The fastest way to take a failed finish off a log home: down to clean wood, without tearing up the logs.
When a finish has failed (peeling, blackened, or worn through to gray wood), the only real fix is complete removal. Media blasting strips old stain and dead surface wood gently: the media is soft enough to preserve the log profile but thorough enough to leave clean, bondable wood behind.
We use all kinds of blasting media and sanding methods, and we choose per job based on your logs' species, profile, condition, and the finish coming off. Often the right answer is a combination. Prep is what determines how long the new stain system lasts, so we don't cut corners on it.
Blasting exposes the true condition of the wood, so it is also a thorough inspection. Once the old finish is off, any needed rot repair can be identified and quoted accurately, and the logs are ready for the full stain system with proper prep and additives.
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The fastest way to get a dead finish off a log home without tearing up the logs. The blasting media is soft enough to leave the log profile alone but thorough enough to leave clean wood the new stain can actually grab. It leaves a superior prepped substrate that the stain locks into.
We use all kinds, picked per job based on your wood species, log profile, condition, and what finish is coming off. A lot of jobs end up being a combination of blasting and sanding.
Not when the crew does it every week. The whole skill is picking the right media and pressure so the dead finish comes off and the log underneath stays intact.
Because it peels. Old stain is smooth, which makes good adhesion almost impossible in most situations, especially if it is exposed. Blasting is also a free inspection. Once the old finish is off, there is nowhere for rot to hide.
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