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I have a 20 plus year cedar deck and I used the Cabot cleaner and brightener on it. I have decided not to use their product to stain it. I would like a rich cedar/oak color without it being too brown or orange. I also don't want it too light or too dark. What color and type of stain do you suggest would be best on it. I would like something that would last longer and was trending toward the semi-transparent but was unsure of the amber color on cedar and if it was a semi-transparent stain. The Natural looked too light and  so did some of the cedar. I'm not sure if there is a difference between the cedar transparent and semi-transparent cedar. Since I won't be staining immediately as I'm trying to figure out the color would I need to re-apply brightener or cleaner before staining. 

I live in eastern Ontario and have a white cedar deck. I am seeking advice on stains with durability as I have 4 very active Siberian Huskies that leap on and off the deck, causing previous years stain to wear off in high traffic areas and requiring re-application every spring. Thanks. 

Stripped & brightened using RADs products. 3 year old cedar deck. Some boards have black that doesn’t budge as you can see on top rail & lower rail.  What causes this? Also cedar tone or semi transparent cedar, which do you recommend for good cedar look?

Can you use the transparent stain on a hardwood deck?

What stain would you recommend using for a douglas fir deck that we would like to have the appearance of weathered wood? We live in a beach environment

Can I use the darker Black Walnut to better blend a older Mahogany porch planking with new planking on a bottom stair tread?

Which of the sample stains are for IPE? Thank you!

If I strip my redwood furniture can I use semi transparent stain and will it rub off 

Do you ship to Colorado?

HelloThree questions about semi-transparent natural oak stain.Does a new deck require sanding?Apply stain with brush or roller? Wipe surface after stain applied? Thanks Rob

Hello. I have our contractor stain a floating deck and fence. We used Sierra Redwood but we wanted the floating deck to have a darker hue due to high traffi. So the supplier (Devine Paint in Napa, CA) added some pigment to darken the Sierra Redwood. The problem is that the pigment was added to all ALL the Sierra Redwood order. So the contractor applied the dark version to the fence as well. While fence still looks good, that was not the intention. I wanted the original Sierra Redwood without the added darkener on the fence. Is there a way to lighten it after it was applied? Or will it fade a little over time?

Hi there. I have an IPE deck that I need to re-stain as it is southern facing, but has a roof, so only part of the deck is constantly exposed to the sun - the other part is in the shade. Two questions: Would you recommend more than one coat for the parts of the IPE deck exposed to the sun? Also, is there a type of stain (transparent, semi-transparent, hardwoods & softwoods, semi-solid) you would recommend for an IPE deck that is part sun (1/3) part shade?

Do you ship to Canada?

What is the best stain for mahogany in your line. My deck was stained with a regular stain abs it looks terrible, didn’t take. Having it redone need to order samples.

It is time to re-stain my deck and redwood furniture--black walnut was used on the deck and railings--and sequoia on the furniture and yes it does rub off--if i reuse those same colors how do i avoid the rub off, is there a clear i can put on or do i stripe the furniture back down--Thanks

A description of the transparent stains says 'Not recommended higher elevations'. What qualifies as a high elevation there? I live at ~4500 feet.

I stained my cedar deck last spring. With winter I always have a wear path by spring. Do I need to do the entire restore a deck process again this spring before I stunning again. Also. New cedar fence last storing. I would like to keep it looking that color or close and not grey. What would be the best stain and what is the best process.

Is either Amber or Black Walnut considered a semi-solid color?

My question is not regarding the wood (IPE) but the Amber and Black Walnut stains. I don't know which category they fall under (e.g. 3 mos. or 12 mos.) ?

What is the waiting time to prep and stain a new IPE deck in either Amber or Black Walnut?

I am trying to stain the king plank on a Chris Craft boat, which is mahogany. It needs to be the cedar tone in the end and will have 10-15 coats of clear gloss varnish on top. Will your stain be this color when applied to Mahogany, and take marine varnish on top. Thanks for the help.

Hi. What are best practices to bring a 20+ yr PT deck back o life. Almost all boards

Hi, first picture shows a sample can of semi-solid Oxford Brown and its result on a 4x4 redwood post; second picture compares the post to a darker brown on a window frame. Do you have any suggestions as to whether you have a color that would come closer to the window frame color? Thanks!

We are using your Mountain Cedar and Oxford Brown on our house. Can you advise for stair treads if there is any difference in durability between these two stains? Thank you.

Do Armstrong stains come in a spray can

Our pine deck is 21 years old. We applied a deck resurfacer 3 years ago and the product was peeling and looking poorly. After over one week of sanding daily using a pad, belt and drum sander, we are ready to stain.

We live in San Antonio, Texas. This 200 sq. feet deck gets morning to early afternoon sun, it has benches and two set of 3 steps, with all floor boards cut to diagonal ends. We used 50 and 40 grit sandpaper and stripping wheels improved which removed almost all of the resurfacer and.

Would you recommend semi-transparent stain? If so, which one would look more like a golden oak color? Would it be Natural Oak or would it be Cedar? What about Amber (Under Hard or Softwood) as a possibility. What would you recommend?

We live on the east coast of Florida, full sun, humidity and salt. Our deck and stairs are 2 years old and PT wood. Would the semi-transparent stain hold up? Looking at the driftwood stain.

For ash, would I need to use the hardwoods stains?

Is the Amber stain considered semi-solid?

We have western red cedar planks that were installed in 2019 for a deck, table, and other various small projects. We allowed it to weather over the winter and 2020 without sealing or staining. We made the mistake of sanding the deck last week with 120 grit sandpaper (and 220 grit in smaller project areas) before realizing it was the wrong thing to do before staining.

Can you tell us if the following steps are correct to fix our wrong:
1. re-sand with 60-80 grit paper to increase porosity of the wood
2. brighten with Restore-A-Deck brightener
3. stain with semi-transparent AC (cedar tone)