2013 Sealer/Stain Poll - Which one(s) are you using this year?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

It's time once again for the annual stain / sealer poll. Please vote for all of those you use, and share any comments about the products in the thread. Photos are also VERY welcome.

Beth

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Well let's not all be shy now....

Beth

[Mathew Johnson 123]

Well let's not all be shy now....

Beth

Not shy, LOL, looking to hang up

The stain brush and wood restoration :-)

Mathew Johnson

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[seymore 90]

I use the Baker's Gray Away like most of you know and a whole lot of it between retail and applicating.

I'm already going through 120 gallons a week and it's only April!

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

No fair Shane...you're in TEXAS.

We WISH we had your year round weather....

Beth

[seymore 90]

No fair Shane...you're in TEXAS.

We WISH we had your year round weather....

Beth

Yes it is very nice but you would not like to spray in 20-30 mph wind gust not fun!

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Dude....we get gusts like that here too. Wind sucks.

Beth

[seymore 90]

Dude....we get gusts like that here too. Wind sucks.

Beth

i love Mother Nature I love Mother Nature ...

[John T 744]

No comment as of yet. Last year we used Cabots, Benjamin Moore,Sikkens and Wolmans and none of them was that great.

Like Matt Johnson's says -- every year I want to get away from staining anything but every year we get to many jobs that it's to hard to walk a way from.. And when a house or deck comes out nice there is nothing better to look at in any type of work we do..

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

John if you weren't so stubborn you might love wood.

Beth

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

.....don't forget to vote!

Beth

[KGILL 14]

I voted Baker's.

[steven 37]

I will be pushing A/C and R/S this year. Though I would like to try the Bakers.

[Sud n Clean 14]

I want to ask permission to send a copy of the voter result graphic to a painter friend of mine. I'm trying to get him to stop thinking like a painter when it comes to decks, and start thinking like a wood restorationist (if that's a word LoL). In my opinion, even though the trades are very similar, there are some differences in how one approaches the project as well as the brands used.

My painter friend has asked me to strip and prep a couple of decks for him, and I'm trying to "convert" him, in a sense. Regardless, the main thing to keep in mind is that the customer deserves the best for the money they spend.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Sure. We would welcome a new woodie to the ranks. Have him join!

Beth

[Jake Clark 17]

Brad, You have my full support. Painters have been burned with old time techniques and new time products. We can do great things with wood.

Jake

[tunatussle 14]

How come the total % is over 100% 44 plus 40 plus 18 is 102% without the smaller amounts?

[RPetry 564]

Randy,

Respondents can make more than one stain selection in the poll.

[tunatussle 14]

What does multiple votes have to do with percentages? 100% is 100% or is this some kind of new math?

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

I never liked math, new old, or any other kind of it.

Beth

[Rapid HotClean 26]

I never liked math, new old, or any other kind of it.

Beth

Five out of four people would agree with you, myself included!

[steven 37]

I have been selling the heck out of that new Amber.

[CALLTODD 15]

Used Ready Seal and Sikkins. Sikkins if it's covered. Ready Seal if it is not.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Interesting.

Can you elaborate Todd?

 

Rod

[CALLTODD 15]

Hey Rod,

I mostly use Ready seal on decks that are exposed to the elements. The "claim to fame" with Ready Seal is it doesn't mold. Most sealers here turn black fast. I like Sikkins on covered decks as it will look like varnish as it is re-applied. I do most siding with Ready Seal because it is easy to keep up and helps protect against dry rot.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

I think it is time for the new 2014 poll!

Beth