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HOW TO STAIN A DECK. Tips Staining A Wood Deck. DIY home improvement tips.

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What happens here

Once all staining and wiping are complete, clean your oil-based stain brushes. Submerge the brushes in a 5-gallon bucket filled with paint thinner. Allow them to soak for a full day. On the following day, thoroughly clean the brushes to remove any remaining stain and paint thinner, ensuring they are ready for future use.

Goal: Properly clean and maintain brushes for reuse

Tools and materials

  • 5-gallon bucket — Soaking brushes in paint thinner
  • Oil-based Stain Brush — Brushes used for staining
  • Paint Thinner — Cleaning oil-based stain brushes

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UV+ dark walnut stain. Another thing we'll actually be using during this task is paint thinner cuz it's a oil-based product. We've got a 5gallon bucket here that has paint thinner in it. When we're actually all done, we just take our brushes, put it in the paint thinner, let it set for a day, and then we begin cleaning them out the next day. We got this deck here that we powerwashed. It's all dry, and now we're actually staining. We like to use a oilbased

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