Staining deck

[Star1pup]

We stained our new deck when it was a year old because it was treated wood.  We used water based instead of oil based and now hear that the oil base stain will last longer.  It has been just 2 years and due again for a stain.  Will oil go over the water based?  Not sure if they even make an oild based stain these days.  Do not want paint.  Just stain.

[GRIMJIM]

 
 
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101205155752AAaLg64

[GRIMJIM]

Interesting information.
 
http://deckstainguide.com/2009/04/the-best-deck-stains/

[Star1pup]

Interesting information.
 
http://deckstainguide.com/2009/04/the-best-deck-stains/

Aftfre reading this it looks like water based is the way to go.  I was hoping to use something that would last a little longer as it's a job getting ready to stain and then staining.

[Old Syko]

I live in a log home and have helped others with theirs so experience with stains has become a given.  I would NEVER use anything but oil base on exterior wood again.  In order to get a finish that will last the latex has to be stripped preferably with a good nontoxic stripper and a pressure washer.  Oil based stains give a more uniform and long lasting finish and when it comes time to refinish the old finish does not have to be stripped.  Just reseal before your surface goes bad.  Latex seems to last at best 2 years and really starts going away on the third.  The oil base I use from TWP goes about 5 years before the first reseal and 8 to 10 years after that provided the application is done properly.

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

I stained my deck about a month ago and use Behr water base stain.  Next time I might try something else.  I gave a slick finish.  Kinda what I was trying not to get.  Oh well it will wear off in several years.  I got it because it was the cheapest.  I guess that's what I got.


Alan

[Star1pup]

I keep researching and getting more confused.  TWP only claims 1 1/2 to 2 years for their product.  That's about the same as the Sherwin-Williams water borne stain we used before.  Maybe there is no magic formula.

[Old Syko]

This is 4 years old and will be restained by merely adding another coat sometime next summer.  This is TWP 200 California red cedar stain.  By just adding a second coat next year I will prolong the life of the stain greatly.  My folks used a latex product from Home Depot under the Behr brand that literally pealed off after 12 months.  No matter what you use It will periodically have to be redone.  The idea is to reduce how often.  So far this has done the best job for me but I would change to something else at the drop of a hat. 

[Zulu]

Check out this product.  I have really had good luck with it.  Its a little pricy but you get what you pay for.
Sikkens stain.
Zulu
 
http://www.epaintstore.com/sikkens-stains-cetol-rubbol-finishes-deck-solid-srd-log-siding-products/

[Old Syko]

Sikkens offers a good product but even it has a relatively short lifespan and has to be redone after a few years.  It also has the same problem as so many others in that it has to be completely stripped in order to restain and I'm here to tell ya, stripping is the worst part of the whole ordeal.  Much easier to just recoat.  More than evens out the small bit of extended life.

[cange]

I just did mine with Wolman F&P. Came out great.....good water repellant and a nice even color. I used cedar.