[Sticky] Deck Staining Help

Both are excellent, with neither better than the other. Do you prefer oil- or water-based? Do you prefer damp wood application?

Is this reply in response to the following question I posted yesterday?  I'm asking because the above reply was not linked to my question.

If you were in my shoes and would be hiring a contractor to stain the new deck (about 10 months old), would you go with the TWP 1500 stain (TWP 100 is not allowed in Virginia) or the Restore-A-Deck semi-transparent water based stain? I read your reviews and you rated both stains very highly. However, I would appreciate it if you can tell me why you would choose one of these over the other.

Thank you!

I did respond to you: "Both are excellent, with neither better than the other. Do you prefer oil- or water-based? Do you prefer damp wood application?"

I'm in Detroit, the deck is full sun, 7 years old, cedar, no major growth issues, no issues with previous stains (TWP100).

Deck was Gemini Restore a Deck kit cleaned and brightened on Thursday the 20th, Stained with TWP1500 on Tuesday the 25th, job was done by 5PM. No rain until 7:30PM the following day there was a brief rain that soaked the deck 26 hours after finishing. The rain flooded the splits and knots, the oil floated out and dried on the surface leaving shiny streaks all over the deck at just about every split. It was still slightly tacky when I checked it out, tried buffing a test spot with mineral spirits with no improvement in the sheen.

Any recommendations?

Thank you sir,

Jon

Let it fully cure and dry out. It should be fine.