Vista 9-piece Dining Set w/ Folding Chairs

Generally well made. Table needed assembly - chairs were pre-assembled. One bolt hole was not quite right and needed to be drilled again. All pieces fit together well, otherwise. Directions were clear. Generally solid, but you can see there is a difference between this and the *** sets in high-end stores. The set was stained with a reddish stain of some sort. More red than the photo. Perhaps mimicking the redwood furniture fashion of the 70's? Not particularly attractive. I would love to know what this stuff is, so I could treat it accordingly. Is it a sealer or just a stain? I ended up lightly sanding and staining over it with a dark stain to bring the grain out (the red stuff completely hid the grain), and will probably cover that with a marine varnish to protect it. I could have alternately used a teak oil, but I don't know how that will react or stick over the red finish. Chairs are comfortable and have a wide range of adjustment. In the future I would have gone with a rectangular table (instead of rounded ends), as the chairs on the ends get crowded by the chairs on the sides. Also, note that the hole for the umbrella is located in the expansion leaf, so if you don't use the leaf, you have no umbrella hole.