aspasia wrote:
My new side porch has treads and handrail of Trex,
a composite wood.

The Trex website says to wait 12-16 weeks for it
to "fade" before staining to get best results.

Any experience here? Really need such a long wait?

No, the manufacturer obviously don't know what they're talking about
since it's only their product. Go right ahead.

Geez!!

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