Staining Fence- Quality of Stain

saw_mui wrote: ↑ We used Benjamin Moore stains - still holding up well and it's been 5 years. So I would say paying a bit more for quality stuff is worth it.

Have you looked at Sherwin-Williams they they tend to have sales often - like half off.


As a side note: the temperature isn't good for stain work yet....

dinkeye wrote: ↑ 17-20 degrees here in BC so should be OK I hope

grumble wrote: ↑ I recommend you don't use anything but Cutek Extreme. It's head and shoulders above the rest. If you really don't want oil-based then using a Sansin product is Plan B. If you get a cheap or a film-forming stain, you'll regret it as restaining is awful when you have to strip. Cutek can just be topped up after fence is cleaned. Can get Cutek at specialty stores or Home Hardware (they'll get it sent to the store for pickup).

Note that Cutek is expensive. It's got high coverage, so it's not nearly as bad as it appears, but it's still pricey as it's a premium product shipped from Australia. It's still worth it not to have to deal with peeling stains that don't last. Plus it protects the fence better than film-forming stains, so fence should last longer. There are US-based stains that are also good (though not as good as Cutek) like Armstrong Clark and TWP, and Sansin is also excellent (made in Quebec so you're buying local, penetrating water-based, claims to be more eco-friendly), though again Cutek is better.