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<h4 class="dechead">On One Hand: Stain as soon as possible
You want to protect your pressure-treated wood from sunlight's harmful ultra-violet (UV) rays. A quality wood stain will protect from UV rays, and will also seal the wood against moisture. So it is important to stain the wood product as soon as possible.
On the Other: Pressure treated wood contains a lot of moisture
And high-moisture content can prevent wood stains from penetrating properly into the wood. You might stain the wood the day you get it, and find that the coating fails very quickly because not enough of the product seeped into the wood.
Bottom Line
After working with new pressure-treated wood, wait 30 days to give moisture a chance to leech out of the wood. Then go ahead and give it a coat of quality wood stain.
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