Yes the cleaners and brighteners will work on verticals. They are not our products, we just review them.

I would use a stain stripper followed by a wood brightener to prep some more. A good penetrating stain like TWP or Armstrong Clark is great to clean a...

I have a Yellow cedar deck in Southeast Alaska, in the shade, 110 feet above the salt water--so we'll be getting some saltspray. It's a rainforest (al...

Of course different areas have different results. That is why we created this article: What is the Best Deck Stain We have never tested the Sasin...

I really think he made the mistake by adding pigment into the Sikkens. It is a premixed stain.

I'm guessing but the test look to be for one location, one type of wood. A change location/ wood is gong to have different results. Over time it may t...

No. They sell Sikkins stain at Home Depot. I mentioned that I wish the stain was a slightly different color, and the paint dept guy said they could ...

Yes we are currently testing new changes in formulas and re testing many brands. We will update after two year periods as needed. We currently h...

1. Should be okay to stain now. 2. Spraying and back brushing will work. Do not get a cheap sprayer but the best quality you can find. Fan spray pat...

I am a little confused. Did you take Sikkens to Home Depot to add color or pigment to it? If so that was your mistake. SRD is a premixed stain and you...