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RESTORE 2X One Coat Solid Stain FAQs
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mayharmthewood.)Formildewandotherorgani cgrowthuseadilutedsolutionofhouseholdbleach
(3partswaterto1partbleach)appliedtothesurfacebeforecleaning.Loosepaintneedstobescraped
andremovedfromthesurface.
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Step3–TestSurfaceforApplication:
AFTERCLEANINGTHESURFACEYOUMUSTCONDUCTASPLASHTESTTOASSURETHEOLDCOATINGIS
FULLYREMOVEDFORPROPERADHESIONOFTHENEWTOPCOAT.PREVIOUSLYAPPLIEDSEALERSmay
bepresentonthedeckandarenotalwaysvisible.Conductasplashtestbysprinklingwateronmultiple
areasofthesurface.Checkatleast4areas,ormoreforlargerareas.Besuretocheckbothhightraffic
areassuchaswalkwaysandnon‐trafficareas.Ifthewaterabsorbsrapidlyintothesurface,thesurfaceis
readytobecoated.Ifthewaterbeads,puddlesorisnotabsorbed,thesurfaceissealedandnotready
tocoat.Ifanypartofthesurfaceisnotabsorbingthewater,usetheRestoreDeckStripperandSand
using50or60gritsandpaperagaininthatsection.CleanagainwithabrushandRestoreDeck&
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.DoIneedtoprimemydeckbeforeapplyingRestore?
A.Therearetwopreparationmethodsyoucanfollowtoproperlyprepareyourdeckbeforeapplying
Restore.YoucaneitherusetheRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimerortheRestoreDeckStripper.Wedo
highlyrecommendthepreparationmethodwiththeRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimerbecauseit
simplifiespreparationandremovesthestepsofstrippingandsanding.TheRestoreDeckStartWood
Primeralsoenhancestopcoatadhesion.CarefullyfollowalloftheinstructionsontheRestoreDeckStart
WoodPrimer.Ifyouchoosenottoprimebeforecoatingthedeck, thenyouneedtousedtheRestore
DeckStripperand50or60gritsandpaper tofullypreparethesurfacebeforeapplyingRestore.
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2XOneCoatSolid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2XOneCoatSolid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 eithe rtheRestoreDeckStartWood
PrimerortheRestoreDeckStripper.Fol lowthePreparationInstructionsonthelabelsoftheRestore2X
OneCoatSolidStaincan,RestoreDeckStartWoodPrimer,andRestoreDeckStripper.FAILURETO