No protective coating will be low-maintenance. A specially formulated exterior floor and porch paint usually works best. Floor deck paints usually contain harder resins to withstand abrasion. (Some ...

Painting your deck could do just the trick ... have with you though as you won’t have to bend as much to reach the floor.

more like paint or thinned paint? Spatters of freshly applied deck stain usually can be wiped away using a rag moistened with paint thinner if the stain is oil-based, or one moistened with water ...