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Never Peel Again: The Sand & Stain Blog
Every post, recommendation, and product we discuss is to help you on your journey maintaining your deck, fence, & exterior wood so it never blisters, cracks, or peels.
Never Peel Again: The Sand & Stain Blog
Brand new deck / old faded wood / peely previous stain—no matter where you are in your deck & fence staining journey, we’re here to help. Scroll & enjoy!
Truth Revealed: Water Based vs Oil Based Stain Against Deck Peeling
Prospective clients often ask me if water based stains are better than oil based stains, or what will last the longest between transparent / semi-transparent / solid stains, or if newer age technology hybrid stains are the way to go.
I always answer that question with another question…
Do you want a peeling problem or a fading problem?
The truth is, it doesn’t matter if they hire me, my competition or do it themselves. The result is the same: either the deck will peel or the deck will fade.
When it comes to wood decks like cedar or pressure treated, there is no such thing as ‘zero maintenance’ unless you want your wood becoming increasingly gray and dirty over time.
The closest thing to maintenance free wood is charclad, Japanese style charred wood building materials and decor from our sister company.
Even after a short time reading our articles, (not to mention the dead giveaway from our tagline, Never Peel Again), you would know that our philosophy fully endorses a fading strategy versus peeling.
Since day one, literally every single business decision and recommendation we make is to ensure your deck will never peel.
You can check out our 3 part Sand & Stain System here, or continue reading about the difference between water based and oil based stain.
SuperDeck vs SuperDeck: Sherwin-Williams 2020 Oil Stain Reformulation
This article is far more than a product comparison. We at Sand & Stain have been using the Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck Transparent Penetrating Oil as the main product in our business for over 10 years. It’s a huge part of the reason we have been able to keep our #1 promise to our clients (also our slogan): Never Peel Again.
Suffice it to say, it came as a shock in the summer of 2020 that this exceptional product was reformulated without so much as a notice or warning. Not even the local Sherwin-Williams store managers knew this was being rolled out (at least not in any of my local Ontario or Quebec stores.) Staff simply re-ordered more product as normal, and in came the new SuperDeck. Aside from a brown strip on the bottom of the can and slightly difference literature (left vs right in pic below), it’s practically an unnoticeable difference.
Until you open the can…