Deck Stain

Can anyone recommend a good deck stain. This is my project this weekend and
I want to be prepared and do the best job possible with quality materials.

The deck is pressure treated lumber and i was thinking about staining the
rails and balisters a solid white and the planks a complimentary solid color
of my house (like a dark taupe siding)

Anyone have any experience with these solid color stains?
I have only seen decks stained with a solid redwood and I really do no like
this look.

Are there pros/cons to using a solid stain over a transparent, I do like the
look of the wood grain showing through, but I am afraid that the color will
not be what I wanted once I apply it to the wood.

I tested a transparent color on a piece and it came out nowhere near the
color I was hoping for. I can't be spending money to keep buying colors to
test and I haven't seen any home testers in stain as you do with paint.



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