This post was updated on January 30, 2023
Exterior Wood and Deck Restoration Review Videos
DeckStainHelp.com has become the Internet’s go-to site for Exterior Wood and Deck Stain Reviews. New for 2023 are our exterior wood and deck stain and prep review videos. We will add more Review Videos throughout the year. Please subscribe to our video channel for new videos as they come out.
If you have a request for a review, please ask in the comment area below and we will consider getting this on our to-do list.
Subscribe to DeckStainHelp.com channel
Deck Stain Help & Questions
- Deck Stain Advice
- Can You Stain Pressure Treated Wood Right Away
- Deck Stain Reviews
- Clean Algae Off Deck
- Sand Deck Before Staining
- Can You Stain Over Paint On a Deck
- Prepping Deck For Stain
- Gray Deck Stain Colors
- How Long to Wait to Stain a New Deck
- How Long Does Stain Last
- Exterior Polyurethane For Decks
- IPE Oil Vs Penofin
Stain Reviews & Comparisons
Products & Brands
As an article and comment contributor to the site, Scott has been around the pressure washing industry since attending college. In 1993 he started his first company called Oakland Pressure Wash specializing in exterior pressure washing and deck staining. That company evolved into OPW L.L.C. shortly thereafter concentrating more on exterior wood and deck restoration. Scott and his Deck Cleaning Michigan company have restored over 10,000 decks in the Metro Detroit area since the early years. He has become an authority in the deck restoration industry and has contributed to numerous wood restoration forums and informative sites.
All the products he suggests through this site are sold through online sites and in retail stores, allowing the consumer to choose their own means of purchase. Scott’s eCommerce sites do sell many top brands he endorses and if you appreciate any of the help he has offered then feel free to purchase from one of them.
Good afternoon,
We live in Georgetown,Ontario about 30 miles west of Toronto.
We have a wood pressure treated deck that gets full sun from sun up till 3pm mid summer. It has been stained every year with Rez solid walnut stain, which is not really working as it has to be done every year. Scraping the ice and snow off it in the Winter really beats it up.
Your advice would be appreciated. Pictures attached.
Thank you.
Try one of these solid stains: https://www.deckstainhelp.com/what-are-the-best-solid-color-deck-stains/
This is the only comment section I could find on my iPhone. I was watching the stain options and recommendation videos. I am confused because I don’t see any way to distinguish semi transparent stains to be used on raw or poor wood versus wood that has already been stained and is in good shape . I previously bought the perfect semi transparent stain only to find that it was for raw wood, so I used it on a different project and it yellowed it and made it look less natural.
The semi transparent stains you recommend sound good but when I look at the images or the text it seems to be all about raw wood. Is there a different term if you just want to maintain your deck in good shape each year? And what do you recommend? I went to the Benjamin Moore store and for my situation they highly recommend a product for my mahogany deck that’s in good shape that nobody seems to like, so I need something different.
No deck stains should be applied over a different brand of stain. Meaning if you have an old stain on your wood now and switching brands, you have to remove down to the bare/raw wood. The only exceptions would be if using the same brand and color as prior or using a solid stain.