I have just finished my first crack at a deck and am pleased with the results. Not bad for a diesel fitter! Am waiting till after Easter to oil/stain the merbau and timber is weathering nicely. Washed it today and while it was wet the war office saw it and said, looks great, hope it looks like that when you finish it! Rather than installing a sprinkler system to keep her happy, which of the finishes, oil, stain or acrylic currently available will give the closest end result to the rich colour you get like when it is wet! (Not worried about the gloss!) I had made up my mind on the Spa N Deck but a little concerned that it will look more like a solid painted finish. Deck is on Sunshine Coast, close to beach!

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