STAINING & SEALING - PROFESSIONAL HOUSE PAINTERS

STAINING AND SEALING

Arguably the most important aspect of a re-staining project is the accurate assessment of the appropriate product to use and the amount of pigment that it should contain. Semi-transparent stains create a unique challenge to the painters and clients because re-applying the same product that was originally used may not be the correct approach; while the protective properties of the original stain coat may have weathered away, the “staining” effect of the original stain treatment may not have visibly faded. Thus, re-application of the same product originally used may result in the wood looking significantly darker than before. Luckily, our Nashville painting team has extensive experience with wood and deck staining.

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Test Small Patch

It cannot be understated how important the “test-patch” process is with stain jobs. Do not proceed with a stain job without first testing your chosen product on an “out-of-the-way” area to ensure that the results are to your liking.Unlike paint, which coats and covers to protect, stain penetrates and fortifies to protect.

Frequent Maintenance of Stain

Stain requires frequent maintenance, but can be easy and relatively inexpensive to maintain if not neglected. While a paint job can be resurrected without too much difficulty, the wood that is stained and neglected may not be able to be brought back to its original beauty without exhaustive prep work (sanding of all wood beyond the depth to which the original stain coat penetrated).

Plan to Re-Stain

Homeowners with exterior stain should plan on a strict re-stain schedule, perhaps every 2-4 years. Properly maintained stained structures can save the investment in many cases because no scraping, sanding, or priming is necesary in many cases.

We can take out your headache!

If a stained house, deck or Fence is neglected for too long, many times the only attractive alternative is to prime and paint over the stain. Our Painters have extensive, hands-on experience with a wide variety of stains and other semi-transparent (and fully-transparent) coatings.

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