Name:	CranBob -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 11:23:09 AM

Looking for advice on:

1. Which Stain to use on dock/boat slip/floating dock. ( have had Cabot Australian Timber Oil recommended) 

2. Some one to apply stain we are on the Kowliga side of lake. 

Thanks in advance for your help. 

Name:	mariah1 -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 12:01:44 PM

Cabot is the best. It has linseed oil in it that is expensive but it will make the stain last. I use to work for Cabot. 

Name:	JSage -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 12:47:23 PM

We are working on the same thing.  Chris from Lake Martin Services is getting us a quote on Cabot.

Name:	lakngulf -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 3:47:46 PM

What about the Restore product from Home Depot?  I have to do something soon also.

Name:	btexpress -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 8:46:57 PM

   You must have taken the secret formula with you....Cabpot that I used was a complete waste of money.

Name:	mariah1 -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 9:18:57 PM

Sir you know nothing about what you say. Go somewhere else. I know chemically what is in that product and why it works. The fact you can't follow label and prep instructions is not my problem. 

Name:	roswellric -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 10:21:41 PM

Consumer Reports say Behr.

Name:	itisd -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/11/2014 11:36:29 PM

Call Color Works in Auburn at 821-9688 and speak to Ryan Kauffman, Manager. He has several stain lines. Benjamin Moore and Cabot and can get anything your prefer. A previous poster mentioned Deck Restore. If you go that route it is a very heavy coating and slow in application  and you get a pastey painted look. You lose the rustic warm woodland charm. Many people are trying it ( it's new, not much history) but uneven boards become very pronounced when used. You see the warping and cuping even more and the spaces between the boards are enhanced. I know that many people do not want to do the labor intensive work to make aged deck boards receptive but it does provide the better look for the lake.

Ryan can give you a list of many painters that do your type of work. I have the original pressure treated deck boards that were installed in 1997/98. On two coating applications I spent about 6 to 7 hours in prep with a heavy electric sander then applied semi-transparent oil stain When  the first application was done in 97/98 I got seven years with Bruning formula 77 semi-transparent oil, I then switched to cedar naturaltone in Cabot, got 3 years. After that Benjamin Moore Clear Naturaltone 3 years. I now have another year of wear with the naturatone Clear. It take 3.5 gallons to do the deck and steps, so that's 14 gallons at an average cost  over time of $33.00 so it has cost me $462.00 in maintenance, I did it myself and I still have that original wood.  The Cabot stain and Benjamin Moore stain run  about $40.00 these days.If I had hired a painter it would have been $600 to $700 including prep(pressure cleaning etc)

Good painting to you. 

Name:	CranBob -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/12/2014 7:19:11 AM

Thanks for the help. 

Name:	mariah1 -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/12/2014 12:50:29 PM

Never go with solids only because they don't penetrate the wood as far therefore they don't last as long. Also they can become slick when wet. Never had any use for consumer reports because of their testing methods. 

Name:	CranBob -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/12/2014 2:10:20 PM

Have decided to use Cabot. Used Behr on a dock at a lake house we previously owned and had terrible results. Spoke with the paint store in Auburn recommended and he thought Cabot because of linseed oil was best. 

Name:	btexpress -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/12/2014 5:10:43 PM

   Wow,  you may have inhaled too many of those Cabot chemicals.

Name:	mariah1 -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/12/2014 5:43:58 PM

What a nuckle head!

Name:	CranBob -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/13/2014 6:15:23 PM

Met with Chris of Lake Martin Services today and hired him to stain docks. He was very professional while quoting what seemed like a reasonable price. 

Name:	mariah1 -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/13/2014 8:37:40 PM

Chris will do you a great job. 

Name:	Excape -	Reply
Subject:	Dock Staining
Date:	3/20/2014 5:41:02 PM

We had a deck and dock that were old when I bought the place in 1991.  The wood was deeply grooved and splintered.  I thought I was going to have to tear it all down and rebuild it when our neighbor who is a contractor suggested Restore from Home Depot.  It is fantastic. the deck and dock are covered in a brown, gritty finish that looks new, has no splinters, and isn't slippery.  It is expensive in that a lot is required, and it is very labor intensive to apply.  My only regret is using dark brown whicb matches the house.  It soaks up the sun and is as hot as the beach in August.  I am going to do another dock with it now, but am going with a light color.  It did everything the advertising said.