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Originally Posted by kach22i
If you have an old deck, all those pits and grain that have opened up need to be sealed, otherwise water gets in and does even more damage.
No semi-transparent stain will fix a deck in such condition, and so there is solid Sikkens that is like spackle (or a good paint) filling it all back in.
If one has a deck NOT on it's last legs the TWP product sounds nice.
I'd like so see some more TWP photos. The one customer with poor coverage on their website was told they didn't properly prepare the deck and all the old flaws telegraphed through. His photos were bad, not sure he did much prep at all.
By comparison the Sikkens is very forgiving, but don't expect a lick of depth, there just isn't any as it's monolithic/monotone.
In short, if you are on the line between replacing the wood and staining, Sikkens solid is an option. TWP looks to be an option if your deck isn't shot and you are meticulous about preparation.
On a covered front porch cedar floor on my former house I started with Penofin and when that wore out did a several heavy coats of Duckback semi. No way around a constant maintenance cycle and from what I've been reading it's that way with every product even TWP.
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I was thinking possibly TWP on the fence (it's new) and something like Sikkens on the deck. The deck is older, and will be a combination of filling/ and some board replacement. For example- rail top in the pic would be replaced.