Sundance Log* 1 Coat

Coverage:  150-175 SF per gallon

How to Determine if SUNDANCE Stain Sealers are Compatible with a Pre-Existing Stain Sealer Finish?

Try these two tests:

1. Water Absorption Test:
   • Pour water onto the surface.
   • If the water is absorbed rather than beading up, our stain can likely be applied after a skillful pressure washing.
2. Fingernail Test:
   • Scratch the surface with your fingernail.
   • If the old finish can be scratched off to bare wood, skillful pressure washing may prepare our stain sufficiently. (By skillful PW refers to a large PW s3500-4000psi, 3.7 to 4.0 gallons per minute, and a white tip. 
   • The wand should stay perpendicular to the wood and be used in a sweeping motion, pulling away at the end of the stroke. The sweet spot typically is 5 - 8 inches away from the wood, pending the stroke speed and pressure used. Care should be taken not to get too close and damage, i.e., burn or dig into the wood.

• Color Limitations:If the existing finish still has the prior finish wood's color (e.g., in soffits, nooks and crannies, wood grain, or behind gutters), your color choices may be limited.
• Flaking or Shiny Finishes:If the finish is flaking or shiny, it must be removed before applying our stain.
• Organic Oil-Based, Acrylic,& Propylene Glycol Finishes:Polymerizing stain sealer finishes that contain a significant amount of organic oils (like linseed oil), acrylics, or propylene glycol will eventually break down and become patchy and, if not removed, will bleed through our stain sealers. These finishes must, for the most part, be removed for optimal results.

*SUNDANCE Stain Sealers are penetrating oil stain finishes. 

They can not effectively perform on a previously applied impermeable sheened finish created from linseed oil, glycol base, or an acrylic stain sealer,