Recent content by pob3444

Spoke to Everett, and decided to ditch the bleach idea, and just try the simple strip and oxalic attack again with longer dwell times. No longer DSing anything, so I'm strictly controlling the concentrations of chems. Here is the broadside of the house after a second attempt with 20 minute...

And what is this? Am I destroying the wood with bleach? Here, I tried again to strip the area between the two lower windows, increasing dwell time to 25 minutes. Still not working. Is this not enough dwell time? 15 minutes was plenty on the broadside. Is the bleach somehow causing the sodium...

I'M IN TOO DEEP! Lots of problems. Here is the 'broadside' before pic: Here is after a pump-up spray 16oz/gal NaOH + detergent + 15 minutes dwell time. Wash. DS oxalic acid. Not bad, but kinda splotchy. So I DS'd it with bleach at a 20:1 ratio, and oxalic again. Also tried a crazy strong...

My neighbor's house (and two story garage) is cedar, stained about 15 years ago, she estimates. I'm 90% sure it's oil-based but haven't tested it. Attached are pics. She wants to go lighter, but stay with semi-transparent. I tried to wiggle out of the prospect, but she offered to pay more for...