1.   And, as I have repeated many times, using semitransparent stain will reduce peeling to a minumum or eliminate it entirely.

2.   Another solution is to use stain instead of paint.

3.   Another way to fight moisture is to use a stain, which may resist that pressure of water vapor and water better than paint.

4.   A painter redoing my house said a new coat of semitransparent stain will not cover the scratches, and proposed using solid stain instead.

5.   Can I use stain to refinish, or should I continue with paint?

6.   Even the solid stain can be used on vertical surfaces such as pickets.

7.   I always thought that only semitransparent stain should be used on a deck.

8.   If you use a semitransparent stain, the shellac may not take it very well, but there is little you can do about that.

9.   If you do use a stain, try to stain the edges of the boards as well.

10.   Instead of painting the cedar shingles, Walz used gray stain, which will be absorbed into the wood and look old.