Best deck stain
 

Cabot or Olympic?

"Bill Reynolds" wrote in message
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Cabot or Olympic?


Sikkens
Cabot #2

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

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Jeffry Wisnia

(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

"Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."

"Night Angel" wrote in message
In anwer to the original question, only trust Consumer Reports for your
painting based advice.

Assuming you agree with their agenda. I got burnt using their top rated
deck stain.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Night Angel" wrote in message
In anwer to the original question, only trust Consumer Reports for your
painting based advice.

Assuming you agree with their agenda. I got burnt using their top rated
deck stain.

Did you even read the instructions? As a sunscreen its only rated for half
an hour. But it does give you an interesting color.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
m...

"Night Angel" wrote in message
In anwer to the original question, only trust Consumer Reports for your
painting based advice.

Assuming you agree with their agenda. I got burnt using their top rated
deck stain.

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

"ronm" wrote in message

Assuming you agree with their agenda. I got burnt using their top rated
deck stain.

Did you even read the instructions? As a sunscreen its only rated for half
an hour. But it does give you an interesting color.

Next time I'm using cool mint green ;)