A service that a lot of people do not take advantage of is deck restoration services. For some reason a lot of people think they can clean and slap some sealer on their wooden deck themselves. There really is a lot more to wood restoration than just blasting a deck clean with a pressure washer and then slapping a stain on it like Penofin or other brands. The truth is that most stains, even Penofin are left to chance because homeowners will apply it to a dirty wood surface. This would be like painting an old antique piece of furniture without first scraping and cleaning it. Wood stain like Penofin should not be applied over dirt, mold, mildew, or any old stains or paints. Penofin stain as well as all other wood deck stains are designed to penetrate deep into the wood to give the wood fibers adequate protection. When new stain is applied over top old stain, paint, or dirt it cannot penetrate the wood properly and cannot do what it was designed to do. A professional wood restoration contractor will know how to clean your wood properly to prep it so it is ready to absorb the new stain. There are tips and tricks to cleaning wood properly with the right chemicals and with low pressure so damage is not done to the wood fibers. After cleaning, a neutralizing step is completed that gets the wood ready for the new Penofin oil stain. All of this is meant to give the stain the best chance of doing its job.
