Our ipe deck and steps is about 15 years old, and I pressure washed it twice. I think there's too much fiber to stain right away, but to get rid of some of the gray weathering I think I'll pressure wash it once more before lightly sanding it.
Unless you recommend something different. So which stain would you recommend to slow the graying, and then how often might you think I'd need to re-apply? (I'm in northern Vermont, where there's plenty of rain and winter freeze-thaw cycles.

I have a 12 year old IPE deck / covered porch in the Seattle area. Each summer I have put a coat of a waterproof sealer on the porch. The part of the deck that that receives the rain is turning a darker grey. I would like to even out the color what product do you suggest?

Thanks for your help!

Hello. We recently had 300 feet of dock installed using IPE wood. Additionally we had a number of retaining walls, planters, and hose boxes built with IPE. The contractor suggests letting it weather to silver but would like to consider maintaining the natural colors. It is on a salt water bay in direct sunlight and subject to wind and spray

Confused on best product to use

10 year old deck with steps; gray and dirty from Virginia sun and trees. Original stain when built - Sikken's. What is the best stain?

Quoting steviebmicrosoft.com:

Hi. You recomended the black walnut for IPE

I know black walnut color is listed under hardwood stain on the AC websites, but there is a couple data points that conflict.

1) in I reading the Armstrong Clark instructions for the exotic wood stain, it explicitly states to only use amber and mahogany on IPE.

2) Also when ordering samples the black walnut on your webPage it Says it is semi transparent parent. And everything I read says to avoid semi transparent stains for IPE.

Please Look at the statements from their product data sheet from their website. Second page third paragraph.

http://www.armclark.com/downloads/2016/ProdDataSemiTransHW.pdf

Are their instructions wrong? Outdated? Or Is the some misunderstanding?

Thank you.

Quoting steviebmicrosoft.com:

Hello.
Looking for a stain. IPE Deck is 2 years old. Treated ends. Sanded. And stained only top side with Seafin Ship N Shore.

Deck is south facing with no shade and lots for rain (seattle). Would like easy to apply and avoid wiping (if possible). Deck is 400sq ft and took 2 gallons of the Ship N Shore.

Can you please recommend a stain. Performance is more important than the tone. But if I wanted the deck tone to be something it would tend towards walnut rather than redwood.

I have an IPE deck that will be a year old in June. Was built by myself and my father. I applied a coat of Deckwise Oil stain but the color faded after around 6-8 weeks. I cleaned the wood before applying the coat, but did not sand or power wash it. Was that the reason the color faded?

Deck is 19ftx21ft. Is deckwise a good option still? Planning on getting IPE wood cleaner, power washing, and applying brightener before reapplying new stain.

Completing the ipe deck and had to sand wood plugs to surface with the level of the deck boards. It is obviously very patchy where sanded against the new wood. I was planning on sanding the whole deck with a random orbital sander and finish with armstrong as per your chart. I am reading very different opinions on sanding or not the new wood before I stain. Care to comment as I really am confounded with the plethora of conflicting opinions via google...? Thank you, Doug

My ipe deck was built about ten years ago and left untreated by any surface treatment.it did not weather as I thought it should. I have pressure washed and sanded it and need to find a stain that will protect it and bring out its natural beauty. What do you recommend.

I have t&g ipe screened porch that's a little over 8 years old. It was originally stained with a Flood stain in cedar color when orignially installed and nothing since. I did not want it stained but contractor did not listen to me when we built our house As I wanted to weather naturally. I am painting the house and no to do something on the deck. A lot of stain has worn away over the years and Painters have pressure washed a lot off and say they can sand the rest. What stain and color do you recommend? Thanks

We are installing T&G tigerwood on a west facing front porch. What is the best product to protect the wood? The porch will eventually be screened in.

I have a deck 10 years old,been stained twice with Australian Timber Oil . It is free of stain in some places and on the side rails not,patchy color. I would like to refinish to make it look new. What products do you recommend and how often to reapply? I was told the wood is tigerwood,

I have a ton of ipe scrap that varies in size and length that I got for nearly free. I made a beautiful coffee table and have been scouring the net for the best way to protect it from finger prints, coffee spills... Any advice?

I want to keep my new ipe deck from fading to gray. What should I use?

Hi, my carpenter just redid my roof deck with new Ipe boards. I live in Brooklyn. He lightly sanded and coated the wood with Cabot's Austalian Timber Oil, but was concerned that the formula is now 'oil modified'. He said it didn't go on the same as the old stuff. He used a lambs wool cloth and coated it lightly. 30hours later it rained and now there are horrible water stains all over. The can said 24 hrs drying time. Is Cabot's Timber Oil not the best bet anymore? From the charts, would Armstrong be better? I'm looking for a natural stain. And will he need to resend with an orbital sander? Thank you.

CAN IPE OIL BE USED ON MY MAHOGANY PORCHES

I just purchased a Jensen Ipe patio table and chairs. Would these stains be suitable for ipe patio furniture? Or are they just for decks?

Hi, I am looking for a finish for interior stair treads made of 3"x11"X4' solid IPE planks.
I am hoping to darken the wood as much as possible
Thank you

Hi. What color stain and product would you recommend to minimize the red and orange tones on IPE? Also do IPE oils come with any tint or are fully clear? Thanks

We are installing a massaranduba deck in Southern California and would like your opinion on which of the above products is most successful in our climate.
Our contractor warns that some oils water spot. Is that your experience? And if so, which ones?
We have an existing redwood deck that will soon be refinished. What is the best stain/sealer for old redwood?
Since we will be recoating regularly can we use leftover product in the next year?

Many Thanks!
Connie

what has better UV protection in armstrong ipe stain, natural or mohohany ?

I have a home on the beach, I have a dock on the water which is built with IPE, my pool deck , gate and front siding of my home are all IPE wood. We have tried numerous contractors and products but nothing seems to last more than one year, the pool deck and dock showing the most wear and fading to the point of almost no stain remaining. The last application we used messmers and has not faired well. Now we are looking at Sansin. What is the best recommendation for each area of my home, or is there one product that will perform just as well everywhere.

thank you.

After applying a Defy Hardwood stain, do you need to then apply a sealer?

Installed a new deck using mukulungu (African redwood) which is a hardwood with slightly lighter color than IPE. What stain products do you recommend to retain the nice reddish-brown tones in the wood?

As for Staining, my IPE patio is directly on the beach on the western shores of Lake Michigan. Lots of sun (as much as you get living in Michigan.) I am asking if any of the stains would be better if applied to a 12 year old patio that has completely bleached out and has never been stained previously?
Thank you.