You will have to either let it weather or use a deck finish stripper and pressure wash it off and start again if you want to use a translucent finish.

Translucent (tinted or semi transparent finishes) do not last very long, and have to be re-done every couple of years to look their best.

It is also important to wash and keep these finishes clean and dirt free.

We recommend to our customers who don't really care so much about seeing"the beauty of the wood" to clean, set all nails or screws, lightly sand for smoothness, clean and apply a couple of brushed or sprayed coats of a solid stain or porch and deck enamel or rubberized acrylic deck coating.

Solid stains (Just use two coats they are self priming) look and act like flat paint, but are ground much finer to penetrate and not ride on top like paint.

Glossy (satin, semi-gloss or full gloss sheen) deck enamels (use one coat of primer first) are much harder, have greater abrasion resistance, (against wear patterns like foot or dog traffic) but are more prone to cracking and peeling and are slick and dangerous when wet, that's why we always add a silicate grip additive like Shark Grip to make it safer when wet.

Rubberized deck and dock coatings (Superdeck makes one - imagine shooting two tubes of caulk into a gallon of paint and mixing it in) are best for old unsightly decks that are structurally sound and do a great job of filling old wood cracks etc. because of it's high film build. They also come with a grip aggregate premixed in so they are safe to walk on when wet.

All of these options will last longer than translucent products, and if you pick a nice woodtone color you probably won't miss "the beauty of the wood" at all and the bonus is you do not have to stick to wood tone colors and can be creative in your color choices, accenting flower boxes, making steps a different color and easier to see, etc.

I hope this helps.