A year after using up the rest of the stain that Came With The House™, I pressure-washed the worst deck staining job into submission:
Given the variegated ugly remaining, a “solid” color seemed appropriate. Based on web color samples, we independently decided “Cedar Naturaltone” was the least awful choice:
I am not an expert on woods, but IMO that ain’t close to any real substance named “cedar”.
The instructions insist two thin coats will produce a better outcome than one thick coat, so I did my best:
The first coat dried slightly less orange than I feared:
After the second coat, it’s not really pumpkin out there, but it’s pretty close. The phone camera + GIMP seem unable to cope with the situation, so trust me when I say that’s a sheet of pure white EVA foam:
I suspect the stain / paint will outlive the deck structure, but now it’s uniformly ugly.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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3 responses to “Worst Deck Staining Job: Recoated”
Look up! Focus on the birds in the trees and not the floor. Distraction fixes many problems. Important: don’t miss the step!
the problem with sold color stain, is that it can peel, and that would be a blessing, considering how awful the colour is!
Perhaps two thin coats prevent peeling, but there’s nothing else on my side.
IMO the contractor did a sufficiently terrible job that the next repair job will commence by ripping the whole thing out, which I desperately hope doesn’t happen during my administration. :grin: