IP Deck Railing

Reply to: That is correct - and that would be one of the specialty coatings available that I was referring to. It is not readily available to the general public as it is generally sold through an OEM / Industrial SW store (if your local store has even heard of it). It is only field applicable for very talented painters (ideally with a background in faux finishing) & it is extremely difficult to paint consistently on a job site. A factory prefinisher can apply the same look continuously on 10,000+ LF without any odd variations in appearance. That would take an insane amount of effort and handling to do outside of a factory environment.

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Reply to: We tested the product from Superdeck which was Duckback. it is made for cement board. if you zoom in to my picture above you can read that. When we called the company we were told the product was sold to Sherwin Williams. It is Kem Aqua which is a water based product. So, it works as a stain but is not technically as it is not oil based.

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Reply to: The process is not easy to field apply, & requires multiple layers of semi-transparent stain over a solid base-coat. Without the solid base, UV light will break down the primer & coating may not last long. This application is best prefinished flat in a prefinishing factory for a consistent finish. You definitely need a specialty coating & should not apply retail oil or acrylic deck & wood siding stains. You can order it through many quality lumber & specialty siding suppliers custom prefinished on LP SmartSide, Hardie, Allura, Nichiha, or KWP. Search for “prefinishing” on google.

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Reply to: For future readers: All cement fiber products take ACRYLIC stain, never OIL stain. (Duckback, Cabot, etc. all made acrylic versions) Hence the ongoing confusion, even among dealers. I use the term 'ACRYLIC CEMENT COATING' to avoid panicking people at the word 'stain'. Ha

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