Bher solid strip with Citristrip

tcolborg

tcolborg

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Well over the last two days we tried to strip a deck covered with Bher solid color. We covered it with Citristrip yesterday and then covered it with plastic to let it dwell with out it drying out. Today went to clean it and some areas came up but most of it didn't. We applied some more stripper on it to dwell and same thing not much came up. The pictures below is what it looks like now. Question is what is the best next step. Should we apply a strong caustic mix on it, then sand it? Should we just go straight to sanding it with a floor sander? Thanks in advance.

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Matthew Norman said:
I'm thinking try a hot caustic mix and a small area.

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I was reading and it looks like to maybe try a mix of caustic boosted with some pink antifreeze (with propylene glycol). Seems a lot of people have had pretty good success with it. Any thoughts?

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Solvent based stripper applied late in the day and put plastic over it. Go back the next morning and test and it should come up. If it isn't mix a batch of sodium hydroxide based stripper, wet deck lightly and apply. Leave dwell and when it start to budge rinse off. Some of the water based stains out there do not come off well with sodium hydroxide based strippers and the solvent based removes them pretty well. Dwell time can be anywhere from 3-24 hours though and is more costly. I use a product called Strip It but there are others like Peel Away and Smart Strip that work well. I am sure others have used similar products that have been effective and will share. Doesn't mean you still won't have to sand some areas, quite honestly I have never done a deck we didn't do any sanding on. We include all hand rails and benches in our price. If you decide not to do this and go right to a sander remember to set all screws and nails first or you will just tear up sandpaper and pads which can be expensive.
 
I think you used the wrong stripper for this project. IMO this project requires a little more strength then what you used. Everett has mentioned a few of the strippers he has used.
 
Everett Abrams said:
Solvent based stripper applied late in the day and put plastic over it. Go back the next morning and test and it should come up. If it isn't mix a batch of sodium hydroxide based stripper, wet deck lightly and apply. Leave dwell and when it start to budge rinse off. Some of the water based stains out there do not come off well with sodium hydroxide based strippers and the solvent based removes them pretty well. Dwell time can be anywhere from 3-24 hours though and is more costly. I use a product called Strip It but there are others like Peel Away and Smart Strip that work well. I am sure others have used similar products that have been effective and will share. Doesn't mean you still won't have to sand some areas, quite honestly I have never done a deck we didn't do any sanding on. We include all hand rails and benches in our price. If you decide not to do this and go right to a sander remember to set all screws and nails first or you will just tear up sandpaper and pads which can be expensive.
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I had originally thought about going with smart strip but read a lot of other reviews on Citristrip. We did put on and covered it with plastic for the night, and the next day it was still wet. The weird thing is in the areas it had dried the stain came right off. I figured we would have to sand it just thought a lot more stain would have came up. I am hoping that a strong batch of caustic will work. Already have $400 sunk in to the first stripper, don't want to spend another $400.

junker1 said:
I think you used the wrong stripper for this project. IMO this project requires a little more strength then what you used. Everett has mentioned a few of the strippers he has used.
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Do you use solvent based strippers for acrylic stains like Bher? Do you use caustic on them?


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Never had much luck with any type of citrus strippers of any brand. In Sikkens old operations manual they would recommend this or sanding. Guess what? They basically said "get out your sander!" It really is coming down to knowing the products and what works with each. I do something different for Olympic Maximum than I do for Behr, than I do for BM Arborcoat, than I do for SW Deckscapes, etc. as they all require a little something different. Charging less than $2/sq.ft. days are over with when you are dealing with these coatings. It really is how you sell the job and knowledge and expertise really pay off the more durable they continue to make these coatings. Damn, I love a new deck!!!
 
tcolborg said:
I had originally thought about going with smart strip but read a lot of other reviews on Citristrip. We did put on and covered it with plastic for the night, and the next day it was still wet. The weird thing is in the areas it had dried the stain came right off. I figured we would have to sand it just thought a lot more stain would have came up. I am hoping that a strong batch of caustic will work. Already have $400 sunk in to the first stripper, don't want to spend another $400.



Do you use solvent based strippers for acrylic stains like Bher? Do you use caustic on them?


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I just don't try and strip anything that has a solid on it. FOR ME PERSONALY, Just way to much work and not enough money.
 
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