Cabot's Deck & Exterior Stain Oil Based Questions & Answers

CAN I CHANGE COLOUR OVER EXISTING OIL BASED CABOLT STAIN?

I've re painted my decking timber using the same oil based Cabots Deck and exterior paint. the first coat has dried with a glossy finish and the second coat won't stick to it? It separates and leaves a streaky finish. I've never had this problem when using the same product on previous occasions. What's going on???

Hi,
Our deck is about 4 years old. (We only just bought the house). I understand if the current coating is oil based I should use oil again - however how can I be sure. I read about the test with Metho on a rag where if rag turns deck colour its water based - is this right?

I’m having our previously water based decking finish on our meranti deck professionally sanded back to bare clean boards. Want to use an oil based stain on the pale meranti this time. Don’t want too dark a finish so considering 1 -2 coats of oil based deck stain depending on colour then finishing with 1 coat of natural decking oil or some other product. What do you suggest?

My deck was done 12. months ago with Cabot oil based exterior stain. Can I put Cabot water based decking stain over the top?

I have used Cabot's Deck and Exterior Stain Oil Based on a new garden bed and bench made of treated pine sleepers, but thought I was using a water based product and so applied a second coat after only 4 hours of drying. Is that going to be a problem? Should I put another coat over the top once it is completely dry?

I have used Cabot oil stain can I used regular stain over it?

I recently sanded and oiled my treated pine deck. I actually used integrain natural timber oil. The deck does not look good, the timber is super yellow and even though it cured for 10 days before it rained it looks even worse with a coat of rain on it.

I think the only thing I can do is paint it with cabots decking paint. However am I going to have to sand it considering it is freshly oiled? I literally sanded it prior to oiling so I don’t think I have the energy to do it again. Help!

We have an oil based stain on our deck- it looks pretty old. Am I able to prime the deck instead of sanding it? I want to be able to paint the deck in a monument colour.

After cleaning our deck today, I painted it with Cabot's oil based decking oil. It was originally painted with water based decking oil about 4 years ago. It is now over 6 hours since, and the surface is still sticky (not drying).
Have I made a mistake painting over water based oil, with oil based oil? If so, how do I fix this?

i have began sanding lightly my doors and window ledges replacing varnish with decking oil its ok but patchy and marks in places should i continue or stripp it more heavily with sander to then oil

Hi, I have sanded my deck and applied 2 coats of cabots oil, natural. Can I put a gloss coat on top ?

We're not sure if our house has an oil or water-based stain. It's become quite faded in exposed areas and needs re-staining. Assuming we can't determine whether the existing stain is oil or water-based, are we better to choose one or the other for re-staining?

Can I put an oil based Aussie oil on top of a water based Aussie oil?

We have a deck previously coated in marine varnish.

The varnish is not in good state and where the deck gets wet the wood desperately needs treatment.
Can I use a decking oil over the varnish to treat the deck?

I put down Cabots acrylic deck stain 2 years ago. I've just recoated with oil based and it does not want to dry 12 hours later. What to do?

I have merbau timber decking which was treated with Cabots oil based timber stain 12 moths ago. Can I now apply Cabot's decking oil over the top?

Can i usr wood paint over old decking oil

Hi we have decking oil on our deck can we put stain over it or have to sand back to bare wood thanks

Hi I have a deck that’s been painted with a oil base it takes to long to dry . It needs painted again so is it ok to use a water base this time as it won’t take as long to dry.