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We recently stained our new 11 month old cedar deck with Armstrong Clark semi-transparent stain. The deck weathered horribly due to our Michigan winter and rainy spring/summer. We sanded the deck by hand multiple times and applied one coat of the semi-transparent stain. Is one coat of stain sufficient or will it need another coat? If it should have another coat, will we be able to put a second coat of stain on in May or June 2014 with only having to clean the deck?

Mary Jo, you should be fine with that. Opened containers will go bad within a year or less. Unopened will last many years.

Sequoia is a little redder than the Woodland Brown.

What is the color difference between these two colors? They look identical on the internet. I have a redwood deck and may combine the sierra redwood with one of them for a less brown look.

Thanks

We are going to use the Sequoia semi-solid, but are forced to do a limited section which needs to be done before the winter, then the remainder in the spring/summer. Thinking to buy 1 gallon now, 5 gallon later. Any reason not to do it this way? Color not being replaced, changed, etc.? (In our case, the slight color difference the timing will create is ok)
Also, what is shelf life of unopened can? opened can? Thanks.

Sorry but no there is not any in your area but we can ship.

Are there any dealers in the vicinity of Kennett Square, PA, 19348?

Thanks,
Melissa

Janie, best to order sample direct form the site as there are not any dealers in your area. I believe it is semi-cedar in the picture with the mountains.

We live in central Alabama and just moved into a brand new house in May. We have a treated pine deck that needs to be cleaned and stained, wanted to use the RAD and the Armstrong Clark stain was recommended for the new wood. We want the grain of the wood to show so maybe semi-transparent. Our house is a brown brick with dark brown trim. We were thinking cedar but don't want it to be too yellow and want a little reddish color in it. The rustic brown looks too brown and the redwood too red. What would you recommend? What's the color of the deck overlooking the mountains in your photos? Or the house right directly below that one. The pier doesn't look bad either but it looks too yellowish.
Can I order directly from you the sample and the RAD? Is there anyone in Alabama that sells these products? How long does delivery take as I think I would like to do it in the next couple of weeks.

Also, what type of wood was each of the stains used on in the pictures I mentioned previously? Thanks.

Hello,

What color of stain was used on this site's picture of the picnic table and on the deck that was built around the tree (at top of picture)...this picture was taken looking down at the deck?

http://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/where-buy-armstrong-clark-stain

OK thanks, where is store location exactly and phone # please.

Yes you can pick up at our store location. I would wait until Spring.

Deck in Cleveland area going in by end of september, probably either cumaru or redwood. Question on staining, temp will be cool, leave until spring? Or get stain on asap?

Can i pick up the stain from your Rochester MI location?

Woodland Brown is reddish/brown. It does have a good amount of red in it.

We ordered a few samples and liked the saturation of color with Sequoia, but thought it was too red for our taste. Is woodland brown a similar saturation without the red? I also see Oxford brown, but not sure I want something that deep.
I would order more samples, but I cleaned and brightened the deck today, and would like to stain as soon as possible.
Thanks!

Your stains are described as transparent, semi-transparent, semi-solid, or none (Amber and Mahogany). Can you explain what these terms mean, and how they affect the decision of what stain to use? (or point me to where on the web site that they are described!).

4Szabos, there is not a lighter brown color. There is the semi-cedar but it is more of an caramel color.

I just received my sample of rustic brown and tried it on some scrap cedar from my pergola. The color is a shade or two darker than I would like, is there a semi transparent color a little lighter but not red? This is going on a 2 month old red cedar pergola on a deck 15ft x 20 ft.

Fred, the transparent colors will fade faster than the semi-transparent colors. You should let the new wood season for 2-3 months and prepped with a deck cleaner and wood brightener before staining. I would get 2-3 samples to test.

Hi,

Looks like your product has gotten great reviews! I'm rebuilding my decks utilizing con-heart redwood for the deck and 4 x 4 posts and 2 x 6 railing. Would you recommend the natural tone transparent color or the redwood tone transparent? Thanks.

Tim S, very similar to the semi-transparents. Maybe a little less.

I see your comment about transparent Amber giving better UV protection than the other tranparent colors. My question is, does Amber provide the same UV protection as the semi-transparent colors?

The Mahogany is the most popular color for IPE wood.

Which color would you recommend to stain ipe deck. I messed up and water pressured the deck leaving mark on it. I need now to stain it to recover its uniformity.
Thanks

I would add just a little at a time of the Oxford brown into the Mahogany until you achieve your desired color.

You cannot lightly apply the Oxford on top of the Mahogany for the rails. You should try adding a coat of your mix to the rails to see if that works.

I recently purchased the Mahogany stain, applied to just the rails on the deck and it is redder than I want. I ordered a sample of the Oxford semi-solid, which I would like to try to mix with the mahogany to see if I can get a better color. Since I already used 1 gal+ of the 5 gal pail, I want to add some of the oxford to that and return the other pail of the unopened mahogany. p.s. the deck is pressure treated pine, 30 yrs old and nothing done to it in at least 10 yrs. Very dry. Questions: 1. Can I mix the mahogany & oxford? 2. Since the rails have 2 coats of the mahogany, could I touch up (lightly apply) with the oxford just to get some of the redness out? Thanks, Debbie

Hi,

I need to know if this product (Mahogany) is recommended for a 1 year old pressure treat wood deck, 1st time stain in north west NJ.
I need to know too dealers in NJ

Thanks.