Merbau Decking Tips: use of Putty?
I had a new merbau deck put in 6 months ago. Finally got around to sanding and oiling. The deck is looking rather "grey" and has a combination of some nail heads sticking out, and some recessed into the wood. a) Should I be using a nail punch to put down all the nails level to the wood? b) Should I be using putty to fill in the gaps left by the nails? (I've tried using Intergrain's Merbau putty, and it comes up horible once oiled with Intergrain's Natural Oil ~ the colour of the wood once oiled is different from the putty and it really stands out!) Sanding the deck as is, appears to polish the nails that are protruding. Using putty does not appear to blend well colour-wise one the timber is oiled Holes left by recessed nails (nail gun was used) are black looking tannin stains? Help!! What should I do??
What do you use to clean dog urine off the deck.?
There's a great product called "Urine-Off" that works great! The website is www.urineoff.com. It has bacteria and enzymes that will completely remove the urine. Just make sure that you soak the surface really well- it has to come in contact with all the urine to be effective.