My deck looks like crap!

I bought the ugliest color of stain EVER!
When i first started spraying it I thought it would change color as it dried. ( to look like the picture )
Directions said I needed 3 galons and I bought 5 and STILL didn't have enough!
Doggies decided they wanted to sleep and walk all over it last night while I slept.

So even if it wasn't the ugliest color ever. Now it is all smudged and doggie prints everywhere!

What can I do the color is Thompsons red cedar. Can I cover it?
I dont really want to paint it. I wanted a natural looking stain.

Uh-oh. That was the stain that I was planning to use.

((((haley)))

all hands where?

oops...read that wrong

Wash them doggies paws good it could poison them.

Don't do it!
I wanted Honey Gold ( it is beautiful! But everyone was out...Vacation was ending...So I was impatient...I am waaaay to impulsive.

(((Yellow)))
Nutcase!

from what I remember (no expert) you have to strip or sand the old color off then re-stain

ahhhhhhhhhh you do remember me

Already on it...I cut their paws off for when I repair it!

How could I forget..Hot guy pagent?

You could switch to a "solid bodied" stain and try it in a small patch to see if it will cover over the stain you used but the reality of it is that you will need to get out the 60 grit sand paper, a sander, and some elbow grease and sand it down. Also there is no substitute for using a rag to apply it. Spraying is usually reserved for areas that you cannot get a rag. Redwood sands fast with 60 grit.

Behr penetrating oil base is a decent stain. I know it is an Evil Orange product BUT it does work. I just did a deck repair and used it to stain the wood. It was sticky the next day but was 'color fast.'

It is important to block all access to the deck to pets on the first night after staining. I mean seriously, if they are yard dogs you had better be ready to lock them in the garage for their own safety and the sake of your investment. I am sure you are going to have fun sanding your arms off if it is a big deck...

umm...time for a new deck? other than that, i think your only options are priming and painting it or to do a LOT of sanding.

It is a brand new deck. I just built it last summer this was the first stain....Guess I am sanding!

I thought I had the dogs blocked ...They knocked the wood down.
It is albout 300 sq ft....Sanding....crap!

you have a deck?!

If the stain was a solvent base, get some mineral spirits and a bunch of rags. If the stain was a latex base use hot water and rags.

The sooner you start rubbing and wiping the stain off the better. If the product stays on for a week it will only get harder to remove.

so that's why you're asking for all hands on deck. you're gonna need some help. what's the pay?

Cold beer and loud music!

after six years in the Navy I still hate when someone yells that

Shh Hooly ...Don't tell E1 but it was my gift to myself with my exs checking account when I found out he had a 26 yr old GF!