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One of the best ways to prolong the life of your wooden deck or fence is to stain it. It can be done to new and old fences and vastly improve the lok and feel of your home. Before you start staining though, there are a few steps that are needed before you begin. Here’s how we like to do things:

• Pick The best Days To Work: Before any work begins, we need to keep an eye on the weekly weather and make sure the temperature will be between 50 and 80 degrees, low to moderate humidity, and won’t be raining or too windy. Bad weather can impact the drying process, so for best results we have to wait for the right conditions.
• Prep Work to Begin Staining/Painting: If there is already stain or paint that is on the fence, you’ll need to apply wood stain or wood finish stripper to the wood planks following the products instructions for application. Then you’ll want to loosen the old varnish with a stiff-bristle brush and smooth out any wood fibers that are sticking out.
• Clean The Fence: We use a low powered pressure washer to clean away any dirt or remaining varnish on the fence. You don’t want to use a high powered nozzle, this will damage the wood. We need just enough pressure to clean with wood without tearing it to shreds.
• Repair Any Damage: Some wood planks may have cracks, chips, holes, or dents in them that might not look so great when stained. So we like to patch up any blemishes that might be in the wood, and if it’s too damaged we will just replace the whole plank for a new one. It’s all about the details that make a good staining look flawless.
• Prep The Area: Can’t get paint or stain on all your nice plants! When we work, we cover nearby plants and objects to protect them from extra spray or paint drips.
• Apply Stain: Now we can FINALLY start applying the stain. If we are using oil-based wood stain it’s best to use a natural bristle brush as this helps the stain be absorbed evenly in the wood. If the wood planks are horizontal, you’ll want to paint from left to right, if it’s vertical then you brush from top to bottom.
  Using a sprayer is the fastest way to paint or stain a fence, so when you do we recommend applying it in 2-3 foot overlapping sections while standing at least 4 feet from the fence.
• Apply Sealer: After the paint or stain has been dried, if you want the best results for the longevity of your fence you need to apply a good sealer to your fence. Usually all that is needed is a single coating of clear weatherproof sealant to keep the elements from penetrating the wood.

• When painting a metal or iron fence, make sure you use a durable metal primer before you paint. The metal primer (also called oxide primer) is made specifically for metal’s slick surface by creating a rough layer on top for the new paint to adhere to. The difference between an oxide primer and a regular can of primer is regular primer doesn’t have the proper chemicals that prevent rust over time.
  
  Don’t forget to add the sealer once you have painted it. Make sure it is sealer made specifically for metal surfaces and weatherproof to resist the forces of nature berating your fence throughout the year.

• When painting vinyl fencing it’s pretty much the same steps of prepping, priming, and application. Just make sure the paint and primer that’s being used is specifically designed for vinyl fences.

• As you can see from reading this page, painting and staining fences can be quite a tricky undertaking. If you want to do it yourself make sure you have researched everything involved. But if you want to hire a professional to take care of it for you make sure they are licensed, check references, and look at their previous work if you can.