I stained my deck with Cabot solid-color water-based Deck Stain in September 2010. I followed the exact instructions given by the hardware store selling the product. I power washed the deck to remove dirt, washed with a Cabot deck cleaner, waited a week then brush painted the deck, waited another week and applied a second coat. It looked great. Then came winter. In March 2011 (less than six-months later) the snow melted off my deck and the Cabot stain started peeling off along with the melting snow. About 2/3 of the deck is covered by a roof and the only areas peeling were flat areas exposed to snow and rain. Contacted Cabot and they mailed me a two page form asking for everything but a blood sample. Along with the form they had me mail in photos of the entire deck including areas not peeling, lot numbers and other information on the cans of stain used and sections of the peeled stain taken off with tape. I complied, waited two weeks and contacted their customer service department. Their conclusion was "you should have pre-stained with our problem-solver base coat first. Sand entire deck, cover peeled areas with problem solver and then restain entire deck. I asked about all the money I spent on the original 10 gallons of stain (At $34 each), their response was "tough luck". The photo included here shows a small secion of my deck exposed to rain and snow covered with Cabot stain less than six months before the photo was taken I will re-stain my deck. I will NOT use Cabot and recommend readers look elsewhere as well.