What deck sealer should I use?

[Mr_Tomahawk]

I built a new deck with pergola last summer. Power washed this week and am looking to seal it now.

What is the best sealer out there in your opinion?

I am looking for a clear sealer.

It faces the south with no shade from nearby trees...hence the pergola. It gets beat by the summer sun.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

http://www.superdeck.com/products/superdeck-for-wood/

[Mr_Tomahawk]

May have to postpone the sealing to next weekend. Home Depot didn't have Cabots, they only had Bher and TWS.

Gonna try Lowes this week.

[penguinz]

Sealmax

[jackkked]

Try Penofin, google it up.

[booyaf2]

Sikkens if you can find it

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

http://www.superdeck.com/products/superdeck-for-wood/

I hope this is legit, I just picked some up at 50% off in OP today.

[cosmo20002]

Assuming that the deck is fully exposed to the weather, seems to me like they all suck. The shitty ones, you need to re-do every year. The "good" ones, you still pretty much have to re-do every year, maybe two.

It's even worse if the deck is mostly in the shade cause that water will get into every crevice and won't dry out normally. Speeds up the wood rot considerably.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Assuming that the deck is fully exposed to the weather, seems to me like they all suck. The shitty ones, you need to re-do every year. The "good" ones, you still pretty much have to re-do every year, maybe two.

It's even worse if the deck is mostly in the shade cause that water will get into every crevice and won't dry out normally. Speeds up the wood rot considerably.

Yep.

The next time I do major re-work on my deck, we're putting in composite.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by KCFaninSEA

Cabot is the best. Clear looks great but you will be refinishing at least every other year if you want it to stay looking good. I am in the middle of re building my whole deck and am using composite. I am done with all the work wood requires.

This will be my main summer project. Which brand/type are you going with?

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Pretty much anything not called Thompson's Water Seal.

I have learned that the hard way. We have used three five gallon pales of it on the three decks down in Missouri and it disappears in a couple of months. Going to try something better this summer, so this is a good thread.

[A Salt Weapon]

Originally Posted by Valiant

Use the shit they put on wooden telephone poles. That seems to last ten plus years.

Creosote

[penguinz]

http://www.sealmaxxofkc.com/

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Cabot hands down is the best I've ever used.

This stuff?

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

This stuff?

http://www.menards.com/main/exterior...742-c-7956.htm

This is what I've used. Applied it 3 years ago and the deck still repels water and looks great.

[cwhocares]

SealMax. When it absolutely, positively has to last FOREVER.