing will.
You will need to use a stiff brush to get in the grooves when washing it off.

 

As mentioned upthread, turn the decking over to the flat side if you can. It will do the same job flat side up and won't be any more slippy than the grooves. My opinion is that it looks better too, flat side up.

I sell decking for a living and have spoken to hundreds/thousands of customers over the years and what you have is a very common problem. Loads of customers just buy new decking and replace the ugly coloured boards.

The advice I give to my customers is either leave the decking as it is and just make sure you keep it clean, or, put decking oil on, but nothing else. Still needs keeping clean.

Plenty of customers do use stains, etc, and are happy with the results, but it would seem a considerable percentage of people regret their decision.

 

My decking boards are dual sided they have different channels on either side

 

What about composite boards no maintenance needed just a brush and clean each year

 

thankyou for your replys we cannot use nitromores due to chest complaints , with our boards they are only single grooved still unsure if it would be safe or not for my wife to walk on , with composite boards i find that they cost alot of pennys , so i think that the boards will be replaced and just use oil on the decking in future
thanks again for your help and advice