DeckWise Ipe Oil Hardwood Deck Semi-Transparent 250 V.O.C. Natural Finish, 1-Gallon

We have several decks made of Ipe, as well as hand railings. We have experimented with a variety of products, and have found that this is the best stain. For the hand rails, we use Sikkens Marine Varnish, which seems to be the only thing that holds up 2-3 years, but that's too slick to use on decks and we have resigned ourselves to pressure washing and reapplying this product to the decks once a year. At the end of 12 months, the deck still looks decent, just faded.. a quick power wash and another application of this product, applied with a stain sponge, works great and makes them look great for another year. Highly recommended. Hope this helps.

My IPE deck looks brand new. The prep work was the hardest part - the stain goes on quick and easy and wipes right up. Dries well. And now the parts of the deck that are exposed to the harshest sun look as good as the parts near the house that are under cover. They say you don't have to maintain IPE wood and maybe that is true structurally but this made a huge difference in appearance and I'm glad I took the effort.

I've used many products for finishing decks over the years. This is all I use now, even for cedar decks. It is a superior product that is applies really easy and has a beautiful finish that really soaks into the wood. As with any oil stains, the user must be extremely careful with the used stain rags. My deck almost went up in flames when the heaped up, used stain rags were not properly cared for on a 95 degree day. I strongly suggest laying out the used rags, no more than 1 layer thick, far far away from anything combustible until they are completely dry. Again, this applies to any oil stain, not just with this one.

(Photo shows before and after staining a new dock built about 4 months earlier.) I’m giving “Ipe Oil” 4 stars because while I’m generally satisfied (only two days after application) I was surprised to find this to be a fairly heavy stain. I was expecting a mostly clear oil from the name and description. But when you open the can you find a brown stain as dark as the brown deck on the label. Though I’m not unhappy with the color, I wouldn’t have bought a stain this dark if I had realized it. Apart from the color, application was easy. The hardest part was waiting for good weather. But then I sanded all surfaces with a ROS and 80 grit. Then applied the stain with a staining pad/sponge a small section at a time. Dipping only a small part of the sponge at a time made for a fairly mess-free process. I didn’t find an issue with overlapping unevenness of color this way, even with overlapping. Being careful about an even coating, I also didn’t need to wipe up excess. The whole thing, with sanding and railings, took a day rather than the half day I had expected, but the result is nice looking— again despite the surprise of how deep bodied the stain actually is.

Awesome

We neglected our porch a bit too long. After stripping and cleaning this product looks to be a good choice for protecting and looks. Soaks in and looks good. FYI ..... It smells like old bowling shoes and stale popcorn.

I power washed a 15 year old ~2000 sq ft ipe wood deck and followed it with application of the ipe oil. The oil and stain is easy to apply addressing pooled oil by brushing it out rather than wiping it with a cloth. The treated surface dries quickly and cures within 48 hours. The stain appears to take up differently depending of the grain of the cut. The number of gallons needed, can only be estimated. contingent on the amount of wood surface coverage. I ordered 4 gallons initially and used a total of 7 but also powerwashed and treated 5 teak chairs The teak furniture appeared to take up the stain uniformly. Not sure why there was such a varied uptake on the deck.

Looks great on deck

Quality product, applied on an Ice fence , it wears very well in direct sunlight.