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Today, on My Life on the Deck, I'm going to show you how to restain outdoor
wood furniture. I'm going to do a cedar table and a cedar bench. The first
thing you want to do is pressure wash this cedar table. This removes any
dirt, grit and also the old stain.
This is the pressure washer I like to use. It's gas powered, and all you
need to do is to connect that up to a water source. I use the outside tap.
This is also a good time just to sort of give a general cleaning to the
cedar table, also.
And here is the cedar bench I'm also cleaning. I'm doing the same thing
here using a pressure washer just to give it a good cleaning and get it
ready for the staining. Before I do the staining, what I like to do is give
it a sanding. I use a 100 medium grit sand paper just again to remove any
of the stain and it gives a nice smooth finish.
Once the sanding is done, you're going to have a bit of wood dust on the
project. You can use a tack cloth or a wet cloth to remove that. Once it's
dry, you can start the actual staining. I'm using a brush here, but you
could also use a roller if you like. The product that I like to use for
staining is a Sikkens Cetol 1. I've been using it for a few years and it
does a great job.
As you can see, here is the finished bench. I think it looks quite
outstanding. And here you'll see the actual top of the table that I also
restained. I think both projects worked out quite well. For more
information, please visit my site, www.mylifeonthedeck.com.