New wood will not match older wood no matter what color you choose. You should let the wood weather for a month or two.

For vertical siding I would use the Defy Extreme.

Gimmick.

Hey got one more question for you. I could not sand the charcoal burns out. If i replaced the boards (there are 5 or 6) and used twp 1501 stain woul...

How soon after cleaning and brightening your deck do you need to stain? I only have weekends to work on my deck...is that to much time between cleani...

Thank you! I'm going solid white /offwhite on the railings. What solid stain do you recommend in MA?

Chris, straight Tung Oil will not do much and will promote mold and mildew.

I would look at Armstrong Clark in a Semi-Solid color.

We do not rank opaques yet but will in the future. We do like Flood's solid stains. TWP is a great stain and if you can get it locally I would try tha...

I think TWP 1500 Series would be a great choice for this. Armstrong Clark as well.