It dries noticeably faster than most other oil-based stains and comes in many wood colors, including light and bright ones.

“These are the products that control the absorption, making sure the stain penetrates equally and granting you that finish you’re after,” advises residential painter George Crew. “The ...

To test wood stains, CR’s engineers apply two coats to pine boards and then place them on the roof of our headquarters in Yonkers, N.Y. They face the boards south and angled down, as on a roof ...

Wood stain adds a layer of beauty and protection to decks, fences, and exterior doors. And staining wood is a perfectly doable DIY project. But just because you can take on the task yourself doesn ...

Coating pine with a wood conditioner first makes it more evenly absorbent, but even then, stain sinks into the whiter wood, which grew in the spring, more than the darker, denser wood, which grew ...

Here’s what to consider when choosing the right wood stain. The right stain can also depend on location—for example, a deck wood stain needs to be water-resistant to prevent warping ...

The tubes in this spring wood soak up stain more readily than the darker, denser summer wood grain. Soft woods such as clear white pine soak up stain like a sponge. You can end up with a huge mess ...

As leaves, pine needles and other tree-canopy debris accumulate on the deck, they begin to decompose and leach acidic tannins that stain wood surfaces with blackish spots, streaks,and silhouettes.