Several observations.
I had wood that was 1 year old.
I bought the recommended Restore pre treatment and applied it per spec on the bare wood and took about 30min to pressure wash off at 4500psi.
I then applied the Restore 2 gallon kit(s). I found for me I needed twice as much as what the product said it would cover.
I found the supplied coarse foam roller only created a lot of waste and caused you too need much more product to apply over the same surface. I used a 3/8 nap roller to apply the product per specs instead of the supplied roller. I was able to evenly cover large areas more evenly and uniformly. It's a two part process in the sense that you have to apply a second at a later stage to create the texture look and feel. One coat is definitely not enough, as I noticed the wood does absorb the liquids while the rest evaporate. The second coat that is needed per there specs I did, however I added a third coat (touch ups) in areas where I was not happy with the coverage.
At the end of 3 days, I applied three times as much as previously configured using Rustoleum's coverage tables/specs/numbers.
I originally considered engine oil to treat the wood but decided to give Restore a try since I do like all the other Rustoleum products.
After one month of used, and given the cost to this point (3 times more than estimated based off Restore coverage) I don't recommend it, as it easily separates from the wood, from moisture in the wood, wood movement, tractor tire weights, abrasion, peeling, cracking, all understandably given the abuse where equipment caused.
Next year I'll buy the new plastic decking that don't absorb water, don't fade due to UV Damage, don't warp, don't crack or splinter, don't stain, don't hold water to rust out the fasteners, and would ad up in price equal to what it cost to clean and properly covered the wood decks with Restore.
It does look nice, can achieve a nice texture, can choose from lots of colors that are pigmented mixed in store. It consists of sand, paint and what appears to be water.
The one thing I would be concerned with and probably would have to do with If the boards flex under weight loads? if it might crack and then eventually chip away, I too have thought would be the perfect solution for covering or restoring a badly weathered trailer deck, Just not certain how much this stuff would flex with the wood or would it crack....
