https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/ Deck Stain Help Forum Discussion Board en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:59:52 +0000 wpForo 60 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/#post-10398 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:57:46 +0000 Deck Stain Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/#post-10398 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/#post-10397 Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:26:52 +0000 Is the TWP an oil stain like a Cabot's Australian Timber oil?
I've read that a "regular" stain has a tendency to sit on top of the hardwoods and start to peel after a season or two. The prospect of trying to deal with that situation would make me sell the house!
]]> Deck Stain Questions and Answers dano62 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/#post-10397 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/#post-10383 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:35:39 +0000 Deck Stain Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/#post-10383 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/hardwood-meranti-stain-advice/#post-10382 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:55:11 +0000
Installed a large two level mahogany, (really meranti), deck about 5 years ago at my place on eastern Long Island. It sits in the full sun and was treated once with "Seal Once" clear... just did a full cleaning with "restore a deck". Although I was sold that this was "mahogany" and needed no treatment, it's now become apparent that the wood is really starting to show the effects of exposure... splintering, splitting, etc..

I know I should use a stain with color to help protect even though I like the weathered grey color. Also know I should use an oil like Cabot's Timber oil because it's a hardwood.

That all said, I'm not sure if I should just do a clean, brighten, and then stain with Cabot's "mahogany flame" and try to live with the reddish color fading, or if there's a grey stain compatible with meranti that will protect better than a clear, is appropriate for meranti, and will weather to another shade of grey until I'm able to re-stain down the line.

Any advice would be most appreciated... I need to get this done in the next month before the cold weather hits!
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