Staining with a highly rated stain from brands like Behr, Olympic, and Valspar can spruce up and protect wood. We spend 3 years testing each one we rate. If you’re curious about which brand ...

The stains that score best hold up well over time. These semi-transparent wood stains color the wood but let the grain show through for woods you want to show off (such as western red cedar).

The PPG ProLuxe Cetol SRD Semi-Transparent Wood Finish is part of the Wood Stains test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Wood Stains models like the ProLuxe Cetol SRD Semi-Transparent ...