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Posted by Jay Chan on June 25, 2007, 8:22 pm
Thanks for informing me that I can put two coats of semi-transparent
stain on deck. This helps.
Jay Chan
> Generally speaking, it is not wise to put solid stain on
> horizontal/walking surfaces.
> It's film is softer than paint and will show a walking path within
> months. Even dogs
> toenails will wear a path in a short period of time.
> On vertical surfaces solid stain over something like T-111 siding will
> last for 15 or 20 years.
> Semi-transparent stain will sink into the wood a little better and will
> tend to fade more than "wear". You should be fine with multiple coats,
> but do no more than two.
> BTW, if solid stain "peels", it was definitely applied wrong.
>
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> > I was under the impression that the second coat might not stick to the
> > first coat, and I might need to sand the first coat before I could
> > apply the second coat. I am glad to hear that this is not the case.
>
> > Great. This means I can apply several coats of the semi-transparent
> > stain next time when I stain the deck. I choose semi-transparent
> > stain _not_ for allowing the base color of the wood to show, I prefer
> > to use semi-transparent stain because I am under the impression that
> > semi-transparent stain tends to wear gradually, instead of peeling off
> > in large pieces like the solid paint may do. I am not sure if the
> > semi-transparent stain will still wear gradually if I apply multiple
> > coats instead of just one coat. Hopefully, this will be the case.
>
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