A second coat also yielded sub-par results in both application and appearance. The solid version applied with a brush was noticeably better but still had an inconsistent appearance when dry. Spraying produced the most even coverage but the transparency of the product was lost. Rolled on, both versions looked horrible. On aged wood, the color was all but lost.
Applied with a brush, the transparent and semi-transparent appeared very light – like a colored wash. I tested and used each of the versions (transparent, semi-transparent, and solid) of this stain in two different colors recently. I mostly do casework, cabinetry, and furniture but still take on rough and outdoor jobs at times.
If I sand the wood back to an almost natural color can I apply a Oil based stain instead? I need a point in the correct direction, and any feedback would be appreciated. If i do this what grit sandpaper should I use? Or is there a faster fix to this issue? My wife wants the wood to be stained, but at this point I am not sure I want to go through with this headache anymore. Now I am stuck with either finishing the stain or sanding the wood back to bare wood and building the pergola without a stain. There is some penetration on the stain, but very little. It is pretty much a very thinned out latex paint. I am a month behind schedule on this build and I am very unhappy with this “stain” and i put it in quotes because this isn’t a stain. 2nd coat looked good going on, but yet again as it dried it looks horrible. So I switched tactics, I started to spray the stain with an airless sprayer, 1st coat thin and very runny. Now with the third coat it looks like a just painted the wood brown. (because it is water based acrylic) Correct me if i am wrong. The stain doesn’t want to adhere to its self and almost pools as if the previous coats are resisting the stain like water. It looks smooth when wet, but drys will roller lines. Thought it was going well till it started to dry. Semi Transparent in the Cedar Mill color. (pressure treated pine #1) Once it was cured i bought SW Woodscapes Advance Waterborne Formula Exterior House Stain. Instead of building the pergola first and then staining the wood after, i decided it would be more efficient to stain the lumber then build. The Deckscapes does not apply very well, has a poor appearance when finished and peels.īuyer Beware! Sherwin Williams SuperDeck Stain Photos from Consumers Having used SW paints in the past with excellent results, we expected better for their exterior decking stain. – We were very disappointed in the Sherwin Williams DeckScapes. Overall Score Defy Extreme Stain at 2 Year Period: 5.75 A light cleaning and re-coat would not work. Since the stain had peeled badly you would need to use a heavy stain stripper followed by sanding to remove the stain from the rest of the deck. – Reapplication of the DeckScapes would not be easy. – Sherwin Williams DeckScapes does not darken in color but fades and peels.
We found that the Sherwin Williams DeckScapes closer to 150 feet per gallon.Ĭolor Shifting (darkening) after 2 Years: 8 We used a brush and roller with the application and found that the stain did not apply anywhere near the manufacturer coverage rates. This made it very difficult to apply the stain as we worried about overlaps. We found that the Deckscapes dried incredibly fast. Very small amounts of mold were visible in the wood where the stain had peeled. No mold was growing in or on top of the stain. – The DeckScapes tested very well for preventing mold and mildew. The cost to stain was around $.35 a foot. 2 Coats of the Sherwin Williams DeckScapes was applied. – We used 4 gallons of stain for our 400-foot test deck. This did not happen in just the high traffic areas but throughout the entire deck. After the second Winter, about 60% of the stain had peeled from the floor.
– The Sherwin Williams DeckScapes did not hold up well on our full sun test deck. – After 2 years the Sherwin Williams DeckScapes lost about 60% of its original color. The overall appearance of the redwood color was poor and the stain dried unevenly even though it was applied properly. – Sherwin Williams DeckScapes is a water-based acrylic formula that created a film on top of the wood after drying. Sherwin Williams DeckScapes Stain Scores (1-10)Īppearance After Initial Stain Application: 5 It was replaced by Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck. Note: Sherwin-Williams Deckscapes was discontinued in 2016. Note: We used SW’s DeckScapes in their water-based toner formula for our test and review. DeskScapes enhances the natural wood grain while preventing mold and mildew. Sherwin Williams DeckScapes Advanced Waterborne Transparent Stain offers 3 way UV protection for wood by absorbing, blocking, and stabilizing the wood fibers.