I just power washed my treaded wood deck and put gauges in the wood is there any paint i can use to cover gaug
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First YOU DON"T want paint on your deck use only stain and now others might hear that power washing isn't as easy as it sounds, you can do more harm than good. You can put all the fillers you want on your deck but your wasting your time, the sun will dry it out in no time and it will lift out of your imperfections. Get yourself an orbital sander with some 40 grit paper to start, then a 60 grit and finish with a 100 grit paper and you'll be OK, then stain it. Good luck Les the painter
Use wood filler. If you work patiently, you'll be able to form it perfectly and eliminate the gouges. After it's completely set, stain the filler but consider not overdoing the stain ... if done properly, you can make the gouges (and the repairst) practically invisible.
Consider using a spare deck board or an inconspicuous part of the deck to practice on first.
Be sure the gouged area is completely dry and free of dust before starting.
Hope that helps!
No, I think that you may have power washed the soft sap wood away from the harder wood leaving the gauges. If this is the case the only way that I know is to sand the deck smooth, and then refinish the deck. If the gauges are few you might be able to find a wood filler that matches the wood and sand them smooth then refinish that area.
There is a special wax pencil that you can buy that will fill in the gouges easily. The pencils come in many different colors so you'll be able to match your wood. Ask for this in the stain and varnish department of your local home hardware store.
Sounds like you have gotten more damage than a wax pencil will take care of. Gouges in wood leave a lot of splinters and different depths of damage. First sand down the affected area's a bit. next try a neutral wood filler with a putty knife. Let it dry well and re-sand. This will level it out but keep this in mind; the regular untreated wood and the area's that have wood filler will stain differently. sorry, but I have fixed a number of these as a painter and those are the results. good luck!
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