Exterior stains, or more specifically Exterior Wood Stains, are used to change the natural color of wood. There are four main categories of exterior stains:
Translucent Semi-Transparent Semi-Solid Solid
Following is an example of each:
As can be seen, wood is most visible when using a translucent stain and becomes less so as you move from semi-transparent to solid stains.
It is important to note …