Solid wood stains: Just like regular paint, solid stains hide the grain of the wood, and the best should last three to five years on a deck, with the longest life of the three types of stains.

Check out our guide to outdoor wood stain. Primers fill the ... A specially formulated exterior floor and porch paint usually works best. Floor deck paints usually contain harder resins to ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck Exterior Waterborne Semi-Transparent is part of the Wood Stains test program at Consumer Reports.