![]() ![]() Solid stains, as the name implies, completely cover the wood surface just as if you were using a traditional paint. To help avoid this from occurring, Benjamin Moore has developed a clear maintenance coat, as mentioned above. With a semi-solid it is likely the wood will be covered after adding a single maintenance coat of semi-solid stain. Like translucent and semi-transparent stains, each time you add a refresher/maintenance coat you will further cover the wood. Semi-solid stains are just like semi-transparent stains only they have more body/color thus offering better protection, but covering the wood more than a semi-transparent stain. That said, Benjamin Moore offers a clear maintenance coat that can be used in order to prevent this from occurring. Like translucent stains, keep in mind that each time you apply a refresher/maintenance coat, you will further cover the wood as you are adding more color each time a coat is applied. ![]() ![]() They cover the wood a bit more than translucent stains, but the wood can still be seen. Semi-transparent stains offer a much wider color pallet than translucent stains. Keep in mind future maintenance coats will continue to darken the surface and slowly “cover up” the wood as you are adding more color with each maintenance coat. True translucent stains, such as Sikkens’ Cetol line of exterior stains, use highly specialized colorants that provide the deepest and richest looks available and that simply cannot be achieved by the other stain types. they don’t “cover up” the wood as much as the other stain types do). They offer the richest and deepest color options of the four stain types, and they offer the highest visibility of the underlying wood (i.e. Translucent stains are most similar to the aesthetic provided by interior wiping stains. That said, let’s go over the four exterior stain types. The more exposure a finish gets to one or both of these, the shorter the life of the finish will be. ![]() Keep in mind the two biggest enemies of an exterior finish are the sun (UV rays) and moisture. The least demanding exterior applications are vertical surfaces (fences, siding, etc.), while the most demanding are horizontal surfaces (decking, porches, handrail surfaces, etc.). Just because a stain is exterior-rated does not mean it can be used in all exterior applications.
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