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RESTORE 10X Advanced Resurfacer FAQs
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PREPARATIONONWOOD
Q.DoIneedtopreparemydeckbeforeapplyingRestore10XAdvancedResurfacer?
A.YES!REGARDLESSOFAGEORSURFACECONDITION,FAILURETOFOLLOWONEOFTHESE
PREPARATIONMETHODSWILLRESULTINPOORADHESIONANDPOSSIBLECOATINGFAILURE.NEW
ANDSEALEDWOODDECKSNEEDTOWEATHERATLEASTSIXMONTHSBEFOREAPPLICATION.
METHOD1:PREPARATIONWITHRESTOREDECKSTARTWOODPRIMER(HIGHLYRECOMMENDED)
Step1–Clean:
CleanthesurfaceusingadeckbrushandtheRestoreDeck&ConcreteCleaner.Thesurfacemustbe
completelycleanandfreeofdirt,grease,mildewandorganicgrowthtoensureproductbo ndingand
adhesion.Forbestresultsuseapressurewasher,inadditiontotheRestoreDeck&ConcreteCleaner,to
removeembeddeddirtandgrime.(Useatalowsetting500‐1200PSI.Donotusehighpressureasit
mayharmthewood.)Formildewandotherorgani cgrowthuseadilutedsolutionofhouseholdbleach
(3partswaterto1partbleach)appliedtothesurfacebeforecleaning.Loosepaintneedstobescraped
andremovedfromthesurface.
Step2–LightRepairs:
Raisednailheadsand/orscrewsshouldbesecuredusingahammerorascrewdriver.Removeloose
splintersandreplaceseverelydamagedorrottingboards.FilllargercracksusingRESTORECRACKFILLER
orsimilaracrylic,non‐siliconefiller.Allowtodry.
Step3–ApplyRestoreDeckStartWoodPrimer:
Usinga3/8”naprollerorasyntheticbristlebrush,saturateandapplygenerouslyinaconsistent
pattern.Worktoawetedgeatalltimes.Applythicklytothesurfacetoensuregoodpenetration.
RestoreDeckStartWoodPrimerappearsmilkyduringapplicationbutdiesclear.Allowtheprimertodry
1‐2hoursbeforeapplyingthesolidtop coatovertheprimer.Donotapplythetopcoatuntiltheentire
primedsurfaceisclearandtherearenowhiteareasshowinganywhereonthedeck,includingincracks
andnailheads.
METHOD2:PREPARATIONWITHRESTOREDECKSTRIPPER
Step1–RemoveexistingStain/Sealer:
Previouslyappliedcoatingsneedtoberemovedfortwoveryimportantreasons;firststainsdonot
adherewelltooneanotherandsecondtheoldfinishwillblockthenewfinishfrompenetratingthe
wood.Iftheoldstainorsealantispeeling,it willpullyournewcoatingupaswell.Thenewtopcoatwill
notlockdownandsealtheoldtopcoat.Evenifyouhavenotrecoatedyourdeckinmanyyearsandit
lookslikethereisnostainorsealantleftonthedeck,youmustcompletethisstep.Previouslyapplied
stainsandsealantsmaybepresentonthedeckandarenotalwaysvisibleandtheywillpreventthenew
topcoatfromproperlyadheringtothewood.
StripthesurfaceusingadeckbrushandtheRestoreDeckStripper.Applythedeckstrippertothedeck
andscrubitintothewoodwithadeckbrush.Letitsitfor15minutes,thenpowerwashitoff
completely.FollowalloftheinstructiononthebackoftheRestoreDeckStripperlabelbefore