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paints. These come in a variety of shades. Color stains with a protective clear overcoat can be recommended to achieve a light color or frosted appearance.

Water repellents should be recommended for all decks and garden structures. Providing a clear finish that doesn't obscure the grain and texture of redwood, they protect frort replaced about every two years. Special deck cleaning products can be used to restore the redwood color before refinishing. moisture and dirt, modify natural weather effects dnd can serve as a basecoat for paints and stains. Sealertype stains or non-chalking stains formulated especially for decks are best recommended to withstand traffic, although equal parts of a compatible water fepeuent and a semitransparent oil based stain may be mixed fon use as a deck finish.

Appropriate water repellents, stains, oils and paints should be displayed or cross merchandised with redwood lumber. Teach sales people to read labels and be well informed about these products and accessories.

All deck coatings will eventually wezu away. They usually need to be

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