Which Stain Technology would you put on your deck?

[jhutch 14]

I'd like to know if you only had 2 types of stain to choose from what would you apply to your own deck?

1. Modified Acrylic-Alkyd Hybrid formula

2. Paraffin oil formula

Comments are welcomed. I plan to use results to show customers what professionals would choose to use on their decks.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

We like the oil blend by Armstrong Clark.

Beth

[PressurePros 248]

There are more choices than the above I would consider. I prefer a curing oil hands down over pure paraffinic oil stains. A blend of conditioning oils and curing oils seems to be the Nirvana.

[Celeste 341]

There are more choices than the above I would consider. I prefer a curing oil hands down over pure paraffinic oil stains. A blend of conditioning oils and curing oils seems to be the Nirvana.

Bingo!! Give that man a BIG cookie :)

[plainpainter 217]

Celeste, you still using the stain that dare not speak its name?

[Celeste 341]

On certain jobs - yes, we still use Wood Tux!

[plainpainter 217]

What it your decision making rationale for when and when you don't use it?

[Celeste 341]

We have hardwood decks that it is doing just fine on....I'm all about the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

We still haven't found the "silver bullet" stain either - we use what we feel is the best product for the project in front of us...if an issue comes up, we fix it - and it has happened with more than one product line, which simply proves that not every stain is for every contractor.

[RPetry 564]

We prefer the non-drying, paraffin oils, certainly over acrylic/alkyd formulations, and also over "curing" oils such as linseed oil. This is for exterior wood decks.

Jake Clark and company have an interesting paraffin/linseed hybrid product, one that bears watching. We used it on 3 jobs, all last year. Next year should reveal more as to longevity and especially ease of maintenance.

[bigchaz 157]

AC any day over that science hybrid thing. If you are limited to two options I assume you have specific products in mind. Just post what those are, so we know what you are looking at

[jhutch 14]

Perhaps I shouldn't have specified paraffin only oil stains. I was mainly trying to see what professionals would use on their own deck.

I wondered if any professional would use anything acrylic.

Thanks for the input and comments. I'm running the poll a few more weeks.

Thank you!