On Jul 27, 9:38 am, wrote:
Hi

The local Home Depot is carrying a deck semi transparent stain - Behr
"Premium Semi-Transparent Weatherproofing Deck, Fence & Siding Stain".
The product info is at
http://www.behr.com/behrx/act/view/p...GroupId=133&ca....

This product is offering the longest time warranty of all the semi-
transparent stains at the stores in my area - 6 years for horizontal
surfaces and 8 years for vertical surfaces.

The product description states that this is a "A semi-transparent
stain featuring NANOGUARD® technology provides ultimate durability
with water clean-up. This urethane-fortified penetrating formula..."

Does anyone have experience with this in terms of longevity and how
well it will wear? I have a moderate sized deck that is in full sun 10
AM to 6PM.

Thanks
Tom

I don't have experience with this particular stain. Consumer Reports
has had an on-going test of deck stains for about 10 years now. The
opaque stains were the only ones that lasted more than about 3 years
in full sun. Cabott oil base stain was the best performer. The clear
products and semi-opaque products did not fare well.

DonkeyHody
"In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, they
are not."