Even big-name brands like Olympic, Behr, and Valspar, which make highly rated solid deck stains ... such as western red cedar. But even the best semi-transparent stains in our tests aren ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The Behr Premium Solid Color Waterproofing Stain & Sealer (Home Depot) is part of the Wood Stains test program at Consumer Reports.

Solid stains last longest overall. Behr's Solid Color Waterproofing, a CR Best Buy at $29 per gallon, handily beat Benjamin Moore's $46 Arborcoat Deck & Siding Solid—and left similarly pricey ...