Decking oil or Decking stain+presertive

[Mike P]

Hi

Decking is going grey on the balastrades and spindles etc ........ Which is better to use on the whole area ... oil or stain ?

Mike P

[The Medway Handyman]

Personal preference is oil. Feeds the wood, looks natural, easy to apply & recoat.

[:Jerry:]

My preference for what to do with decking would require a chain saw and digger...

[Cicero]

================================== What a waste! Don't you enjoy a good bonfire?

Cic.

[Stuart Noble]

Funny how something that's stone dead can need feeding. I think I'll dig the cat up and give him some Whiskas.

, looks natural, easy to apply &

[Owain]

Stones aren't dead, in geological time.

Owain

[Owain]

But it burns better if heaped into a decent pyre.

Owain

[Andy Hall]

I wouldn't. It was probably that that killed him in the first place.

[Stuart Noble]

I decided to dig him up anyway, and he doesn't look too bad

[Mike P]

.. >Hi .. >

.. >Decking is going grey on the balastrades and spindles etc ........ .. >Which is better to use on the whole area ... oil or stain ? .. >

.. >Mike P

One sensible answer .............. my ........... how this group has changed :-)

Mike P

[Stuart Noble]

I think the grey colour is about as good as it gets. Oil just makes it look like it's wet i.e. dark grey, and the stuff you see the fat blokes spraying in the tv advert needs doing every year to keep it looking like Legoland. Oxalic acid is the basis of most of the bleaching products, but it didn't work for me, so I'm sticking with the driftwood look.

[Pete C]

AFAIK stain ought not be applied to weathered wood, so oil will be easier.

cheers, Pete.

[Matty F]

I've just used a water blaster to remove all the grey, and oiled it. Looks just like new.

[Stuart Noble]

Interesting. Suggests that the colour may not go very deep. If it's resin degraded by UV, it's possible you may not have to do it again, or at least not very often

[Matty F]

I have hardwood decking and outdoor furniture, something like Kwila, and after 15 years it has gone grey. I used Wattyl Forestwood deck oil which has a brown/red colour.