Last year we extended our back yard deck and painted it with the above listed stain in 3021 SPICEWOOD. This spring I noticed that on a few boards the stain is peeling in small patches along the wood fiber. I suspect that treated wood used was not completely dry when painted last year. I went to a local S-W store with the empty can of the original stain for "refill". To my surprise the agent informed me that the stain I was using is good only for vertical (not walked on) surfaces. For horizontal surfaces exists another stain. Before that one is used the surface must be stripped down to bare wood before the new stain is applied. The instructions on the original can of the stain mention "deck" with no further specification horizontal or vertical surface. Which, as a key info, should have been included to avoid a difficult situation as one I am in now. So, now shortly after my 85th birthday, I am facing a new project: stripping about 48 sq. meters of deck and re-stain it. Any suggestion on easier way out? Have a good day, George Taranovsky Burlington, Ontario [protected]@gmail.com