Stain recommendation - Deck Stain Questions and Answers https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/ Deck Stain Help Forum Discussion Board en-US Wed, 20 May 2026 10:21:55 +0000 wpForo 60 Stain recommendation https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/#post-10564 Sun, 08 May 2016 15:46:24 +0000 Deck Stain Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/#post-10564 Stain recommendation https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/#post-10563 Sun, 08 May 2016 13:14:44 +0000 Deck Stain Questions and Answers kmkmd https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/#post-10563 Stain recommendation https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/#post-10562 Sat, 07 May 2016 15:29:20 +0000 Deck Stain Questions and Answers Scott Paul ~ Restoring Wood & Decks Since 1993 https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/#post-10562 Stain recommendation https://forum.deckstainhelp.com/deck-stain-questions-and-answers/stain-recommendation/#post-10561 Sat, 07 May 2016 01:16:40 +0000
I live in South Texas and my cedar deck sees full sun for about 8 hours a day in the summer. I've been using Olympic stain with some success.

However, I have a dog and after about 9-12 months, I've got to re-stain my deck. The stain is worn off in a pattern that looks like long scratches. The dog doesn't scratch the deck, this is from her walking on it. The rest of the deck that she doesn't walk on looks fine and I wouldn't need to refinish.

A few questions:

1. Should I just clean my deck and re-stain the deck with Olympic (leave the old stain on -- it's not peeling).
2. Should I strip and re-stain my deck with a different product?
3. I'd suggest getting rid of the dog, but she's pretty cool and I like her.

Thanks!

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