Find someone who can pressure wash that decking and then make sure it is very dry before staining.
If you can't do that then get the deck-cleaner fluid from one of the box stores and follow their directions.
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On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:50 AM, Kathryn Berck ksrberck@prodigy.net [DoIt_Yourself] wrote:
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> I replaced an ancient trailer with a new modular a few months ago, and
> have been putting off staining the several small decks and stairways
> that were installed at the same time, because I hate painting of any
> kind and always find excuses not to do it.
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> But the time came. So I got some black solid-color stain, rubbed dust
> and spider nests away, and tackled all the uprights/verticals. They look
> good, but I couldn't do the horizontal surfaces or tops of the rails in
> black as that would make them too hot to be practical here in South
> Texas. They will look very sharp in a brown to match the house's siding
> but actually doing the work raises a new question: Since these surfaces
> have been collecting dirt, dust, boot mud, bird poop, etc for months,
> how clean do they have to be for the stain to work? I can see hosing and
> scrubbing off the surface crud, but I can't see getting them as pristine
> as when they were first built. The dirt marks probably won't show
> through because the stain is solid, but will it stick?
>
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