Just under a year ago we had a new deck put in the garden. It was untreated and we were advised to let it settle for a few months and then treat it. Evidently, we got a little distracted and forgot about it. So I've come to treat it now and found it was coated in green sap from the tree above it and mountains of bird much. No problem, brushed the rubbish off, got some Ronseal Decking Cleaner, brushed it in, power washed it off (with a 2nd power washer run for good measure), white and green (mostly) gone.
What isn't gone however, are the marks from where the furniture was (or perhaps wasn't): https://i.imgur.com/tjRrSww.jpg
So my admittedly uneducated assumption here is that the deck was effective bleached by the UV from the sun, other than where we had furniture. If this is the case, my 2nd assumption is that treating with a clear oil is now out of the question, as it will presumably just give a protective layer and preserve the pretty poor look from the above photo.
Is my next (and only) option to stain it? This isn't a problem if so, I'm just after some opinions from people who know this stuff better than I do (AKA everyone).
Thanks in advance!
What isn't gone however, are the marks from where the furniture was (or perhaps wasn't): https://i.imgur.com/tjRrSww.jpg
So my admittedly uneducated assumption here is that the deck was effective bleached by the UV from the sun, other than where we had furniture. If this is the case, my 2nd assumption is that treating with a clear oil is now out of the question, as it will presumably just give a protective layer and preserve the pretty poor look from the above photo.
Is my next (and only) option to stain it? This isn't a problem if so, I'm just after some opinions from people who know this stuff better than I do (AKA everyone).
Thanks in advance!