Bill Reynolds wrote:

Cabot or Olympic?


You can't do better than the Behr stains with silicone in them.


They're not the cheapest, but they're the best IMHO.


Jeff



If you use deck stains with silica based aditives or polymers, you then
can
never paint your deck when it eventually looks like ****, again, and
again,
every year, like clockwork.

You'd have to sand off completely the top surface to get paint to
stick.

I agree, avoid silicone like the plague, it will cause all subsequent
coats to "fisheye", and even sanding may not eliminate the problem.
Between Cabot and Olympic, Cabot is better, IMO. You can boost the
performance of any oilstain by adding a little pure tung oil or linseed
oil.-Jitney