Rustoleum deck restore any good?

[188slo50]

Have a deck that has seen better days and wandering if anybody used it and how as it held up? Pics are fine of before and afters

 

[spike99250]

Please look into the lawsuits against them for this product. There are a lot of them. I have only seen one deck done (don't know about the prep they did) and it is horrible.

 

[fabjunkie]

I did a lot of studying on the matter and the Behr Deckover seemed to be the best. I used it on a roughly 40'x12' deck at the last house and was happy with the results. I can't speak to the longevity of it though.

edit: All I did for prep was pressure wash and let it dry for a couple days.

 

[James-W]

A buddy of mine has a real small deck and he just uses Thompson's Water Seal on it every few years. It really soaks in and he has to give it several coats, but when he gets the job done it does look really nice. Not saying it would be the best thing for you, but maybe it would work OK. If it were me, I would pressure wash the deck first, let it dry, then take a belt sander and sand down the bad areas. Then I would use a roller and keep applying the Thomson's Water Seal until it quit soaking into the wood.

 

[188slo50]

The behr is my first choice but with rebates that the Rustoleum stuff has it was like $29 for 5 gallon buckets. I have a 20x30 so if I can save some cash it would help.lol

 

[58Yeoman]

Has anyone used the new Olympic Maximum? It appears to be new, and I just saw an ad in Family Handyman.

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

The behr is my first choice but with rebates that the Rustoleum stuff has it was like $29 for 5 gallon buckets. I have a 20x30 so if I can save some cash it would help.lol

You're not saving any money with that ****- if anything, it's going cost you more than you could imagine- unless you're imagining a new deck(?)

 

[cdestuck]

Nt a answer but a suggestion. I've built many decks and love my woodworking shop but on decks....wood *****. It's never ending maintenance and you're gonna lose in whatever you do it try to make it look good. For this very reason I ripped off my wood, left the wood framing and redid the decking with 100% vinyl, not composite which contains wood fibers but vinyl. It's not cheap but if it's anywhere in your budget, just do it and get a nice looking deck. Part of my deck never sees sunlight and will get a mild green cast to it which is mold, but a 15 minute session with the pressure washer and all s good.

 

[CJM8515]

Parents did the behr stuff, it is peeling off like crazy. Looked good for like 3 months. They followed the directions to a T. Several estimates later for apro to do it and all claim everything at the home center is ****, they use some sorta sherwin williams product.

 

[Joe B.]

I used Cabot Deck Correct about a year ago. My deck had heavy cracking but no rot.
http://www.cabotstain.com/products/product/Deck-Correct.html

It worked amazing. Walking on it it feels like a composite deck. I had to do some extra coats where the cracking was the worst. So far it has held up great to a full summer and a Chicago winter.

When I looked at all of the products in this category the reviews had a bi-modal distribution. Meaning there was no one in the middle, they either worked great for people or the started to fail right away. I suspect it comes down to the quality of work that was done and the quality of wood underneath the paint. I don't think any of them will fix rotted wood.

I suspect I bought another 10 years of life out of my deck and I don't have to worry about the kids getting splinters walking barefoot.

 

[Moose364]

I used the 10X on a deck I built over my motor on my pontoon boat. The kids love to climb up and jump off the deck and I wanted something that had grip so they would not fall and slip, its been on the going on 4 years and still looks good and no peeling

 

[GTO]

All of these products ****....ask me how I know.
Stay away,just replace the boards.

 

[rlitman]

It depends on what you're expecting from it.

The stuff is not going to cure a failing deck.
Peeling is common in any finish applied to wood with too much moisture content. In the case of wood outdoors with a failed finish, or that was recently pressure washed, the moisture inside will likely cause you problems.
No finish can be applied to wood that has been treated with Thompsons. The waxes in that product will prevent adhesion.

Getting past those issues, I guess it could work, but only if you already have a dry deck in good condition (though new pressure treated wood is also probably too wet to apply a finish too). I don't see how it's going to be all that helpful in most restoration situations.

For me, I bought a 2 gallon kit when it came out, and had it tinted stone grey. It worked great to cover the wood backing of a climbing wall on my kid's playground and some treads on the wooden ladder in the playground. Three years later, and it still looks excellent!

I could also see it being useful as a shoe gripping surface treatment on ramps and gangways, and perhaps docks. Maybe also on trailer floors, where you might want the grip of bedliner without the expense (and can sacrifice the durability).

But the way it was marketed as a product to "restore" old decks just does not make sense to me.

 

[maxpower_hd]

My buddy used it on his deck and it *****! It looks like **** two years later and he prepped it exactly as the can says. It looks crappy to begin with IMO and it looks worse now than ever. He had Fir decking which I thought looked nice and just needed some maintenance. Now it needs replacing or a **** ton of work to bring back.

 

[spdhole]

I will give my personal experience with this product. My deck was weathered and untreated by the previous owner. I cleaned the wood thoroughly using the recommended Rustoleum product and applied two layers of Restore, just as the instructions stated. In less than 1 year the product was flaking off in layers. It was bad enough that some would fly off by using my leaf blower. I provided pictures and receipts to Rustoleum and they reimbursed me for the purchase but in the end I replaced all the decking as the Restore product just made the old deck worse.
As you can see I don't post here often, but my experience with this product causes me to share whenever the topic comes up.

 

[188slo50]

The Cabot stuff doesn't look bad and reviews seem to be decent.

 

[188slo50]

I have no rot but I've replaced boards here and there that have warped or busted and wanted something I can coat the hole thing with to make it look the same. Everyone say stain won't work due to the newer boards being brighter and also the fact that the deck is in full sun I'll have to reapply every other yr. I like the colors of the behr and a friend works at HD so I'll get it for a good discount. Just don't want to waste money on a product that won't last or doesn't do as it states. As for replacing all the boards with plastic or fiber it won't happen as it isn't worth the $4000 in lumber. Trying to work with what I got now. And Thanks for everyone's input as it helps seeing what my options are.
Anybody got before and after pics?

 

[fastjohnny]

I will give my personal experience with this product. My deck was weathered and untreated by the previous owner. I cleaned the wood thoroughly using the recommended Rustoleum product and applied two layers of Restore, just as the instructions stated. In less than 1 year the product was flaking off in layers. It was bad enough that some would fly off by using my leaf blower. I provided pictures and receipts to Rustoleum and they reimbursed me for the purchase but in the end I replaced all the decking as the Restore product just made the old deck worse.
As you can see I don't post here often, but my experience with this product causes me to share whenever the topic comes up.

Same here..

 

[kngelv]

I am in the same boat. The house I purchased last year has a deck with a topcoat stain that is peeling. Not sure why anyone uses this stuff since you can't coat over it and you have to spend a ton of time stripping it just to refinish the wood. Everyone i know who used a deck restorer said it was a waste odf time and money. I'm debating whether to replace it with composite . . . on board at a time or tear it all out and do pavers.


James

 

[outlawz2004]

I put some on mine. While I have no rot, I do have some parts starting to flake after a year. I really like the texture and the look, but it doesn't last. On one I recently built, I just soaked it with Thompsons water seal with a little brown enamel paint mixed in to give it a darker color. So far so good, looks great and there is no water penetration.

 

[nh_yota]

I wonder it if makes a difference if you power sand the top of the deck boards before you apply any paint.

 

[brentm]

I just put new boards on my deck. I thought about using the deckover stuff, but then I thought it would peel and make it more difficult to find and remove the existing fasteners when I wanted to put new boards down or move to a Trex-like product.

 

[nh_yota]

My understanding is that you should wait at least a year before you paint/stain treated lumber so it has time to dry out first.

In my experience painting PT lumber never works out and stain seems to do a better job but you still need to reapply it every few years.

 

[brentm]

My understanding is that you should wait at least a year before you paint/stain treated lumber so it has time to dry out first.

In my experience painting PT lumber never works out and stain seems to do a better job but you still need to reapply it every few years.

I've read that advice too. I also read that you can hit it with a rough grit sand paper (80 grit?) to open up the pores and help remove the milling glaze if you want to use a stain to penetrate the wood.

My only frustration with waiting for the wood to weather is that you miss the opportunity to stain all 6 sides of the boards as they'll be difficult to access after installation.

I took a chance and stained all 6 sides on new cedar prior to install knowing I'll have to do it again next year on the top face to keep it looking nice. I also used the Camo hidden fastener system, which was a nice touch.

 

[ScottsGT]

I put it on mine two years ago. As mentioned, I did sand the old boards first with 60 grit on an orbital sander. Also gave it two weeks after washing to dry out good. All the split wood was filled with the brown caulk, but those are my only problem areas. Over time, either the cracks got wider or the caulk shrunk because the cracks came back. Zero flaking and it has held up quite well in the heavy traffic areas. So far it has bought me two more years, with and easy 3rd under way now.
Two years ago

Right now