"This came highly recommended by the clerk at the store. Decided to go with the waterborne based stain. Looked good for the first week. Then started to wear. One year later, it is pealing and flaking off exposing the unstained wood below. Applied another coat at eh 1 yr date. we are now at year 2. same as before, flaking off. This product does not penetrate the wood. it is just a paint. Now I have a terrible looking deck that I will have to "paint" to get to look better, or strip and sand. Don't by this type "Stain"."