How to renew Merbau decking area?

[bowmatty]

Hello all, 

I'm going to redo my outdoor decking area. I believe the wood is Merbau. I was originally thinking about just staining it in a similar colour, however i have now seen some grey colours and thinking i may do this instead. With going grey is this possible if the wood is already a brown colour? 

My Plan: 
1. Preasure house deck. 
2. Apply a chemical to remove stubborn dirt and stains.
3. Sand deck and rails back.
4. Clean deck with sugar soap or similar. 

5. Allow to dry.
6. Paint with an oil or stain.  


Any other suggestions please let me know. 

Thanks 

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[Bjory]

I'm going to turn over a couple of random boards to see how they look underneath before making any rash decisions. I will post some picks up as well. I'm just turned off a bit by the amount of work potentially required to sand it back and re stain. 

[Dave-1]

Afternoon @Bjory 

Just posted the restore decking project I did at the end of 2023.

 Restore Decking 

Dave