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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.

what is the most popular/most sold color in the semi-transparent stain?

We area looking for color options for IPE, but we haven't built the project yet. So we are wondering can we order some small wood pieces that have been stained in different colors?

Where can I buy product in Oregon?

A PS question:
which of your stain colors do you suggest I sample to get these looks on a clear redwood fence?
thabk you!!!

Hello,
a few questions:
any retailers local to Los Angeles?

Which of your stains best for a clear redwood fence that could get Lots of sun, and on occasion heavy rain? and can I stain right away, or do I need for the wood to weather. If so, for how long?

thank you!

We live in Iowa cold winters, hot sun and humidity, how many years will the semi transparent last before we have to stain it again. We have pine log siding on our house that is 10years old. We powerwashed and bleached it. Now ready to restain.

are custom mixed colors available?

Hi, we are looking for darker stain for the Alaskan yellow cedar( AYC) So far with other brands, AYC seems difficult to stain. It’s causing uneven red hue with bloched appreance.. Can we use the stain in interiors around the bathroom. Thanks

I really like the look of the semi solid oxford brown- a new cedar fence installed 6 weeks ago fencing running horizontal. Any concerns with this color south facing and east facing in Denver, CO suburbs. Thanks!

We have just replaced the top of our dock in Georgia with pressure treated pine. The old top was drained with Armstrong’s driftwood color and was very hot in summer. Are there colors that will protect the dock but be less hot under foot?

Is the black walnut stain the same color as the twp 1500 BW?

Sorry if this has been asked before (can't find question)....My deck has splinters and cracks and small gouges where wood had splintered. Do you carry a stain that fills cracks?

Is shipping free to Canada too?

Thanks,
Mike