Deck Stain Dries Sticky

Staining your deck is not the easiest task as there are lots of things that can go wrong during the whole process.

Deck stain dries sticky. This is a product that. For prep i powerwashed the deck and then waited 24 hours to apply the stain. Wood stain is designed to penetrate into the grain of the wood not to remain on the surface. The re stain and wipe of a 4 square took about 30 minutes.

This means that the stain will have to dry as a coating rather than a stain. Why is the deck stain still sticky. I ve also used fast drying polyurethane varnish to seal the stain and help it to dry quickly. To help dry the stain turn on a fan to remove moisture out of the air.

If you happen to spread it too thickly or you forget to wipe off excess. A sticky or tacky deck is usually due to overapplication or failing to wipe the excess stain from the surface of the wood. I waited 24 hours then pressure washed off the entire thing with a medium spray tip on a 3000 psi pressure washer. I blew it off the deck and followed it up with a good 24 hour air dry.

The clorox wipes only took so much effort and a 20 square took 2 1 2 hours. The wood is already saturated either from existing stain or the first coat of stain then the last coat of stain could just sit on the surface and not penetrate the wood. All the excess tacky oil from the stain was absorbed into the speedy dry. We recommend our penofin pro tech cleaner step 2.

It left the stain in the scratches but took all the excess gummy tacky sticky stain off the surface of the floor. Lacquer thinner can help remove sticky mess. Then i spread out the remainder equally over the surface of the porch deck once more. The week before had been sunny and dry.

Stain by nature is designed to soak into the wood fibers to protect from moisture. Our 160 square foot 15 year old redwood deck and stairs never had any coating or sealing applied to it. It s been a week with warm and dry weather and parts of the deck still look wet and are tacky and sticky to the touch. Cabot s mahogany flame oil based stain.

More humid the room the longer it takes to dry. The varnish can be applied over the tacky stain. Even a brand new deck will need at least a brief washing and drying to banish any dirt and grime accumulated during the initial 30 drying period. And will dry clear.

I did 2 coats on a banister within an hour.