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RESTORE 2X Solid Stain with Cool Touch Technology FAQs
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Step4–LightRepairs:
Raisednailheadsand/orscrewsshouldbesecuredusingahammerorascrewdriver.Removeloose
splintersandreplaceseverelydamagedorrottingboards.FilllargercracksusingRESTORECRACKFILLER
orsimilaracrylic,non‐siliconefiller.Allowtodry.
Q.DoIneedtoprimemydeckbeforeapplyingRestore?
A.Therearetwopreparationmethodsyoucanfollowtoproperlyprepareyourdeckbeforeapplying
Restore.YoucaneitherusetheRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimerortheRestoreDeckStripper .Wedo
highlyrecommendthepreparationmethodwiththeRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimerbecauseit
simplifiespreparationandremovesthestepsofstrippingandsanding.TheRestoreDeckStartWood
Primeralsoenhancestopcoatadhesion.CarefullyfollowalloftheinstructionsontheRestoreDeckStart
WoodPrimer.Ifyouchoosenottoprimebeforecoatingthedeck, thenyouneedtousedtheRestore
DeckStripperand50or60gritsandpaper tofullypreparethesurfacebeforeapplyingRestore.
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Q.Whatspecialpreparationisrequiredfornewpressuretreatedwood?
A.Newwoodmaybewetwithchemicalsorhavemillglazefromthemanufacturingprocess.Newwood
shouldageforaminimumof6monthsbeforeapplyingRestore2XSolidStainwithCoolTouch
Technology.Thelumbermustdrycompletelybeforeapplyingtheproducttopreventpeelingofthe
coating.ThesurfacemustalsobeproperlycleanedandpreparedusingRestore Deck&Concrete
Cleanertoremoveallforeignmaterialandmillglazepriortoapplication.Follo wthePREPARATION
instructionsonthelabeltobesuretheRestore2XSolidStainwithCoolTouchTechnologyadheres
properlytothewood.
Q.CanRestorebeapplieddirectlyoverapreviouslypaintedsurface?
A.NO.Thesurfaceneedstobeproperlypreparedfirstusing eithe rtheRestoreDeckStartWood
PrimerortheRestoreDeckStripper.Fol lowthePreparationInstructionsonthelabelsoftheRestore2X
SolidStainwithCoolTouchTechnologycan,RestoreDeckStartWoodPrimer,andRestoreDeckStripper.
FAILURETOFOLLOWONEOFTHETWOPREPARATIONMETHODSWILLRESULTINPOORADHESIONAND
POSSIBLECOATINGFAILURE.
Q.CanRestorebeapplieddirectlyoverclearwoodsealerssuchasThompsonWater‐Seal?
A.NO.Woodsealersoftencontainparaffin,whichpreventspaintorcoatingsfromadheringtothe
wood.Thesurfaceneedstobeproperlypreparedfirstusingeithe rtheRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimer
ortheRestoreDeckStripperand50or60gritsandpaper.IfusingtheRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimer
thesealedsurfaceneedstoweatheratleastsixmonthsbeforeapplicationand asplashtestneedstobe
conductedonmultipleareasofthesurfacetoensurethesealanthasfullyweatheredthroughoutthe
wholedeck.FollowthePreparationInstructionsonthelabelsoftheRestore2XSolidStainwithCool
TouchTechnologycan,RestoreDeckStartWoodPrimer,andRestoreDeckStripper.FAILURETO
FOLLOWONEOFTHETWOPREPARATIONMETHODSWILLRESULTINPOORADHESIONANDPOSSIBLE
COATINGFAILURE.
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