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Originally Posted by plainpainter
... Parafinnic stains to me are like applying water - I am reading what Rick is typing about how he applies it, and it just simply amazes me that you can throw it on like that - I never slung stain like that around! I personally do not see the longevity of parafinnic even on softwoods. My own deck has timber oil on pressure treated - and as much as I love it - it definitely isn't something that could go 2 years!
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Daniel,
Due to the "forgiving" nature of paraffinic stains, they can be applied to softwoods very quickly. No lapping, drip marks or heavy spots, the stain just has a way of automagically evening out in color. The downside is for a first time service, you need to put 2 separate applications on the deck floor and you use a lot of stain.
The real upside is maintenance. Quick bleach-soap clean, one app. of oil on the horizontal wood, and you are done. Typically use ~ 60% of the amount of stain as compared to the first time restoration.
We have never had to re-service a RS softwood deck after a year. If the wood is prepped correctly, at low moisture content, and you use enough stain, 2 yrs. lifetime is normal and we have many jobs that do not need maintenance until the 3 yr. mark.
A couple of pics on applying. Chris is brushing a 2nd app. into the wood with a lg. bucket and 20" truck brush. The other pic shows the HLVP pump, where I am spraying the 1st app. of oil into the lower deck. No backbrushing. Goes fast.