Deck paints are either acrylic (water-based) or oil-based. Acrylic paints stay on the surface and act as a protective shield or coating. Oil-based paints sink into wood and protect from within ...

PRO: Easy cleanup Unline oil-based stain, water-based stain does not require paint thinner. Just rinse your brushes, rollers, and pans with water like you would with most house paints.

An important part of learning how to repaint a deck or paint a deck is finding out how to choose a suitable paint for the project. The best paint for decks is generally an oil-based paint made for ...

Debbie Zimmer is paint and color expert at the Paint Quality Institute, which does extensive testing on deck coatings. She explains why 100 percent acrylic coatings perform so much better than oil ...

An oil-based stain, Cabot Semi-Transparent Deck & Siding, rated second, but its score was just 46. Among clear sealer wood stains, the top score was just 28. The trick to getting rid of ants for ...