Can I lighten the new cedar colored sealant I just applied to my deck?

Question

I just put a cedar colored sealant on my deck and in some places where the stain overlapped, it is much darker. Is there anyway to lighten the sealant in those areas?

Answer 1

Use terps (if the sealant is terps based) and wash it off some.    Hopefully we are talking about a product you recently applied so it will redisolve.  Otherwize, you will have to sand it out(sanding with the grain)

Answer 2

sand the overlap and re-stain, be careful not to overlap again.