Wanted to share as I have seen many posts on this subject.....

My 20 year old deck was in bad shape, splitting and paint continuously peeling. I had a deck restoration contractor from Florida recommend Super Deck and Dock for my deck and I FINALLY have a deck that looks great again! This product goes on thick and fills in the cracks to make the wood look almost new. Large cracks may require a 2-3 coats. Last year I did one coat because it got too hot to do the second and it held up beautifully except for a few scratches. This year I did the recommended 2nd coat. Worth the extra cost at about $39 per gallon on sale at Sherwin Williams. Deck and Dock recommends their “Restore” product to prepare the deck first. The contractor said they did a lot of very worn docks in Florida and skipped this step. I used it and it took more time than the painting. Not sure it was necessary and if I had to do it all over again, I would have skipped this step. Would recommend a good cleaning (or pressure washing if possible). You need to apply this product when there is no hot sun on the deck as it dries very quickly and if the deck is hot, you will have trouble spreading

t evenly. Also, this product is not meant for vertical surfaces. After using so many quality deck “stains” over the years that kept peeling, I finally found a product that really works and holds up. Once you use this product, you cannot go back to another product, but it lasts and looks great so it is a long term cost effective solution