Paint

We used Olympic Wood Protector Deck, Fence, and Siding Stain. This was a solid stain. The deck planks required two coats

We painted the bridge on a nice cool, sunny, afternoon. The stain went on very well. Just as we were about to complete the painting of the deck planks we heard thunder in the distance. We ran for tarps to cover the bridge and were successful in covering most of the deck. However, the rain was very heavy and weighted down the tarps and in no time we had a nice rusty red water running off of our bridge. That is when we decided on the second coat.