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RESTORE Semi-Transparent Stain FAQs
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ConcreteCleanerandconductthesplashtestagain.Continuethisprocessuntilthewaterisabsorbed
bythewoodinalltestareas.Letthesurfacedrycompletelybeforeapplication.Failuretofollowthis
processwillresultinpooradhesionandpossiblecoatingfailure.
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Step4–LightRepairs:
Raisednailheadsand/orscrewsshouldbesecuredusingahammerorascrewdriver.Removeloose
splintersandreplaceseverelydamagedorrottingboards.FilllargercracksusingRESTORECRACKFILLER
orsimilaracrylic,non‐siliconefiller.Allowtodry.
Q.CanIusetheRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimertopreparemysurfacebeforeIusetheRestore
Semi‐TransparentStain?
A.NO.TheRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimercanonlybeusedwithsolidstains.Itformsafilmonthe
surfaceofthewood.RestoreSemi‐TransparentStainisapenetratingstainthatpenetratesintothe
wood.TheRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimerblockstheRestoreSemi‐Transparentstainfrompenetrating
intothewoodasitneedstodoforproperadhesion.
Q.Whatspecialpreparationisrequiredfornewpressuretreatedwood?
A.Newwoodmaybewetwithchemicalsorhavemillglazefromthemanufacturingprocess.Newwood
shouldageforaminimumof6monthsbeforeapplyingRestoreSemi‐TransparentStain.Thelumber
mustdrycompletelybeforeapplyingtheproducttopreventpeelingofthecoating.Thesurfacemust
alsobeproperlycleanedandpreparedusingRestoreDeck&ConcreteCleanertoremoveallforeign
materialandmillglazepriortoapplication.FollowthePREPARATIONinstructionsonthelabeltobe
suretheRestoreSemi‐TransparentStainadheres properlytothewood.
Q.CanRestorebeapplieddirectlyoverapreviouslypaintedsurface?
A.NO.Thesurfaceneedstobeproperlypreparedfirstusing theRestoreDeckStripperand50or60grit
sandpaper.FollowthePreparationInstructionsonthelabelsoftheRestoreSemi‐TransparentStaincan
andtheRestoreDeckStrippercontainer.FAILURETOFOLLOWTHISPREPARATIONMETHODWILL
RESULTINPOORADHESIONANDPOSSIBLECOATINGFAILURE.
Q.CanRestorebeapplieddirectlyoverclearwoodsealerssuchasThompsonWater‐Seal?
A.NO.Woodsealersoftencontainparaffin,whichpreventspaintorcoatingsfromadheringtothe
wood.Inadditiontheoldsealerwillpreventthesemi‐transparentstainfromfullypenetratingthe
wood.ThesurfaceneedstobeproperlypreparedfirstusingtheRestoreDeckStripperand50or60grit
sandpaper.FAILURETOFOLLOWTHISPREPARATIONMETHODWILLRESULTINPOORADHESIONAND
POSSIBLECOATINGFAILURE.
Q.WhatdoIdoaboutnailheadsandscrews?
A.Raisednailheadsand/orscrewsshouldbesecuredusingahammerorscrewdriver.
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