Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought two of the two gallon kits last fall on clearance for $30.00 a piece. (Home Depot) Last week I pressure washed the 5 year old - previously stained with a semi-transparent deck stain that did not last even a year and a half - 8 X 6 wood deck at the front of our house and the larger, 10 x 12 deck in the back yard. Today I used the Deck Restorer with above average results. I did not like the included roller. I think it left the surface way to rough and used WAYYYYYYY more product than necessary. I used a 1/2 inch nap roller and that worked perfect for my application. After getting every last drop of product out of the cans and mixing in a separate bucket I applied the product around the perimeter of the deck with a cheap brush and then aggressively rolled it on with the roller. We had a rare hot day here in NW MT and the paint dried fairly quickly. About 3 hours later I added about 1 quart of water to the remaining 1.5 gallons of paint and again applied it with the roller. I am actually impressed with how it looks. It did soak into all of the small cracks and dried to a nice even tan. It is a little rough but I think I will buy another kit on clearance this fall and next spring I will add another watered down application with a 3/8" nap roller to soften and further protect the deck. Now, with all of that said, I cannot imagine how many gallons of product I would have used if I would have followed the application method show on the Deck Restorer video. I was also not impressed with the rollers included with the product. The in-store display from the company was very impressive - it's why I took the chance on the clearance priced paint but the actual sample that Home Depot did to compare the Deck Restorer with standard deck stain looked like crap! I will post an update next spring to let everyone know how the deck restorer held up to a MT winter. UPDATE MAY 12 2012 I continue to be blown away by this product. It wears like iron and still looks new. I am especially impressed with how well it did on the edges of the steps on our entryway - absolutely no wear. The South facing deck looks exactly like it did after applying it. No fading, no wear, no peeling. I will post an update in another year or so...