#1 Deck Premium Wood Fence Stain - Semi-Transparent Sealer (1 Gallon, Cedar)

I purchased all three steps products to refinish the deck on the house we just purchased. It is 30' x 30', so I ordered 5 gallons of the stain. The cleaner and the brightener worked great, plenty of both left over for the future. The stain ended up just barely enough to cover, mainly because about 1/3 of the deck is protected from the weather by an overhanging roofline and required much less stain to cover. Some of the most worn sections really soaked up the stain/waterproofer, so depending on your situation you will need to adjust how much stain to order. It says 100 to 150 square feet per gallon for two coats. If your deck has a lot of wear, calculate about 75 square feet per gallon. It also says the finish is flat, but I found that it has some sheen to it, especially over the less weathered sections. Application is easiest when you follow the directions by doing the second coat within about 15 minutes of application of the first coat. It covers more easily and dries better. Used dark walnut color due the deck being previously stained and the darker color made the whole deck more uniform in color while leaving the woodgrain to show through the stain. Don't know how this will stand up to northern Alabama weather, but I am happy with it so far. The only downside was the Amazon shipping. It shipped via USPS, and I was notified by the post office that they could not deliver as the packaging was damaged and there was a lot of leakage, making a mess of their truck and building. Reorder was easy through Amazon, although I had to speak with a person as the online return/reorder page directed me to return the original order. Since it was damaged and leaking, I asked how I was expected to ship it back. The Amazon customer service guy over-rode those directions and made sure I didn't have to ship the damaged stuff back. When I got the new order, I understood how it could have been damaged and leaking. The box that the 2.5 gallon jug came in from the manufacturer was well labeled and had arrows directing to keep the box vertical. But when the two jugs came in Amazon packaging, they didn't bother to pack them upright and had no notice on the outside of the box that it was to be shipped vertically and also no notice that it was liquid. Plus, the box that the two jugs of stain came in was larger than the two boxes and no packing was included to keep it from sliding around which also contributed to the original order being damaged. Since I eventually got everything I ordered undamaged, I didn't take any stars off my review.

I stained my porch last year and it still looks great! No issues at all and the color is pretty.

I used this to refurbish a 30 year old deck. I started with a good scrubbing with oxyclean. Then belt sander 80 grit. I painted it on with a 4 inch brush taped to a pole. Since two coats are recommended within 20 minutes I applied it to the first three planks and then a second coat to the first and a first coat to the fourth and so forth. It covered far more area than I expected.It soaked in, definitely a stain, not a paint.The color held up over the winter. Otherwise, too soon to comment on durability.My wife is not pleased with the color as it has a distinct orange cast.

Love the stain was not hard to use on this older fence I needed something easy and you can see the color on the one side versus the other side looks a lot better then before have nice tone to it

Great price 👍

I've never stained a deck before. I had carpet on my porch. When I removed it, there was black carpet glue all over the wood. I watched some YouTube videos and found that using a flap disc and angle grinder could remove the glue and old paint. After I had the wood looking new, I applied this stain, which was also recommended on YouTube. For the price, it looks amazing! I can't speak on longevity because I just applied it. You can see my before and after pictures to see what it looks like. I applied two coats to the freshly sanded wood. This wood has been here for at least 20 years, and now it looks brand new. I used the cedar color. As long as it lasts, I'll be very happy with my purchase!

Started a project to stain my 10 yr old fence. Looked at a lot of stain options but #1 deck was by far the best deal for the amount of stain and price. Decent color choices available. I was looking for a brown color to match the back part of my fence that was already painted a few yrs back. Here are pics of the fence in it’s “original” state (gray and grimy), a pic of the fence after power washing (lighter natural wood color) and a pic of the final product after staining a day later (light walnut brown). I also included a side by side photo of the one side that is stained (still wet) and unstained. The color dries to a slightly lighter color with just 1 coat. Stain is pretty watery, I had to buy 2 gallons to finish my entire fence with about 1/2 gallon left over. Definitely recommend using a drop cloth to prevent splatter on your patio/grass. I wore a tshirt and got splatter on my arms too but it’s easy to get off with soap and water. Would recommend buying. Hoping it lasts a few years or even longer before needing to reapply.

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