Check your local paint store. I know Cabot's offers a ton of tones. What color are you seeking?

hey, thanks for the quick reply!! i would like a red stain---obviously i realize it would be a very different look than paint would give...do you think i could do a red tone?

our house is grey; so grey would also be o.k....which is kinda hard to explain seeing our old pressure-treated IS GREY from AGE...but it just looks OLD!! guess that doesn't do a very good of explaining it either. i want it to look like a COLOR .. not just age..

would sanding before be the way to go?

thanks, phyl

Check out the full line of Cabot's deck stains. I use their solid color deck stain (Redwood) .... it's more like paint than stain but they have semitransparents that may be what your after.

Our previous home was cedar sided. We stained it Cabot's semi-solid Barn Red. It's a stain and not a paint like the solid colors are. I, personally, would not use their cleaner. It bleached and ruined some outdoor things I cleaned with it, following their directions to a T. I would use Decks Wood by Flood. It's easy on things and needs nothing to neutralize it when done. I would also rent or borrow a pressure washer. If it's really gray, use the pressure washer first, then clean it with the Decks Wood. Let dry for at least 5 days, then stain away.

Here is a link that might be useful: Decks Wood by Flood

Use the Kens Rad on it,and twp 116. Keep in mind that preasure treated pine is always going to look like what it is. John