Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

1:Clean with NAOH
hand scrub preferably

2:Lightly pressure wash to get all residual stain and hydroxide out

3:neutralize and brighten with oxalic acid, rinse and let THOROUGHLY dry. May be 2-3 days.

4:stain with a non film forming stain specifically made for that type of hardwood, "ironwoods"

I'd ask a wood expert the exact type of wood it is

I would let it dry for at least 5 days especially if it humid or damp and of course start all over if it gets rained on.

I like Rymar Stains. That have something for just about everything to include exotic wood. You can get it at Sherwin-Williams.