Review Behr Wood Stain & Finish Stripper

[@josephtovar3941]

Thank you for posting this video, I am about to strip a fence and had concerns of the value. Your video is OUTSTANDING and helped!!!

[@syedzackriyahussainy5553]

Easy to follow instructions. Thanks very much for taking time to record and share.

[@brianhalliday2384]

Just finished using Behr #64 on my 700 square foot deck today. I made the huge mistake of painting the deck with Behr latex deck paint five years ago. It was peeling after the first winter and became much worse over the next four years. After much trial & error, we rolled on the stripper when we had shade, waited ten minutes, dampened the stripper with a tank sprayer on mist, then after 30 minutes, applied the second roll-on coat of stripper. At 45 minutes, we dampened again with the tank sprayer. At one hour, we started my Simpson 3100 psi gas powered pressure washer and the paint rolled off in sheets. Strip the paint, come back to clean the knots and it turned out fantastic. Next is sanding with a 12x18 orbital rental sander, then seal with an oil base sealer. This was a good two week project.

[@Kloverkill]

About to strip the same Behr latex (Cordova Brown) off of our deck. Put it down last year and it’s peeling badly everywhere despite a full prep (sanding, cleaning, full dry). Never doing latex stain again.

[@RogerDiotte]

That deck looks amazing without the stain! I'd just do a clear sealer and it matches the dog's color @ 11:09

[@benjiminus04]

Great video and the grass in your yard looks amazing!

[@jamescapone8592]

Thank you Ben

[@J1Z06]

Massive job. Very well done. Our deck isn’t as big, it has been neglected for many years. There was an orange colored stain on it. It was covered with moss, mold, etc. it’s been pressure washed and My next step is stripping the remaining coating that won’t come up with our pressure washer. Thank You for sharing this.

[@jonburrows2684]

did Behr help?

[@marcusbelanger3489]

“Some people in the house don’t like the color..” AKA the wife 😂

[@jamescapone8592]

Hit the nail on the head....lol

[@jamescapone8592]

@Kip Kruse Hi Kip, It was all my own fault. I should have listened to her but I was too thick.....lol

[@MrAjd1982]

1100 square feet and a year later and NOW they realize they don't like the color.

[@jamescapone8592]

@@MrAjd1982 oh no. I heard it fora whole year....lol

[@pczYT]

@@jamescapone8592 HAHAHAHA.... I feel your pain bro!

[@OceanDave32]

I have the same color stain.. I actually love the color. It brightens up the yard. I used redwood no. 9. Good job by the way.

[@jamescapone8592]

Thank you David

[@alfabrizio6005]

Great video, straightforward and to the point. This is precisely what I needed. Thanks a million!

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Al, Glad you liked it. Just remember this product works really well removing semi transparent stains. Solid stains will require multiple applications and lots of elbow grease.

[@alfabrizio6005]

@@jamescapone8592 Uggh.I guess that won't work out for me then. Thanks for the heads up.

[@ranendas73]

I need to remove existing stains from my deck..my deck is probably 25-30% of yours, thanks for this video, I tried power wash with 2/10 result, now I am going to use Behr Stain and finish stripper, you know what- I will give your video 10 star. Again thanks

[@richb1128]

Did this today and it doesn’t like to take off heavy stained areas. You must have gotten lucky!!

[@nicolearsenault3467]

Amazing video! Very thorough and well spoken.

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Nicole, Thank you very much. I hope it helps. Just a reminder, I took off a semi solid stain with this. A solid stain or Deckover will be heaps harder.

[@SketchybrainD]

Well heck. Stuff looks like it works really good. I probably need to get a couple more jugs but that’s pretty amazing how well that worked. I just got one jug to try it out and my deck is about 700’sq

[@prayingmantiskung-fu2037]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I just bought it gonna attempt it here soon.

[@cussininthekitchen8224]

Idk if he mentioned it in the video, but keep everything wet before you apply the stripper and during. I just breezed through $40 worth of stripper by applying to a dry deck with too thin a coat when it was hot out. Mine dried up in minutes and I didn’t know to rewet and let set. Good luck to you!

[@prayingmantiskung-fu2037]

Of course I didn’t do that. So it didn’t do anything. Thank you !! However I started flipping all the boards. They look new. I’ll never use a solid stain ever again. Thank you again

[@toddbartusek]

Thanks!!! gonna try this out also!!! need it!!

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Todd Hope it works for you. Just remember. I removed a semi solid stain. A solid stain will be more difficult.

[@majwhiplash358]

I just tried Behr 7-26-22 stripper. on the deck is Behr stain that is brutal to remove using 2800 psi washer and this stripper. 10 hour job 4 gallons is stripper. Some stripper got on the sideboards, non Behr stain and took it right off. thus the stain you put down determines the effectiveness of the stripper. it won't work miricles for everyone.

[@artgirl-zx2jh]

Great job! Do you know how I can get deck stain drips off of limestone? Thanks

[@Foxxtrott1100]

Nice results,, I have a small railroad tie retaining wall I put some Thompsons Water seal on and Its this same color. Not a fan so hopefully I can remove it with this stuff. Deck looks great.

[@daisyq2501]

This product does what it says. It truly works!

[@charlenecoles4146]

Looks good. I tried Citra gel on my deck. I think I will switch up and try this. How did you treat the wood after removal?

[@charlenecoles4146]

Nvm I heard lol

[@robfisher6761]

Thanks for the video. Looks great and appears easy to use.

[@jamescapone8592]

Thanks for your feedback Rob.

[@R0lDS]

Did you apply this product to strip the railings as well? Curious cuz I have to do that as well

[@racer8944]

Awesome video, really great results, as well!!!

[@randahlliebelt8603]

I'm thinking of doing this to some cedar siding I have on the house. Would I need to cover windows or concrete to keep the runoff from ruining anything?

[@MegHunk]

Will this remove transparent sealer off my deck?

[@zmvpainting]

The main reason it came off so easily is because it was only on for under a year.

[@giovan13]

Exactly ... tried the product on mine which had 2 coats of paint on for about 3 years and did not work well at all.. need to have it professionally sanded.

[@hghurst4870]

Great info and delivery! Ty :)

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi HG, Thanks for the feedback. This was my first try doing this and when I post my next one will definitely take your advice.

[@OffbeatTravelVK]

This is exactly what I was looking for. thank you. Once your stripped this Behr deckover, what did you end up doing with the deck, staining, another deckover or how did you finish this deck?

[@jamescapone8592]

I stripped a semi transparent stain. Not sure how well this would work on Deckover. I struggled getting the solid stain on the steps off.

[@jamescapone8592]

A heavy coat , longer waiting time and some elbow grease MIGHT help.

[@jamescapone8592]

I put down the Australian Timber Oul instead of a stain .

[@OffbeatTravelVK]

Thanks so much 😇

[@danielbaldwin2390]

Thanks for the video. it's interesting because the reviews for this product are either very positive, or extremely negative. I'm doing a test section of my deck now, so I guess we'll see if it's because the product is bad, or the other youtubers can't follow instructions. For me it's not a stain issue. I have paint splotches all over the deck from some rushed house painting. But also the previous owner never took care of the outside so it had considerable mold and mildew issues which I was able to mostly clean with a pressure washer. hoping the stripper will lighten some of the spots the pressure washer didn't work on. Going out ever 5-10 mins or so and just misting it with my hose since there appears to be an issue with it staining the deck white like it's covered in a calcium deposit. 30 mins to go, and we'll see how she cleans up.

[@DIYHIC]

Great work

[@AnakinVeyder]

Thank you very much for the video! Very informative.

[@jamescapone8592]

No worries. Hope it helps.

[@brovayurbee6102]

Love the deck natural, dogs and the yard. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna get some.

[@jamescapone8592]

Thanks Brova

[@johnanderson3258]

I use this same product in my deck restoration business. Its $18 per galleon half the cost of similar products and it washes off the tray or roller. I also agree that you need to keep the application damp. I lightly wet the deck 30 minutes before application and then apply the stripper. It works fast and easily rinses off.

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi John, in your experience using it did you find it more difficult to get up a solid stain? My steps had a solid on it and even with 2 applications it was a bitch to get up

[@johnanderson3258]

@@jamescapone8592 Hello: I had a homeowner that painted over the stain so they had 2 coats of paint/sealer on top of 2 coats of stain/sealer. The Behr product easily dissolved most of the paint and stain with 1 coat with some some tint of stain left so I reapplied another light coat of Behr let sit for 20 minutes and everything came off. Your steps just may be a odd case. I've used all the strippers on the market and this product is the best on price and professional results. Best regards.

[@karen936]

Can you wait to use the brightener till the whole deck is striped? My deck is very large 1600 and will take me days to strip.

[@misspiggy9647]

@@jamescapone8592 I have been having the same issue. I had to scrub..and scrub..and scrub...I used a scraper...i power washed again..and again....I'm going to have to apply a second time to see if it gets the rest off.

[@jamescapone8592]

Chris CC I’m pretty sure instructions said 45 minutes. I think the Behr Cleaner is15 minutes.

[@Unixgreybeard]

Very helpful, thanks for doing this

[@jamescapone8592]

No worries. Glad you liked it

[@pitchyboy9060]

this stuff needs 2 applications if u have a solid stain and a tip get a deck brush and go back and forth before rinsing it off works better

[@kennymccormick6162]

Does it remove paint?

[@LVQ-so5th]

Has anyone used this over a rooftop deck? I have an EPDM roof under my deck and I'm wondering if this product would hurt the roof material.

[@graemelowe319]

Hi there, is it better to do it in sections? We just did ours using the same product and half the stain did not come off so the deck look very blotchy now. We’ll have to apply the stuff a 2nd time I guess? The stain we were trying to remove was a semi transparent stain. Is it normal for people to have to apply this stuff twice to remove all the stain? So frustrated!

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Graeme I did it in 6 foot sections. It’s really important not to let the stripper dry. Keep it most by reapplying and misting with hose. Patience is the key.

[@graemelowe319]

@@jamescapone8592 Hi James, yes we did make sure to keep the areas moist. I guess we’ll just have to redo the process and work in smaller sections. Thanks for the tips and the video. Here’s hoping the 2nd time gets everything off!

[@jamescapone8592]

Good luck

[@graemelowe319]

Hi James, we redid the process in sections and it worked great!! Thanks so much for the tip. Now I was wondering if I could ask you about semi transparent stains. We’ve heard bad reviews about the Behr Premium semi transparent stains. This is what we just removed and we were thinking of using the same bec we really liked the Cedar natural tone shade. But I figure other brands would probably have a similar colour. Can you recommend a good brand to use? We would prefer water based and semi transparent. Thanks again!

[@alexvanderpuyl4622]

I’m having the same issue. My wife dosent like the stain I put on our fence it’s a behr cedar natural tone. I sprayed about 300 sqft on already. I’m hoping the product you used works to take it off fast and easy! Any quick tips FYI it’s a transparent stain

[@jamescapone8592]

As long as it’s not a solid stain you shouldn’t have a problem.

[@johnbrown4568]

Very well done video 👏

[@udayanganad]

Thanks for making this video and it was very helpful. I’m about to do mine tomorrow and this was my tutorial with the product. I would love to see them end product of the deck if you will

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Udayanga Send me your email and I’ll flip you a pic

[@chrisjefferson264]

You didn't test stain a few boards and ask?....

[@adibees]

Do you need to wet the patio before applying?

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi adibees I did not wet the deck before applying. Apply product liberally and do not let the surface dry. I used the mister setting on the hose to keep area wet. I would lightly reapply product after misting. Hope this helps

[@adibees]

@@jamescapone8592 Most certainly helped. I was just about to go purchase this so was curious. Thanks for the fast reply!

[@jamescapone8592]

No worries. Good luck and you can let me know how it went.

[@adibees]

@@jamescapone8592 Thanks, I went in to return the Behr premium solid stain i got few weeks back from home depot but they are not returnable(Wanted to return after I saw how they flake). I guess now gotta use it.

[@Nicool333]

Aren't you supposed to apply it when the wood is wet?

[@jamescapone8592]

The product instructions say apply to dry then keep moist by misting with hose . During the 40 minutes that the product was applied I was constantly misting every now and again would reapply prod lightly.

[@mr.davidrenner5832]

What psi is your pressure washer?

[@NathanWalz]

Great video...just what I needed...thank you

[@jamescapone8592]

No worries. Good luck on your project

[@jonburrows2684]

@@jamescapone8592 I had a deck installed last November. Had to wait a few months to cause it was treated lumber. Now, I pressure washed the deck first and about to use the Behr deck cleaner. Can't you use a mob to apply the Behr or do you have to use that bristle brush? Also, does it have to be diluted? And finally, your deck is beautiful, but man I bet that was exhausting to do.

[@jamescapone8592]

@@jonburrows2684 I use the bristle brush but I don’t think you’ll have to because it’s a new deck. I would use the product as the instructions say. Yeah it was a bit of work but it was worth it good luck

[@christopherj3886]

Deck looks great! Question for you...where did all of the broken down stain go? I have walk ways around my deck and would prefer them to not be stained red when I wash the stain off lol

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Chris, a lot of the stripper and stain went down in between the boards but there was a good amount that went over the side. I would suggest just covering the walkway the best that you can and power wash as you go. I had to go outside my deck after each section I did to power wash the siding. Most of it came off the wood so I would think it wouldn’t hurt the walkway as long as you didn’t let it sit too long. Hope this helps. Good luck

[@mikelove3271]

Did it kill the grass around the deck?

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Mike, The stripper ran off side of the deck and settled on the area of the lawn where I weed whack close to bottom edge so no real harm to grass. I did however cover some plants I have around our pool to protect them. Also got some spray on a cherry blossom branch and killed some leaves. Protect what you can.

[@Kathleen253]

Good thing you did not use Behr Deckover.

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Kathleen , you are right on the money with that. The only way to get the deck over up is sanding it back.

[@mshark5455]

was it oil based or water based stain? We have oil based stain that I am trying to remove and I am hoping this will work.

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Mego, the stain was water based but I used it last week on another section of decking that I’m working on . I had some overlap from a Cabots oil based stain and it took it up quite nicely.

[@mshark5455]

James Capone i just tried it last night when I wrote you this and it actually worked pretty good! Thank you so much!!!

[@jamescapone8592]

Awesome. Good luck.

[@f1_fan485]

I guess I did the mistake of following the instructions on the Behr youtube video of leaving the product for 15 minutes, I will try again leaving for 45 and hope to save a lot of sanding because it didn't worked as good as this video.

[@luckylinda7777]

Thanks awesome video

[@jamescapone8592]

Thank you Linda, Hope it helps

[@jamescapone8592]

Thank you Linda, Hope it helps

[@jamescapone8592]

Thank you Linda, Hope it helps

[@luckylinda7777]

Well….we were all geeked to get started….moved all the furniture off the deck….and then….it was almost like we could hear the JAWS music playing….upon closer inspection….a good number of our boards are mushy and rotting….just along the edges of the entire deck….so instead of putting lipstick on a pig…we have to replace the deck…We are going to use composite boards. Thanks for the best video though. It really gave us confidence that we could have done it ourselves.

[@jamescapone8592]

Smart move. The Jaws reference made me laugh. Good luck

[@jamiemuseitef2710]

Very nice video. Can you give us all an update on your deck now?

[@jamescapone8592]

Finished deck with Cabots Australian Timber Oil in Jarra

[@MyKountryWaysTV]

Great video but I think you lost a lot of stripper going in that direction instead of going with the flow of the wood

[@mr.davidrenner5832]

Was it solid acrylic stain or oil?

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi David, sorry for the late reply The stain I took off was Olympic Elite Semi Transparent Semi Solid. The pressure washer I used was 1650psi. I made sure not to pressure wash to close to avoid damaging the pressure treated pine. On the steps I had the same stain but in a solid. That was a bitch to get up. Hope this helps. Cheers

[@mr.davidrenner5832]

James Capone Thanks, James! Great video. I will follow your steps.

[@jamescapone8592]

@@mr.davidrenner5832 good luck

[@ryanoreface]

@@jamescapone8592 I thought you said it was a "Behr Stain". It was Olympic?

[@jamescapone8592]

My bad. Using the Berh stripper and had a brain fart with the original Olympic stain

[@guymarquis6417]

I tried the exact same recipe but with no success. My original 7-year old stain was solid red from Behr so I thought that a Behr stripper would provide the best results to remove it. After 2 attempts (full cycle of applying the stripper, add a mist of water when it was about to dry out, wait 45 minutes, used a brush and finally the pressure washer) no could do. Less than 5% was removed. I simply don't understand why it didn't work for me the way it worked for you but I would certainly not give a 10 to this product. I went this way because of your video post that was looking promising. Now I need to search for a better product that can do the job in one pass.

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Guy, the stain I removed was a semi Transparent. I said in the video that I tried the stripper on a solid stain from the steps and it did not work as well. I said would probably need 2 solids coats and a good scrubbing to come up, which you did and obviously it didn’t work.

[@guymarquis6417]

Thanks Jim for reminding me of this subtlety (solid vs. semi-transparent). I had assumed this product would do the job on any type of Behr stain. The instructions don't say anything about a lower efficiency on solid colors. Sure thing, I will stay away from solid colors from now on. I chose solid at the time because according to the Behr brochure, it was supposed to last 10 years on decks and 20 on fences and siding. Divide these numbers by 3 to get the real numbers... If someone reading this knows a product that'll do the work for me, please let me know.

[@AJ-js7my]

@@guymarquis6417 try flood brand

[@guymarquis6417]

@@AJ-js7my Thanks for your suggestion. I'll try next time. I had to resort to sanding this time around.

[@misspiggy9647]

I also have a solid Behr deck stain on the deck. It's barn red. There were multiple layers on a section of deck i stripped. Applyed product...scrubbed with deck brush...hit with power washer...it started coming up. You could see the layers coming off. Scrub again and I mean really really scrub. Spray again. And again...Scrub...Spray. After 3 or 4 founds of that I did get off a good amount, but not all of it.

[@mario9133]

Behr products are awful. I just applied stain to my deck, after taking my sweet time to make sure i had prepared to do more than appropriately. The end result is awful. Ridiculous. The stain is already pealing off in some spot. I have even applied a second coat, and it is already pealing. The rest of it, has a chalky appearance. If you rub it with your hand, it appears to get covered with a white powder, if it does not peal at the spot you rubbed. I had heard that it was junk. Now I know for sure. Not sure how to proceed and try to save the project. Neighbor told me to used something else but, without stripping this junk first, I doubt anything will have a happy ending. I will probably have to do it all over again next year, and I am getting old, and don't have anyone to help me. It is hard to do it in the first place. You make an effort, put your best foot forward, read the instruction, do it by the book, and the product sucks. Too bad!

[@jeffobrien7553]

Why not just re stain with a different color

[@jamescapone8592]

Wasn’t too keen on staining on top of stain .

[@timothynovak4315]

Honestly don’t know how you did this without a mask over your mouth, the chemicals are harsh. Just tried this today and did not work. I had behr stain too. Sucks

[@JeskaRain]

What does one even do with such an obscenely large deck?! lol anyway great job man.

[@AliAhmadi-hq9pj]

❤

[@ldlink3935]

"some people in the house don't like the color..." well, those people can come out and change it. I'm sure you checked for their opinion on the color/stain before you completed the entire deck last year....or at least I hope so!

[@jamescapone8592]

An executive decision gone wrong.....lol

[@ldlink3935]

@@jamescapone8592 Oh jeez, hahaha, I found your video because I plan on staining a picnic table, everywhere seems to be recommending deck stain for patio/outdoor furniture....if you can redo a 1000sf deck in good spirits, I guess if I had to redo 50sf of table/bench tops it shouldn't be a problem. The original stain looks very solid, yet I think in the video you say you used transparent or semi-transparent. How is it holding up since the "fix".

[@mikelucia573]

Solid stain didn't come off that easy for me using the same product.

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Mike, I mentioned in the video that a solid stain would not be easy to get up. I had a solid on the step and I struggled getting it up

[@thehound1359]

Nice deck

[@jamescapone8592]

Thank you

[@BobMarley-lq1yv]

How come the wife isnt the one re-doing it ?

[@craig_d]

Can you post a video update in April or May of 2021 please. I just want to see how horribly the Behr product has peeled on you. That's a really large deck space that I can almost guarantee that product will fail on. Behr stains are one of the worst products I come across with my Deck restoration business. Good luck

[@jamescapone8592]

Hi Craig, I used the Behr products to strip and clean the deck. I decided to go with the Cabots Australian Timber Oil for the stain.

[@craig_d]

@@jamescapone8592 oh thank god. Where I live in southern Ontario Canada, the Behr product for stain are just awful and fail 98% of the time. Solids worse than the oils but both are brutal lol.

[@Lara-ri1lg]

Didn’t find this stain remover very effective. Seemed to dry almost the minute it was applied and it was not very warm. Some stain came off but definitely not all. Had to scrub like a maniac too. Disappointed.

[@mattyallen3396]

If they dont like the colour.... let them repaint it

[@keithcaldwell7187]

I went with this product on my deck and was surprised that it barely worked at all. My deck is 577 square feet and had three coats of paint. Even used as directed it barely cut through the first layer of paint. I had to use the pressure washer to remove what would come up which resulted in me having to sand anyways. Thinking that maybe it was because the paint was too old or thick, I used it on the balusters (which were only stained) and had the same result. Disappointed in this product. Maybe others will have a better result. Keep in mind my house/deck is 27 years old.

[@Poeticblend]

Be careful. This product doesn't work with pine treated wood.

[@ccccen]

10 STARS or $200 worth of the junk stripper ? I stick to the stripper in spray for bikes, if it peels oil paint and primer from a pipe it will do better on a wood piece, try it, cheaper too.

[@petersilverthorne8258]

Stripper recommended does not work. The product should be pulled from home depot. Try a joke

[@jamescapone8592]

Was your deck stain semi transparent or solid?

[@ramaporiver803]

Yea, the initial color was ugly

[@jamescapone8592]

I liked it but I can see how some might not . Switched to Cabots Australian Timber Oil in Jarra.

[@rickallen4127]

Wish I could say I had good results with this stripper but, I cannot. This was the second stripper I tried on my two-tier deck. It was the worst of the two. Perhaps, it depends on the stain that is to be removed. Mine was Sikkens and the results were pitiful. Looks like I will be sanding the entire deck. It was a waste of time and money.

[@ccccen]

shitty power wash lol

[@alexsafri2285]

This new Behr hybrid garbage is absolutely horrible. It starts pedaling in 2-3 years tops.

[@samcolt1079]

WHAT EVER YOU DO DONT USE CABITS NOW THIS IS TRASH