Recently I came across a site that has helped me understand why I have had so many problems with my deck stain results. You might want to check it out before you spend hundreds of dollars and hours of back/knee breaking work trying to get your deck looking right. The site is DeckStainHelp.com.
I have no affiliation with them but did find out why using Penofin had been such a bad experience on my deck. I live in eastern Washington state and our weather is hot in the summer/fall and cold in the winters with snow. For the past 3 years I have been trying to get Penofin to work on my deck. Everytime I apply it, after a few months it starts turning dark and after exposure to rain/cold weather it has turned a dark grey almost black. I have resanded the deck twice and each time same results. I have used the Marine grade and the Red label...same results. Railings on the flat surface result in the same condition but verticle surfaces aren't as bad. I wipe down the application after about 25 minutes so there's not a excess of oil. I have done 3 coats and each time the same results. I'm using it on cedar and redwood. After reading about the rating of the Penofin and the comments on their site from contractors and the general public, I'm not the only one having the same problem with Penofin. There are a large number of comments about Penofin turning black and cleaning it results in a black goo that is difficult to get off the deck. I have had the same results using their deck cleaner and brightener. I tried another brand of cleaner and brightener and had the same results which ended up in sanding process number two. Applied a third time and ended up with same results. So, this year I won't be using Penofin. I will say that the Penofin Verde applied to my kitchen red oak floors has turned out beautiful but it it's outside and the weather hits it you're probably going to have the same results as many of us have had.
The site rates a number of products and there are a lot of comments about the product use from contractors and the general public.
Be aware that sites like this may be just promoting certain products but the comments are what interested me.
I have no affiliation with them but did find out why using Penofin had been such a bad experience on my deck. I live in eastern Washington state and our weather is hot in the summer/fall and cold in the winters with snow. For the past 3 years I have been trying to get Penofin to work on my deck. Everytime I apply it, after a few months it starts turning dark and after exposure to rain/cold weather it has turned a dark grey almost black. I have resanded the deck twice and each time same results. I have used the Marine grade and the Red label...same results. Railings on the flat surface result in the same condition but verticle surfaces aren't as bad. I wipe down the application after about 25 minutes so there's not a excess of oil. I have done 3 coats and each time the same results. I'm using it on cedar and redwood. After reading about the rating of the Penofin and the comments on their site from contractors and the general public, I'm not the only one having the same problem with Penofin. There are a large number of comments about Penofin turning black and cleaning it results in a black goo that is difficult to get off the deck. I have had the same results using their deck cleaner and brightener. I tried another brand of cleaner and brightener and had the same results which ended up in sanding process number two. Applied a third time and ended up with same results. So, this year I won't be using Penofin. I will say that the Penofin Verde applied to my kitchen red oak floors has turned out beautiful but it it's outside and the weather hits it you're probably going to have the same results as many of us have had.
The site rates a number of products and there are a lot of comments about the product use from contractors and the general public.
Be aware that sites like this may be just promoting certain products but the comments are what interested me.
