Samples

Which of the semi-solid options is closest to a medium brown? I don't want any orange/red hue. And, I don't want something that is dark and will get hot.

What is the most popular semi solid color?

You list "Semi-Trans Black Walnut" as a sample color, but I do not see that color on the color chart. The only Black Walnut I see is under "Hardwoods and Softwoods." We want to order the following samples: Semi-Solid Espresso, Semi-Solid Oxford Brown, and Hardwoods & Softwoods Black Walnut.

We will be adding another coat this spring. Hopefully that will hold up another year. Decks are a lot of maintenance to keep them looking nice. Here is what it looked like last fall after staining rustic brown. We live in Indiana and deck tends to fade in winter. It always looks darker when you first apply.

I'm getting your Restore A Deck kit but i'm not sure which stain I should use. I have southern yellow pine and I hear it's difficult to stain. Can you recommend a stain? I was thinking about the Cedar or Natural Oak from the Semi Transparent Stains but i'll go with whichever looks best.

Any experience or luck with mixing rustic brown with driftwood together for an application.

Stained the cedar railing of my porch last spring with semi-transparent cedar and there was a noticeable darkening, almost mildewy appearance over the last few months. Stripped off stain and am going to reapply. I was wondering if applying a polyurathane or other sealant over the newly stained wood would help preserve the color better.

Will this stain work well in an air sprayer?

Hello, I have been reading reviews about your products and I could use help for my specific concerns regarding my deck. We have a 30 year old red oak deck that is in pretty good condition, however, we did have some rotting woods planks that we had to have replaced. We were ill advised and originally told we couldn’t get replacement boards in red wood and ended up replacing boards with pressurized treated wood. We’ve only power washed at this point, but plan to use RAD strip and brightener before staining the deck. With the wood types being and looking so vastly different, would a dark-semi solid work for them to look like the same colors when stained? Or, are we going to need a solid stain?

I would appreciate it if someone at Armstrong Clark would identify the color used on these decks. Thanks so much, in advance! they were taken from the collection of about 162 Armstrong Clark posted customer samples.

I have a 10 Year Brazilian Mahogany covered deck. Do you recommend power washing? Also would you use the “mahogany” stain or another rec?

Hi my customer's deck was done last year with Armstrong-Clark wood stain (Cedar semi-transparent). The fences and flowers pots still look good but the deck's color is fade out. Do I need to do the preparation kit 1 and 2 and than stain again and will it last more than a year?

Do you still need to use wood conditioner prior to staining for pine?

The wood is pressure treated.

Hi...we are looking for advice. We live in Illinois with harsh winters. Our deck is about 20 years old, but boards have been replaced and it is in great condition. My husband has sanded down the deck and we are ready to stain. There are places where you can still see the old stain, so we are thinking about a semi-solid. Is that a good decision and will your product hold up in tough Chicago winters?

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I had my cedar deck stained with chestnut semi transparent. The railing are old wood and boxes are new. Both were allowed to season for 4 months before staining. We knew that the colors would be slightly off, but didn't imagine that they would be this different. The boxes really look orangish like a cedar tone. The thought process now is to go over the boxes with a darker stain like rustic brown or sierra redwood. Again, we know that they won't match perfectly but the boxes don't really look like the chestnut. Thoughts? I ordered a couple of samples to try them out on a scrap piece.

I bought color samples and planning on purchasing 10 one gallon cans will I be able to get credit for samples purchase when not getting 5 gallon pails?

I have a new deck 1067 sqft including stairs, wood is combo of larch and fir not treated. Only the top and sides of each board will be done with Armstrong semi trans stain the underside and some old some new joists will be done with another water based stain that I have left from another job. Will five gal. be enough of AC to do it with two coats? Also, will the all in one deck cleaner/ brightener on the market do for the prep. like Behr that says will remove mill glaze? Will the cedar color be close to the color chart on that type of wood? Thanks

Before ordering multiple samples I would like to narrow down the options. We are wanting to stain a south facing older cedar deck, but since the wood siding on the house is greenish grey ( Maibec, gargoyle) we want to avoid reds. I like the rustic brown but in one of the responses to comments you mention that it has red tones. Can you suggest 2-3 options please?

Pine pressure treated wood deck in NE Georgia. Which stains are best for our hot summer after I strip the deck?

Hi,

1. Are the 3 stain for hardwoods & softwoods a semi solid? I have PT pine = soft, would the color vary lighter or darker on my wood, Amber is very nice.
2. I’m all about UV protection in semi-solids but LOVE the rustic brown
Any advise? Nothing too red or orange please. Thank you, Yes I have looked at every picture and I will order samples, just need a starting point.
I know 2 very different questions.

Trying to match an HOA mandated color from the Home Depot titled Tugboat. It is a medium brown with a touch of green. Any thoughts? I'd love to purchase a high quality stain such as yours.

We purchased four samples and then placed our order in last month. We did not receive a credit on any samples. Can you credit our charge card? We used rustic brown on 5 year old cedar previously stained with the Armstrong Clark transparent. The previous coat only lasted two years. We are hoping rustic brown keeps the grey away longer. The greying is really only dirt which power washes off.

Hi, I ,like the look of the new wood we have put down for our deck. It is just a light cedar pressure treated lumber. to preserve that look show I use the transparent natural tone? Thanks

This is the deck right after a rain.Its been stripped and washed. Do you have anything that I can use to create the same look (without it raining)?

I'd like to get as close to possible to black for a PT deck skirt/apron. Would the semi-solid black walnut get me there? Would I need at least 2 coats? Thanks!

We want to stain our redwood deck with AC semi-transparent. How would you mix your Sierra Redwood color to be less red. My neighbor did his deck with it and its too red for what we are looking for. Looking for more of the Redwood Tone (shown in transparent color) look, but we want pigment for UV protection. Also, just to make sure, the Hardwood/IPE colors are Semi-Transparent right? Not Semi-solid or Clear?

I have a new cedar deck that I will stain in Sept after 3 months of weathering. It has already greyed, which I like, significantly due to full south exposure. If I apply a clear sealer, is this enough to protect the cedar? Will cedar continue to grey due to the UV light hitting the wood through the sealer indefinitely or will there be a time when the greying eventually stops? Is it best to just use a semi-transparent driftwood stain instead of a clear sealer?

I have sienna PT steps running down from the deck to the ground. To keep both the cedar and PT wood consistent in colour, do you agree that it would be best to use a semi-transparent driftwood stain instead of a clear sealer for everything?

Also, does the driftwood as shown in your sample section above look that white washed?

I have a porch made of pressure treated pine that is about 15 years old. It was previously stained several times with Thompson's Waterseal cedar finish. I have stripped and cleaned the deck part of the porch but I am leaving the railing and pickets as is (see photos). They are still in good condition and would be way to much work to strip. I would like to find a color for the deck that matches fairly closely the rails and pickets. I would like to order some samples but I'm not sure where to even start and with them being $8 each do not want to order more than I need to. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.