Applying skikkens to pressure treated wood

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Atunnell

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I need a little help, Last year a customer wanted skikkens on there deck. But it was to last in the year so told them I would put on wolman clear seal until this year. So its time to striped the clear seal off and put on skikkens. We know we must strip all the sealer off and do a sunk test. But someone told me the only way to apply skikkens is brush it on is that true? Help! no time to brush all day.

AL'S Power Washing Service
 
Ok Thanks

Thats what I use mostly. But the customer wants skikkens. So nothing I can do but put it on.
 
I did a deck this year with silkens. The customer wanted it. They say the only good way is to brush it on. If you use a roller you will still have to go back and get between the cracks. The first coat soaked in some but the second copat made it shine. I woulod like to use it some more but I don't think most people are willing to pay the price. the deck had lattice on all of the rail and it took us 30 hours to do it all and that was with 2 coats only on the floor. The customer was real happy and did not mind the time it took.
 
Ummm...
I would have not sealed it with something else the year before. I would have suggested that you prep the wood then make the first application the wood ever gets, a Sikkens application.

Ok. Make sure the wood is well cleaned, and free of any mill glaze or stamp marks. Get rid of any fuzzies. Check the moisture content with a meter (check with Sikkens for preferred content but my guess is 6% or so) and apply with a brush.

Putting on Sikkens is time consuming but you have to sell it right. The customer needs to know you will be back making multiple trips, applying multiple coats, and that both material and labor costs are exponentially greater.

We use the Cetol a fair amount. It's more forgiving, or at least it seems to be around here in our climate.

Beth
 
I wouldn't use sikkens on anything. After a few years it will start to build up and then have to be removed. I only use Swedish Wood Oil on my decks. 1 coat now and 6-12 later another coat then all set for a couple of more years.
When I do decks I alway brush all the spindles, rails, and lattice first. I always do the outside of the deck area first. I then do the 1 side of the spindle that is bare facing the deck. I mask along the walls with 2" tape then tape 4 foot painters paper along the walls. I roll then back brush if it's a big deck. All other decks I attach my brush to an extension pole (save the back) and fill the cracks on 3 boards at a time for the entire length of the board. I then go back and brush the 3 boards out.
 
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