In So Cal we have some nasty water filled with salts (and other stuff), that leave white rings on fences when the irragation hits them.
Anyone found a good way to remove this stuff before you re-stain ?
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I'm hoping someone can give me a quick solution because Better Homes and Gardens is coming out friday to shoot the project, and I want my work to look nice !
This is the project last year when new.
Joe,
You didn't say what kind of finish you applied when new, so it's hard to prescribe a solution. When I lived in L.A. I applied tinted penofin to my outdoor projects - renewed yearly. It didn't completely camouflage the dreaded sprinkler damage, but it sure helped.
Good luck,-Jazzdogg-
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.
We have the same problem here in San Jose. Pressure washing might remove the white deposits and then you should rebuild the sprinkler system so water doesn't spray on the wood. I don't know of any stain/finish/coating that will repel the salts from the water.
Looks like a water garden next to that fence, got any KOI swimming around in it?
KK
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