Best way to apply wood stain?

tcolborg

tcolborg

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I tried searching but couldn't come up with much. What is the best way to apply oil based wood stains? Hand brush and roll ? Cheap pump up sprayer and back brush? Deckster? Shur-flo and back brush? Just starting off so can't afford to spend $500-$800 for a setup. Love some input, and thanks in advance.

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tcolborg said:
I tried searching but couldn't come up with much. What is the best way to apply oil based wood stains? Hand brush and roll ? Cheap pump up sprayer and back brush? Deckster? Shur-flo and back brush? Just starting off so can't afford to spend $500-$800 for a setup. Love some input, and thanks in advance.

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What ever one you get use the Discount
 
We hand apply to 90% of our decks using large block brushes. Fencing and homes are sprayed using low pressure shurflo setups. There really is a marketing/ sales advantage to finishing out a deck by hand if you approach it correctly (more $$$ - easy close).
 
Greg Rentschler said:
We hand apply to 90% of our decks using large block brushes. Fencing and homes are sprayed using low pressure shurflo setups. There really is a marketing/ sales advantage to finishing out a deck by hand if you approach it correctly (more $$$ - easy close).
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The last deck we did we spayed with pump up sprayer then back brushed it. Seems like the pump sprayers put it on little thick though.

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There's nothing wrong with spraying if you do proper prep. A lot of homeowners worry about it being all over everything. In many cases their concerns are justified as I see stain all over siding, concrete, brick and windows all of the time. A slight breeze can add a whole lot of clean up time to your day! Guys like Shane have it down to an art though :)
 
It might be easier to spray but A lot of people want it " worked in real good " by brush and that's fine by me. Though I could do it twice as fast spraying I can charge almost twice as much applying by brush. I have done small cabins in a day with brushes. The good stains like A/C and Ready Seal go on real easy.
 
Shurflo and back brush with a deck and siding brush or paint pad for smooth decks .

Sup Greg!

I'm still dealing with the wind with all the fences I have and thank god no more 4k' long fences coming up for now!
 
I once made a product called the Breeze Brush for just such an occassion.
Easy to make one for yourself.
No overspray at all in windy conditions.
applies quicker than a wand in most cases.
 
We all use sprayers for at least some projects but I have always used Chinese bristle brushes and sell the service over other applications. Forest Products Laboratory has always recommended brush application as the optimal method. I can tell you though that the person who used to run the Joint Coatinsg Committee used to make up his own sealer and put it on with a mop, true story!
 
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