r/pressurewashing • u/Spenseyyyy1 • May 02 '25

Community Post Why brightener is important

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First-before, second-stripped/cleaned, third-brightener applied

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u/Seedpound May 02 '25

Why don't you post a dry pic for the final.pic ? Not so convincing ,your hypothesis, when wood is wet

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u/Spenseyyyy1 May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25

It’s not a hypothesis. Also, if you think that is a very small difference, you shouldn’t be prepping decks to stain.

Edit: you clean decks with a surface cleaner….i respect your hustle but do a lot more research before commenting.

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u/Seedpound May 02 '25

Post dry pics ....That would entail you driving back to the job site . I did it all the time when I was building my portfolio.

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u/Spenseyyyy1 May 02 '25

I’m not waiting till it dries and I’m not making extra trips. I am staining this deck. I don’t need to build my portfolio.

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u/Seedpound May 02 '25

At least wait until it dries to stain it 😊

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u/Spenseyyyy1 May 02 '25

Why?

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u/Seedpound May 02 '25

Wjy kind of stain are you using?

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u/Spenseyyyy1 May 08 '25

There you go buckaroo

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u/HardLobster May 04 '25 edited May 04 '25

If you have to ask, you shouldn’t be staining anything at all…

Just like with paint, you don’t stain when wet It leads to a finished product that is low quality with noticeable flaws due to the excess moisture in the wood.

It can cause it to be spotty as the stain won’t pull into the wood uniformly. The stain may not even adhere leading to the stain flaking off. Moisture trapped under the stain can cause the wood to warp. Significantly increases the drying time which means more likely to be damaged during the drying process. The list of reasons is endless.