With sherwin williams stain colors you can let the natural wood shine through match grain colors or cover unsightly blemishes.
Decking stain or fence paint.
Just like regular paint solid stains hide the grain of wood and the best should last three to five years on a deck the longest of.
It s just thinner and doesn t obscure the texture of the wood as much.
A new wood deck does well with transparent wood stain a deck 5 to 10 years can take a semi transparent stain.
Protect your older decks with a solid color.
Choose an option below to learn more about how stain colors help create design harmony throughout your home.
The kilz floor coating has a low luster finish that s perfect for sprucing up your deck porch or patio it s available in two neutral colors slate gray and silver gray and the finish is mildew resistant and super long lasting.
Surface preparation clean up sherwin williams carries a full line of surface preparation and cleanup supplies to complete your deck job.
How to stain over existing deck paint.
The silicone fortified formula delivers excellent protection from the sun s harmful uv rays.
A good deck paint should be long lasting easy to maintain and durable.
Consider the age of your deck.
Staining a deck or fence is a perfectly doable diy project.
Their moisture content needs to be 16 or less.
Stain is more budget friendly.
From stains to clear sealers for wood or composite we have a complete line of deck products that make it easy for you to achieve beautiful results.
Stain finish varies according to how much natural wood grain shows.
Solid deck stain vs.
It also comes down to how you want the deck to look too.
Don t use solid stain on a deck or any surface you want to walk on because it s too thin and won t hold up.
So you want to stain your painted deck but you don t want to sand off the old paint.
Solid stain looks more like paint.
Giving your home a perfect color palette goes beyond paint.
Unlike thin transparent stains.
Stain runs between 20 and 35 per gallon while exterior paint suitable for decking ranges from 30 to as much as 60 per gallon.
This latex floor paint from kilz checks all of those boxes and more.
Revive the deck using a solid stain.
Semi solids solid stains and paint do not have that flexibility.