Intergrain DWD on Merbau Deck

[biffo]

Heres the pics of the deck as promised, the before pics are before i'd painted the handrails, the after is with the deck done with 3 coats of Cedar Spa N Deck.

Note to self - next time stain first, paint second. Oh well no harm done - plenty of paint left!

[Hoon]

This is exactly why the internet is awesome. A bunch of individuals coming together to help out someone in need, resulting in a great finished product.

JimJ and UteMad, (and a few others) the assistance you guys give to the masses here is absolutely fantastic. All in your own time, and without expecting anything back.

I have 2 questions, though. How do you go walking on the deck between coats, I assume it's ok. just need to make sure your shoes are clean??

And, can the spa-n-deck be applied onto a new quila/merbu deck, after cleaning with napisan and oxalic acid?? or does it really need to be 'weathered'??

[Larry McCully]

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[UteMad]

This is exactly why the internet is awesome. A bunch of individuals coming together to help out someone in need, resulting in a great finished product.

JimJ and UteMad, (and a few others) the assistance you guys give to the masses here is absolutely fantastic. All in your own time, and without expecting anything back.

I have 2 questions, though. How do you go walking on the deck between coats, I assume it's ok. just need to make sure your shoes are clean??

And, can the spa-n-deck be applied onto a new quila/merbu deck, after cleaning with napisan and oxalic acid?? or does it really need to be 'weathered'??

Hi Hoon

1. Yes you can walk on it between coats but with spa n deck your recoat time isn't very long so unlike oil you apply multiple coats in a day so you would have it finished in approx 2 days anyway assuming the deck isn't 100m2 or something.Jim and I coat the decks in bare feet to limit the tracking of dirt and product on the deck between coats and other reasons
2. If your using spa n deck your better to use there cleaners . Powerlift first followed by prep then apply their coating.
3. Yes you can do a brand new merbau deck without waiting just follow the 2 fold cleaning process and all will be good.. I don't ever wait with merbau decks for them to weather as we prefer to coat straight away if possible as i believe the finished result is better

cheers utemad

[Hoon]

Thankyou very much.