I had a number of picnic tables and benches to restain 12 months ago, the original stain had come off right back to the wood in places.
I used some of the original stain (see cans below) to repaint them, though I only got round to doing one coat.
Not many months later it was coming off, and now 12 months later they look as bad as they did before I started.
The darker shinier green areas are where the original stain hadn't come off and so I'd painted over it, the lighter where it had gone back to bare wood, so I'd just painted one coat on it.
What am I doing wrong?
Do I just need to do it again but this time do two or more coats or do I need to totally strip them back to bare wood and start again?
Any help appreciated Thanks
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(the picnic tables were green and the benches walnut)


I used some of the original stain (see cans below) to repaint them, though I only got round to doing one coat.
Not many months later it was coming off, and now 12 months later they look as bad as they did before I started.
The darker shinier green areas are where the original stain hadn't come off and so I'd painted over it, the lighter where it had gone back to bare wood, so I'd just painted one coat on it.
What am I doing wrong?
Do I just need to do it again but this time do two or more coats or do I need to totally strip them back to bare wood and start again?
Any help appreciated Thanks
Click thumbnails for bigger pictures


(the picnic tables were green and the benches walnut)

