Stain finish varies according to how much natural wood grain shows.
Epoxy based deck stain.
Armordeck industrial strength wood stain.
Epoxy fortified stain still forms a film finish though so the refinishing process is the same as with other water based stains which means a lot of scraping and sanding.
Which wood stain should i get.
It also comes down to how you want the deck to look too.
Solid color deck stain behr deck paint gray deck paint 1 gallon deck paint painting safety glasses restoring paint.
Stain is the best choice when you want the beauty of a natural wood color on a deck made with less attractive wood such as pressure treated pine or fir or one heavily stained or excessively.
If you are looking for a superior deck stain that will seal your deck but allow the wood grain to show through armordeck is the product for you.
Protect your older decks with a solid color.
A new wood deck does well with transparent wood stain a deck 5 to 10 years can take a semi transparent stain.
Since then we have done some additional adhesion testing to a number of stains.
Consider the age of your deck.
The good news is that epoxy fortified stain is supposed to create a much more durable deck so you won t have to refinish it as often.
We have occasionally reported results of adhesion testing of west system epoxy to wood coated with various stains.
In varnish over epoxy epoxyworks 18 we touched on the topic of wood stains under epoxy and warned that some oil based stains would cause an adhesion problem for west system epoxy.
And they re formulated to develop a deep sheen similar to old fashioned oil based finishes that were.
Amorpoxy s superior amordeck wood deck stain will also further fortify your deck against moisture and restore your wood deck to its former beauty.
A newer kind of deck finish is water based epoxy fortified stain.