Sorry, but it is not possible to achieve this look with a deck stain.

Neither PPG or Cabot. Both are poor choices since they changed the formulas. Look at one of these brands:/p> You can have a brown color. Look at Arm...

1. You can use a solid stain if that is the look you want. Try this stain:/p> 2. It will last longer than 2-3 years. Probably twice as long.

Hard to say since it is stained but the wood is internally dark. It could be that the brightener was not applied correctly or did not have a chance to...

Yes, too heavy.

@administrator oh okay I can see. I’m just confused bc TWP says to do two coats second coat applied wet within 30 min then wipe anything that doesn’t ...

There are some shiny spots in your pictures so yes, it looks lightly over-applied. TWP does not have any shine and is supposed to fully soak into the ...

@administrator I don’t think it’s over applied. It’s TWP wet on wet coat which is what I did. Then I wiped it by hand. No spots are glossy or tacky an...

Looks over-applied. Not much you can do besides remove all and start over. It should even out over time.

It is not possible to add a sealer over a deck stain, that would peel. Since your solid stain is already peeling, it would be best to prep as follows....