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Just look at the cleanup. If it says water cleanup than it is water based. Mineral spirits or paint thinner cleanup and it will be oil based.

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For example, Olympic Maximum used to be a decent oil based stain then became a rather mediocre water based stain. Now I see a brand called Olympic Elite and think that it could be oil based but how could I tell for sure?

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