Bleedin Deck!

I am so sick of having to wait for my hardwood decks to stop bleeding before sealing them.

I use a lot of Merbau - which I know is one of the worse..but its a good stable timber and easy to work with.

I ask a timber merchant and they say change to Northern Box as it won't bleed....

Then I'm told by a rep from Flood Co. that Box will still bleed.......

The same rep told me that if I use Powerlift on new timber it will leech the tannins so I can seal it with SpaNDeck......told me to buy their product at Bristol Paints...

Went to the paint shop, the bloke says, Powerlift won't work- you have to let it bleed out naturally for several months before you seal.

I feel like a dog chasing its tail......:roll:

Is there a way around this waiting period?


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