The directions are clear. Deck boards should be rain-free for two days before application of product. Allow 24 hours of drying time after application.
This requires a predictable weather-window not common to August in this state. Nonetheless, we took the word of the local forecasters and proceeded. At 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon we applied the final swipe of Thompson's stain and sealer and waited.
Exactly 24 hours later, at 3:30 p.m. today, the heavens opened. A massive downpour, 3.5 inches reported in Shakopee. The fairways are flooded, streams over-topped. Drivers stranded.
And sure enough, the water on the newly sealed beaded up sweet as can be . . . just as advertised in the brochure.
We've asked Kathleen to buy a lottery ticket on her way home -- if she can make it through the waters.
