DEFY Wood Brightener - Restores and Brightens Exterior Wood Surfaces - 1 Gallon

I have used products like this one to clean off the black and ugly from my redwood gates for many years. This product, BY FAR is the best of them all!. It works quickly, spray it on with a garden sprayer, wait just a short time, don't let it dry and then I removed it with a cold power washer. Simple and very effective! IT is SO effective that yes, it will leave the surface of the wood rough and if you want it smooth, you've got to let it dry thoroughly and then sand it to remove that roughness. On my gate, it didn't matter so I cleaned it up and after drying, I applied a sealer/stain (Urethane/clear/flat finish). Came out beautiful and....... WELL PROTECTED!

We used this on our weathered garden bed. It had weathered one season and we wanted to stain this bed and a newly constructed one, but wanted consistency in color.. this brightened our 1 year old wood bed *almost* to brand new. It is still slightly weathered but close enough we felt good staining both. It looks great! Color is perfect and easy to apply. Would recommend. It is a bit expensive but to be expected for a quality product.

I've used this to brighten wood decks prior to staining and to clean Trex decking. Works great. The only complaint I have is that it is tough to wash off. If it's not thoroughly washed off it leaves a white residue. I generally need to rinse 2-3 times.

Used on some outdoor cedar posts after cleaning with Jomax and then having to sand off fuzzies. It really brightened and evened up the wood tone. After stain the posts look great and I had no issues with stain absorption even after sanding down to 320 grit with orbital sander. Easy to use just spray on and let sit before rinsing.

Didn't add much improvement to bamboo. Perhaps a more specialized product was required.

I had never heard of wood brightener before I took on the task of finishing both my front and back decks a year after they were built. Cleaning the wood definitely helped, but this product took it to the next level. The wood looked brand new after using it and made the finished wood look beautiful. I will definitely use it again on any outdoor refinishing project and I highly recommend it!

I used the cleaner and then the brightener and all I can say is WOW. My cedar fence looks brand new and is ready for stain. I would certainly buy this again.

To costly for what it is. Does a decent job i suppose, not spectacular, but works I'm guessing since i see no differencein anything but my wallet is lighter now.

Happy with the product and deck looks great