# Deck stripping/ cleaning/ prepping for stain

**URL:** <https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/deck-stripping-cleaning-prepping-for-stain/15714>\
**Category:** Wood Restoration\
**Created:** [October 13, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/deck-stripping-cleaning-prepping-for-stain/15714 "2018-10-13T21:00:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![CaCO3Girl](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@CaCO3Girl](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/CaCO3Girl)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/deck-stripping-cleaning-prepping-for-stain/15714/41 "2020-05-02T22:47:55Z")

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Metso is a good hard surface cleaner and a way to raise alkalinity without the mixture being caustic. It’s also cheaper than caustic so we use it as a filler a lot of the times. In my opinion, it could aid in cleaning but doesn’t do anything for the stripping of paint.

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