Defy Stain Samples

We're staining a western red cedar fence - dried the wood for a year and the boards have just gone up. I want to test this stain but I don't have the cleaner or brightener.
- Is there an at-home alternative so we can see the accurate stain color? Or do you offer samples of the cleaning products? Would be nice to include these with the stain sample.
- How do you pressure wash the fence without damaging the wood? 
- Do the stain samples go bad? (ours is about a year old, unopened) Thanks!

I have two questions.
1.  I received the samples in those small plastic tubes.  What is the best procedure to get the sample from the sealed plastic tube packet onto the wood and how big of an area should each sample cover? (i.e. square inches)
2.  I have a pinkish tone new redwood fence and trying to tone it down (less pink/red and more brownish) and not turn it orange.  Any recommendation on which color might work the best for that would be appreciated.   I did not order the darkest brown sample (butternut) but have cedar tone, natural pin and light walnut to try on a spare piece of wood and will do that.  I though Butternut would be too dark and redwood too red so did not order those samples but maybe I should have. 

Do your colors change depending on the wood used? In other words what will butternut look like on redwood vs cedar?? 

I have a small project. Do you sell it by the quart?

which is darker, butternut or walnut?  wondering how to mix with cedartone to take a bit of the orange out without making the stain dark....we would go with clear or natural but don't want to reapply every year!  :)

Hello, New redwood deck can a gray or cedar color be used or does the color have to match the wood's?

do you sell a stain that is not semi-transparent? does the semi transparent look more like a solid stain? when ordering 2 samples, do I get the money applied to a 5 gallon container?

I was looking for a dark brown stain for my deck. so, which of the above stains would be close to a dark brown? I do not want a semi- transparent stain!

How can I get a color chart?

do you sell Defy Extreme Solid Stain?

Is it necessary to strip a Cabot wood toned deck and siding stain which is oil based when covering with Defy extreme solid color stain.
Thanks

The deck is 20 yes old. Only stained with “Silver Cedar” Benjamin Moore. Mostly worn off. Do I need to strip before stain?
thanks, Gary

Can this be applied to outside cedar columns

Can this be used on composite decks

2 years ago I used Thompson clear sealer. Outside of power washing is there anything else I need to do before I apply the defy extreme

Oh and I did stain the right side of the fence but apparently the photo is too large to post here. One gallon stains about two and a half sections of fence. I've been using a hand pump sprayer.

I recently stained my deck and am working on the fence now. Doing this project myself (66 year old lady) because of the pandemic. The deck was a bear to do because of all the areas that had to be coated. The fence has been a breeze. I am using the water-based cedar stain and I think it looks great.

The deck closeup doesn't look so great though. The stain is impossible to control and even though I started first thing in the morning when it was cool, the stain dried very quickly. There are runs and drips all over the place but I figure as long as the wood is protected I'm okay with the way it looks. Plus I live with my two dogs and they don't care. Lol.

I started staining the fence in the shady areas and then ran out of stain. I am now on my third batch of stain at six gallons per order. I had no idea just how much stain the wood would suck up but it's like a sponge. I haven't even started staining the other side of the fence either. :(

Love the stain though!

I am redoing my pergola, do I need to use pressure treated wood or can I use pine with the defy extreme. My question is will the defy protect the pine adequately. also which color has the darkest red tint

I ordered samples and am broken-hearted because we need a dark stain to help hide imperfections and the Butternut appears too red. Light Walnut is too light. I had just stripped previous stain a few weeks ago and then washed and brightened the 11 year-old treated pine boards a day before I put the samples on. Will letting the boards dry out a bit/weather for a week change how it accepts the color? Can I apply more than 2 coats to get a darker result? Are your samples the same as the one’s I ordered? The second/darker Light Walnut picture has 3 coats of the sample, applied about 10 minutes apart. The other pics show 2 coats. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

How long to get a sample to tampa florida

Colors for marine sealer, which has the most red color? Cedar or light walnut?

I appreciate your answer to my earlier question regarding the need to fully strip my deck of the residual ArborCoat. I wanted to ask a few more Qs. Our deck is pretty beat up after 30 years...it has a lot of raised grain on deck and railings. I plan on sanding deck to bring this down a bit, but a lot of open grain will remain.
- After getting the ArborCoat off, will your Defy Semi-Transparent provide good protection in this case?
- Any recommendations on better preparation?
- What is the procedure for refreshing Defy Semi-Transparent stain every 2 years or so?
- Does it need to be stripped off each time? Or, can we simply over coat it?
Thanks again,
Tom

Is it necessary to wipe deck stain with a cloth after applying?

A few Q's. We did our deck about 4 years ago with Benjamin Moore oil-based Arborcoat. It actually held up pretty well, but all that is left now is the faded pigment. Do I need to completely strip the deck to go to Defy water-based semi-transparent Butternut stain? Do you know how long it takes to receive a shipment in New Jersey? Is that the same time for samples and then a 6 gallon order? Thanks!!

We just had 80 ft of redwood privacy fence built in our backyard, oil over water based? Closest color stain to keep it’s beautiful color? Please help all new to me

I am a taskrabbit Elite tasker. A client hired me to stain some chairs for them, and they used your water-based extreme product. It went on like a charm, and I used less product than anticipated. your formulation is awesome. Thank you.
Alan Chenkin

I recently used your semi transparent butternut stain on boat dock in Lake Murray, SC. I did not realize that as soon as I applied the stain to the deck. the hot sun baked the first coat on and I was not able to attain the same shade throughout my project. Lesson learned. I was wondering if you would recommend me sanding the light areas of my project and re-stain in cooler temperatures to allow the stain to soak into wood for desired shade. Please help! Any advice you may have. Thank you Gus Soto

House was previously stain with Cabot clear solution oil formula. We have cleaned removed oxidized stain. Can we now switch to your Water based Defy semi transparent?

We recently purchased our home. I have sanded our pine pergola that is 10+ years old and does not appear to have had a stain ever put on it. Interested in using your product but have noticed numerous carpenter bee holes. We plan to fill these before staining. Can you advise whether the stain will cover the plugs and deter future bees.

The butternut stain isn't available in your water based stain/sealer?