cedar tone

My home is a lakeside property on Guthrie Lake, which is a lake home community just north of Oklahoma City. I re-designed and re-built my front deck back in the summer of 2009 and once I had finished the re-construction work I chose Storm Shield as my exterior stain, wood protectant. I could not be more pleased with how Storm Shield Wood Stain applied, holds up to weather and wear and looks on my deck. I chose Storm Shield cedartone as my stain color and I get many compliments from passer-bys and neighbors about how nice it looks on the deck. My observation is that the Storm Shield cedartone goes on with a lot of “vividness” which at first can almost seem too much, but once drying occurs the color becomes much richer and looks wonderful on the wood, see attached picture.

I use the deck often and have a good amount of foot traffic but the Storm Shield that was applied has held up very well. I will probably re-apply a new coat of Storm Shield next summer as it is finally showing just a bit of wear in the steps area but I will have gotten 3 full years of service from my application and that is better than I really expected given the challenging weather conditions of Oklahoma and my home being in a country environment.

Storm Shield customer
Doug Lacina

One of the most reliable and accredited deck stains available on the market today is the DEFY Epoxy Fortified Wood Stain, which is available in epoxy_fortified_wood_color five colors for optimum visual enhancement for your deck. After either pressure treating your wood or washing it using oxygen bleach, this stain is incredibly easy to use. A very promising aspect of the DEFY Epoxy Fortified Wood Stain is the fact that it is environmentally friendly, meaning it won’t kill vegetation around the deck while you are applying it. You won’t have to worry about covering up shrubbery or flowers in order to stain your deck or other project. It is water based and, due to its penetrating finish, resists peeling unlike other wood stains.

When it comes to choosing what deck stain is best for you, be sure to take into consideration how much of the actual grain you would like to show through. DEFY Epoxy Fortified Deck Stain is semi-transparent, meaning it is going to allow almost all of the grain show through and all of the texture, while enhancing the natural color with its pigmentation. Other stains may be more opaque, which does not allow as much of wood’s natural beauty to show through, or more transparent, which provides less protection from the sun. My team and I feel that this particular stain is the perfect balance.

The finish is penetrating, meaning that it prevents the destructive effects of water, fungi, and UV rays on your deck, swing set, or other exterior wood project. When shopping for deck stain, it is imperative that the stain be penetrating. A film forming stain that simply rests on the surface of the wood will not enhance the look of the wood, nor will it provide the same protection as a wood stain that penetrates, such as DEFY Epoxy Fo epoxy_fortified_wood_can rtified Wood Stain. Although it is formulated for use on pressure treated wood, it also can be used on interior or exterior wood surfaces such as outdoor wood furniture, log homes, wood siding, shake shingles, and other naturally porous wood surfaces.

This wood stain lasts up to twice as long as conventional wood stains before it becomes necessary for another application, covers approximately 100 sq. ft. per gallon (150 sq. ft. if only one coat is required), and can be applied using a pump sprayer, brush, airless sprayer, or pad applicator in any temperature above 45 degrees Fahrenheit. After application, you should wait about 24 hours before replacing your deck furniture or walking about on it. Clean up is easy, requiring only soap and water.

Storm Shield Deck Stain at Guthrie Lake

DEFY Epoxy Fortified Wood Stain