Member Questions
Registered member questions answered by Scott Burt
Often times, when you set up to maintain an ipe deck, it is difficult to know how the wood should look during the various stages leading up to oil application. If your deck has weathered, which they all do, the one certainty is that you can’t just put fresh oil on without preparing the surface. […]
The Ipe Help Team shares a lot of general information that is open to public view, but we save our most specific and up to date knowledge for our paid members who support our ability to operate this site. We thank you all for being a part of this group. With today’s installment, I wanted […]
This is a question that is often addressed too late in the planning/execution of an ipe project. In a new ipe deck build, choosing a deck stain product seems to be a lower order priority in the grand scheme of building. And on a “re-do”, it is often one of the last decisions made in […]
Hi Scott, We used Ipe Oil to finish our deck. We did not wipe off enough oil from the wood when we applied it. It now looks shiny and still tacky after three days. Do you think it will harden up? Is there some type of chemical to wipe over and reduce amount […]
Scott, please advise. Our 8 year old IPE deck was not properly maintained and when we reached out to our painter last year, he said the original oil product was not appropriate due to the few years since it was done, harsh winters, sun, etc. He convinced us to let him use BM Arborcoat, Waterborne, […]
Q: I have a ipe deck that was installed 9 years ago with streaks where someone pressure washed it poorly in the past and also variation in color where a tinted oil was applied at some point. Do you think the best course of action at this point is to pressure wash the whole deck […]
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