Restoring an oldish deck

[con1_uk]

Hiya,

Attached is a picture of my current deck which was treated a few years ago with the Screwfix no nonsense deck stain, the other pic is how I want it to look (edited photo) what steps, processes, chemicals or machinery do you kind folks recommend to get the deck floor looking like that please.

 

[Wayners]

Decking paint is your best bet with that discoloration

 

[con1_uk]

Thanks, will it cover the existing stain please

 

[Wayners]

Clean and try a patch.
If it stains through then you will need coverstain tinted to match. Don't use off the shelf white

 

[con1_uk]

What I want to do is strip it right back to bear wood before sending and then staining, what’s a good product for stripping the deck please?

 

[StephenStephen]

I'm no expert.
If it's stained, then I would think you'd need to remove the layer of stained wood, rather than use a product to remove the stain, so maybe a wire brush on a drill?
I wonder if another option, rather than trying to remove all of it, would be to stain it with a darker colour - not sure if that might end up patchy?

 

[con1_uk]

Hi, managed to power wash the old paint/stain from the deck, what’s the best product to paint it with to get the desired look as in the 2nd picture above please?

 

[con1_uk]

Hiya, any help please kind folks

 

[StephenStephen]

My amateur response is that the deck in the 'what I want it to look like' photo looks newly varnished and I wouldn't expect it to continue looking like that for very long.
I suppose you might consider yacht varnish...