Ipe Deck seal
We had a deck installed last week. They coated it with Anchorseal http://www.uccoatings.com/Home/Products/ANCHORSEAL (I just found that out today). It still hasnt dried and it also rained in the last two days and the Anchorseal has gone this white color. Upon researching Anchorseal Ive realized that it should never have been used in the first…
We had a deck installed last week. They coated it with Anchorseal
http://www.uccoatings.com/Home/Products/ANCHORSEAL
(I just found that out today).
It still hasnt dried and it also rained in the last two days and the Anchorseal has gone this white color.
Upon researching Anchorseal Ive realized that it should never have been used in the first place.
My question is when the contractor comes back tomorrow, what are my options?
Did they ruin the wood and do we have to rip it up.
Can it be cleaned off
Can it be sanded off.
Right now it has the same consistency as if they just painted Vaseline on it?
Any insight would be appreciated.
OP…
They are going to have to scrape the anchorseal off the decking, and then sand. It’s going to take some time to do it right.
I seal all of my Ipe decks with Penofin. For those that couldn’t find it locally, they sell it at Dykes lumber on 6th street.
Steve
Leroy is right on both counts – I use Penofin on our Ipe deck about every two years, and it looks great. I also had to order it online, after checking every local hardware store.
use a product made by Penofin.
http://www.penofin.com/products_exotichardwood.shtml
I had trouble finding it locally and just ordered it off of amazon and had it delivered.
Can anyone recommend a good seal for an ipe deck? I’m about to reseal one…as soon as there’s three dry days! Thanks.
Anchorseal is the product used to seal the end grain if epi after it has been cut to prevent the end of the board from drying faster than the center and stop warping and cupping. It takes the center of a 4″x4″ post, 30 years to fully cure. I have never seen it used as a finish, nor should i have. That is not what it’s for. I do know that it can leave a waxy residue. My guess is that it will need to be scraped off and sand the boards. Not a small task, but it can be done. The wood is not ruined at all, in fact the reason it used so much outside is that it is almost impossible to kill.
Call Al Terry at New York Decks (http://www.newyorkdecks.com/) and ask him… super nice, knowledgable and trustworthy guy and at least he’ll tell you the truth and you’ll have a better answer than here. His phone from the website is below – it looks like you can call his cell afterhours?
Al Terry
T: 212.787.9235
C: 917.416.4884
Tell him Amy & Mike say hi!!
OP, why is Anchorseal counter-indicated? Is it because it’s Ipe?
I am surprised, that they did not check weather forecast.