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    <title>topic Re: How to renew Merbau decking area? in Outdoor</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Jason,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks I’ll definitely post some pictures once completed.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Ive checked your project out and it looks great! Im curious to know why you recommend the hired orbital sander and not the hired drum sander from Bunnings? The reviews say the orbital is terrible to use and the drum sander is the best to use.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 04:25:32 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2023-07-22T04:25:32Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160645#M21224</link>
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&lt;P&gt;Hello all,&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;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?&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;My Plan:&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;1. Preasure house deck.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;2. Apply a chemical to remove stubborn dirt and stains.&lt;BR /&gt;3. Sand deck and rails back.&lt;BR /&gt;4. Clean deck with sugar soap or similar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;5. Allow to dry.&lt;BR /&gt;6. Paint with an oil or stain.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Any other suggestions please let me know.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 01:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-07T01:54:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160661#M21227</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Can you please let our members know what this grey-coloured product is? It sounds more like a paint-based product than a stain or oil; if so, you might be able to avoid a couple of steps. Regardless, your steps are just about right for restoring a deck, but if you are sanding the deck back, I don't see any need to remove dirt and stains beforehand, as the sanding will do that for you. So, in your case, it would be just sand the deck and rails back and then paint with an oil or stain.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Here are a couple of handy step-by-step guides: &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/diy-advice/diy-skills/sanding/how-to-sand-a-deck" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;How to sand a deck&lt;/A&gt; and &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/diy-advice/diy-skills/painting/how-to-stain-a-deck" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;How to stain a deck&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Please let me know if you have any questions.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160661#M21227</guid>
      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-07T02:32:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160729#M21237</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Morning Mitchell,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i think i saw on one of the Bunbings forums that Grey is the latest fashion for decks. The produxt i found was from feast watson.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/feast-watson-4l-weathered-grey-traditional-timber-oil_p0148650" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.bunnings.com.au/feast-watson-4l-weathered-grey-traditional-timber-oil_p0148650&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 21:56:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160729#M21237</guid>
      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-07T21:56:07Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160746#M21239</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;A href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968" target="_blank"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/A&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks for providing those product details. Grey-stained decks are certainly on trend. The remnants of your previous oil will prevent it from penetrating adequately, so you will need to sand your deck before applying that product, as it needs a porous surface like bare timber. However, it is only semi-transparent, so after sanding, if there are a few stains or marks, the product will do a good job of disguising them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just so you know, we have &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/for-hire-orbital-floor-sander-4hr_p5470351" target="_blank"&gt;sanders&lt;/A&gt; available for hire that will make the job so much quicker.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I can't wait to see your results.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:24:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160746#M21239</guid>
      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-08T00:24:56Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160754#M21241</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Mitchell,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i was starting to use a belt sander for the job but too hard going.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;im going to hire a floor sander off you guys, how does it work with the sanding. Does the machine use sandpaper or is there something built into the machine??&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 01:37:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160754#M21241</guid>
      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-08T01:37:08Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160755#M21242</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;ignore the above- i checked out the videos &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/html/@45A9845BB027EC316189AE2CA43B1C27/images/emoticons/Smile.png" alt=":smile:" title=":smile:" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 01:46:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/160755#M21242</guid>
      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-08T01:46:36Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/161041#M21256</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;MOrning Mitchell,&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Do you recommend a stain or oil?&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Im not really knowing what to get...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:43:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/161041#M21256</guid>
      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-10T00:43:44Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/161058#M21257</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just following your path &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/html/@45A9845BB027EC316189AE2CA43B1C27/images/emoticons/Smile.png" alt=":smile:" title=":smile:" /&gt; I have a grey deck I want to stain it back to a Merabu colour &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/html/@45A9845BB027EC316189AE2CA43B1C27/images/emoticons/Smile.png" alt=":smile:" title=":smile:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Dave&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:25:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dave-1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-10T02:25:49Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/161069#M21258</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;A href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968" target="_blank"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/A&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What's the context here? Have you decided not to go for the &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/feast-watson-4l-weathered-grey-traditional-timber-oil_p0148650" target="_blank"&gt;Feast Watson 4L Weathered Grey Traditional Timber &lt;STRONG&gt;Oil&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A stain is a pigment in a carrier, and an oil is a protecting coating. Oils will most often carry a pigment to recolour aged timber. In the case of that Feast Watson product, the oil carries a very opaque grey pigment. Stains offer protection as well, but they predominantly re-colour timber. So, typically I'd recommend an oil on a deck for its protective and nourishing qualities. If the timber is aged and you'd like to restore it, select a tinted oil with a pigment similar to your decking. In &lt;A href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/36305" target="_blank"&gt;@Dave-1&lt;/A&gt; 's case, they'd use the &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?q=merbau+decking+oil&amp;amp;sort=BoostOrder&amp;amp;page=1" target="_blank"&gt;Merbau decking oil&lt;/A&gt; if his Merbau is now aged and grey and has lost its colour.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;That's a bit of a generalised overview, but please let me know more, and I can provide further assistance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 03:11:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-10T03:11:11Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/161071#M21260</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Afternoon &lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/14838"&gt;@MitchellMc&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanky ou for the info, Will have a look at it when I go to Bunnings next.... &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/html/@BD3384B47304EF1CD1C692400F1091E3/images/emoticons/Laugh.png" alt=":laugh:" title=":laugh:" /&gt; Oh thats right I need some paint stripper so maybe today hahaha&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Dave&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 03:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dave-1</dc:creator>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/161141#M21263</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;HI&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/14838"&gt;@MitchellMc&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Wife wasn't too fond of the grey colour so now either going a stain or oil-based product and keeping the colour light natural.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Yep, im more inclined to go with the oil.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:04:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-10T20:04:48Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/163154#M21428</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Looking forward to seeing the results&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/a&gt;. Please share some photos when you are done.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Here's my own project from a while back - &lt;A href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Featured-Projects/Deck-renewal-using-floor-sander/ta-p/69289" target="_self"&gt;Deck renewal using floor sander&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Jason&lt;/P&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 03:27:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-21T03:27:24Z</dc:date>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Jason,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks I’ll definitely post some pictures once completed.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Ive checked your project out and it looks great! Im curious to know why you recommend the hired orbital sander and not the hired drum sander from Bunnings? The reviews say the orbital is terrible to use and the drum sander is the best to use.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 04:25:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-22T04:25:32Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/163288#M21442</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;SPAN style="color:var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I can answer that for you. Our drum sanders are not designed to be used on decks. Due to their design, any protruding nails can damage the machine. So, unfortunately, we are unable to recommend them for deck use.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 04:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164596#M21566</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Morning all,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;so i have hired the sander and gone over the deck with the 80grit sand paper (its come up amazing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My local Bunnings didnt have the 80 grit paper for finishing, i ended up getting the 100 grit. Would this still be suffice? Or needs to be 80 to finish?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:58:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164596#M21566</guid>
      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-28T19:58:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164667#M21575</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Don't do us like that, &lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;; where are the progress shots? Take us along for the ride!&amp;nbsp;&lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/html/@FBF55675C93DAC60B5D2074E949C3957/emoticons/1f923.png" alt=":rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:" title=":rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;80-grit is fine for stripping back the surface, but that's too coarse, in my opinion, for finishing. I'd be looking at 100-grit or more for the final pass, 180-grit even.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 02:31:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164667#M21575</guid>
      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-29T02:31:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164737#M21590</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_1842.jpeg" style="width: 4032px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/76021i3E0B9A47882A8574/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="IMG_1842.jpeg" alt="IMG_1842.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; heres a little teaser for you&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/14838"&gt;@MitchellMc&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 08:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164737#M21590</guid>
      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-29T08:01:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164877#M21597</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Amazing &lt;SPAN style="color:var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;, that's made my morning! &amp;nbsp;I notice a little discolouration of the decking in the bottom middle of that picture. I suspect this was an area where those drips were landing. Are there more of these discoloured areas? Will you be using a deck cleaning product before applying your oil? Consider using &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/feast-watson-4l-woodclean_p0345578" target="_blank"&gt;Feast Watson 4L Woodclean&lt;/A&gt; and giving the deck a good scrub down with a &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/oates-long-handle-deck-scrub-brush_p4460246" target="_blank"&gt;stiff bristle brush&lt;/A&gt;. You might not even notice them once the deck is oiled, but by using the Woodclean, it will help minimise the discolouration's appearance. If you do use the cleaner, stick with the Feast Watson Woodclean as it contains hydrochloric acid, which the other deck cleaners don't. In my experience, the additional chemical makes it perform far better than the other cleaners.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Please remember your PPE when using deck cleaners or applying oils, including a face mask, safety glasses, gloves, a long-sleeved shirt, pants and enclosed footwear.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 23:55:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/164877#M21597</guid>
      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-29T23:55:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/165291#M21620</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Good morning&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/43968"&gt;@bowmatty&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Wow! Now you have made me reconsider sanding my own lol Bugger! That looks so nice and definently why I choose hardwood over pine. Worth the effort. How hard was it to actually sand?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Dave&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 23:25:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/165291#M21620</guid>
      <dc:creator>Dave-1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-30T23:25:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to renew Merbau decking area?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/165308#M21623</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;HI Mitch,&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;That was water from cleaning it, it was still wet in parts.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;If you mean the very bottom middle then that is a stubborn mark, which i couldn't even sand out. Ill give it a clean as you suggested.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Firstly, I'm oiling the wooden privacy walls and above them. Once they have a couple of coats i will then do 3 coats on the floor of the deck. Will show pictures once finished.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:46:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-renew-Merbau-decking-area/m-p/165308#M21623</guid>
      <dc:creator>bowmatty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-31T00:46:21Z</dc:date>
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