We have been using Ready Seal stains for ~ 95% of our jobs after the first year in business. And that was 12 years ago. It has been a terrific stain for both my business and customers. The stain is still close to a perfect product.
It has taken that long, but I do have a bone to pick. Forever, Ready Seal shipped in light but sturdy plastic 5 gal. buckets. These were perfect for contractors that use Decker or Deckster type HLVP sprayers. Cut a "cross" through the top with an exacto razor knife, stick in the two hoses, and pump away. Fast, no overspill, easy.
This year, Ready Seal changed over to that standard, metal, friggin' spend 5 minutes prying the tabbed top off buckets. You can't get your hoses into the spout, it is too small in diameter. And I'm not cutting metal on the job site, clogging my filters or pump with shavings, and risking hand cuts bending the "cross" back to get your hoses in! And if you are going to use these metal monstrosities on your spray rig, you can't move them until a few gallons of stain have been used.
Sure there is a simple solution. Keep a few of the old plastic buckets, pour the crappy metal bucket, but still terrific stain into them, and spray away. But that's time, labor cost, and carrying extra usable buckets on the truck.
I kind of understand why they changed to metal. Yeah, some, maybe 10 - 15% of the plastic buckets "sucked in" or partially collapsed over time. But the stain itself was always just fine and I never had a split or leaking bucket in all those years. And we usually have 40 or 50 gallons in stock over the winter season. And these days, maybe metal buckets are less costly than plastic.
Last year, Ready Seal changed all the names of their colors. OK, maybe "Light Oak" is more marketable than "Light Brown". Natural Cedar stayed the same and they couldn't come up with anything more sexy than "Clear" for no pigment. I'll live with it although I still get confused. But then again, I'm getting a bit long of tooth.
So, rest in peace you wonderful plastic buckets. You'll be sorely missed by contractors.
We have been using Ready Seal stains for ~ 95% of our jobs after the first year in business. And that was 12 years ago. It has been a terrific stain for both my business and customers. The stain is still close to a perfect product.
It has taken that long, but I do have a bone to pick. Forever, Ready Seal shipped in light but sturdy plastic 5 gal. buckets. These were perfect for contractors that use Decker or Deckster type HLVP sprayers. Cut a "cross" through the top with an exacto razor knife, stick in the two hoses, and pump away. Fast, no overspill, easy.
This year, Ready Seal changed over to that standard, metal, friggin' spend 5 minutes prying the tabbed top off buckets. You can't get your hoses into the spout, it is too small in diameter. And I'm not cutting metal on the job site, clogging my filters or pump with shavings, and risking hand cuts bending the "cross" back to get your hoses in! And if you are going to use these metal monstrosities on your spray rig, you can't move them until a few gallons of stain have been used.
Sure there is a simple solution. Keep a few of the old plastic buckets, pour the crappy metal bucket, but still terrific stain into them, and spray away. But that's time, labor cost, and carrying extra usable buckets on the truck.
I kind of understand why they changed to metal. Yeah, some, maybe 10 - 15% of the plastic buckets "sucked in" or partially collapsed over time. But the stain itself was always just fine and I never had a split or leaking bucket in all those years. And we usually have 40 or 50 gallons in stock over the winter season. And these days, maybe metal buckets are less costly than plastic.
Last year, Ready Seal changed all the names of their colors. OK, maybe "Light Oak" is more marketable than "Light Brown". Natural Cedar stayed the same and they couldn't come up with anything more sexy than "Clear" for no pigment. I'll live with it although I still get confused. But then again, I'm getting a bit long of tooth.
So, rest in peace you wonderful plastic buckets. You'll be sorely missed by contractors.
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