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Decent wood stain that actually penetrates the wood??? Calab 05-11-2008
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Posted by Calab on May 11, 2008, 11:15 pm
I have a pressure treated front porch (about 6'x20') and a cedar rear
deck (12'x12') that I can NOT get looking decent.

I've tried staining them, hoping that the stain will soak into the wood
and not wear like paint would do, but no luck. In less than a year the
traffic patterns on both decks are very clearly evident.

I plan on sanding and doing something with them this year, but I can't
decide on just what to do.

What can I do to stain the wood instead of simply coating it?

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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 12, 2008, 5:55 am

>I have a pressure treated front porch (about 6'x20') and a cedar rear deck
>(12'x12') that I can NOT get looking decent.
>
> I've tried staining them, hoping that the stain will soak into the wood
> and not wear like paint would do, but no luck. In less than a year the
> traffic patterns on both decks are very clearly evident.
>
> I plan on sanding and doing something with them this year, but I can't
> decide on just what to do.
>
> What can I do to stain the wood instead of simply coating it?

Pressure treated wood is already saturated with chemicals so stain is not
going to absorb well. Re-build the deck with mahogany.



Posted by ransley on May 12, 2008, 7:49 am
> I have a pressure treated front porch (about 6'x20') and a cedar rear
> deck (12'x12') that I can NOT get looking decent.
>
> I've tried staining them, hoping that the stain will soak into the wood
> and not wear like paint would do, but no luck. In less than a year the
> traffic patterns on both decks are very clearly evident.
>
> I plan on sanding and doing something with them this year, but I can't
> decide on just what to do.
>
> What can I do to stain the wood instead of simply coating it?
>
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Staining them with what? Deck stain doesnt last long in general but
Consumer Reports has had an ongoing test for maybe 8? years that will
tell you what they have found to be best.

Posted by Jim Elbrecht on May 12, 2008, 7:53 am

>I have a pressure treated front porch (about 6'x20') and a cedar rear
>deck (12'x12') that I can NOT get looking decent.
-snip-
>What can I do to stain the wood instead of simply coating it?

I'm with Edwin. If you want good looking- go to Mahogany [or Ipe].
Staining PT is like putting lipstick on a pig.

PT is functional and low-maintenance; cedar, IMO, is way too soft for
a walking surface. Neither is going to look great after the first
year.

I keep checking on the composition decking from recycled plastics.
Nothing has impressed me yet enough to get me off my duff to do my
font porch with them- so I'll probably end up with mahogany for about
$4-5/bd foot.

Jim

Posted by ransley on May 12, 2008, 8:03 am
> >I have a pressure treated front porch (about 6'x20') and a cedar rear
> >deck (12'x12') that I can NOT get looking decent.
> -snip-
> >What can I do to stain the wood instead of simply coating it?
>
> I'm with Edwin. =A0If you want good looking- go to Mahogany [or Ipe].
> Staining PT is like putting lipstick on a pig. =A0
>
> PT is functional and low-maintenance; cedar, IMO, is way too soft for
> a walking surface. =A0 Neither is going to look great after the first
> year.
>
> I keep checking on the composition decking from recycled plastics.
> Nothing has impressed me yet enough to get me off my duff to do my
> font porch with them- so I'll probably end up with mahogany for about
> $4-5/bd foot. =A0
>
> Jim

Doesnt mahogany need stain just as well as pt, if absorption is the
issue from CCA a floor sander could remove it, but decks stains I
thought just dont last.

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