Customer Reviews for Olympic Maximum 1 gal. Redwood Semi-Transparent Exterior Ready to Use Stain and Sealant in One Low VOC

We started with a 11yr old deck that we sanded down to bare wood. We stained it with the Olympic Maximum in color Teak making sure to follow the instructions to the letter. Applied two coats last September when temps were in the 60’s. After just one single winter we have peeling stain everywhere. It’s only been 6 months!! Plus there is this residue that we have tried to wash off with soap to no avail.. Look at the picture and see for yourself. Buyer Beware!

Was exactly the cedar tone we were looking for

Love this deck sealer. Have been using this product for quite a few years and have not been disappointed in its look and how it stands up to WI weather. Very easy to apply and clean up. Love the slightest gold coloring that adds to the weathered look of my old 30 year old deck. Have been applying this product every year but now think I will let it go for an extra year or two.

The clear sealer enhanced out dock. You can see how the darker section look brighter. This product was great. I highly suggest using the pad suggested to put it on. Do not spray or roll. The can covers exactly what it says. We forgot to add our steps and under the steps as part of the square footage. However the two cans did the entire dock.

I applied this stain to a deck that has never been stained in June, it is now the following March and after only one winter there are losses of the stain everywhere on my deck, I applied multiple coats exactly as instructed. I will be trying to get my money back for sure.

Despite some of the bad reviews I thought this product was excellent. Obviously time will tell. I only got one year out of the last product I used. This product went on easy and had excellent coverage. I have a large deck and used almost 10 gallons! with the last product, I probably only used 2/3 of the 5 gallon Olympic. Penetration was good and durability seems good so far. Easy cleanup as well. I would not recommend the cedar color however as it was orange, ended up going back and getting the royal mahogany and I was much happier with the color.

I put this on a 28-year-old deck, all original so it's not in the best of condition. I had to use a roller because of some of the boards that have splinters. This is a 16x30 deck and it took about a gallon and 3/4's to cover it thoroughly. I did it in two parts over 3 days and I couldn't be happier with the results. I'm sure it won't last more than 2 years because of its condition but I'm hoping for three.

I chose this color specifically for the brown - it turned my brand new fence varying shades of orange!! Looks terrible and totally ruined my fence. Thousands of dollars down the drain and I have to look at this every day. Furious and so disappointed.

I used this exact stain 4 years ago on my deck and fence and it is now showing signs of wear on the deck. The product stated it would last 4 years on a deck and that is true. I just re-applied this summer. The fence is still looking good. Easy to clean up.

It's a good product but for some reason some parts of the deck are lighter then others, I didn't want to do a second coats as the directions say not to so maybe next year I will do it all over. Also don't like how you have to have it made/mixed/tinted at the store instead of getting it and just going.

Very happy with how my deck turned out. It looks great.

Good coverage and the water repels excellent.

Decided to use Western red cedar on my new deck! Went down bought 5 gallons of Olympic stain semi-transparent to bring out the natural tones of the cedar, after a light scuff and sanding with 220 and wiping it off very well little black specs started to appear on the cedar! Very disappointing never use a water base sealant stain.

Being an oil based stain this stuff is very durable. Forget warer based stains which dont last long. All of my neighbors like the honey gold color and it shows off the natural wood grain

I purchased the CLEAR premium water proofing sealer for my brand new redwood deck, this sealer is yellowish/orange not clear, it turned my deck a sick color of yellow, do you know how mad I am right now????

I paid $40 for this supposedly clear sealer for my chicken coop and it turned it yellow!! Do you recommend to use this in anything white!! I’m so mad it ruined my coop!

Needs more spar varnish into it. its basically just stain and no sealer. To make this stuff water and not have a sheen add 1 gallon of old masters gloss spar varnish. If you want a sheen a 1/2 gallon more. or just recoat.

This stain turnes out gorgeous! I sprayed it on and makes the fence pop!

This product is the best coating. Lasts for years. Looks great!!

Disappointed doesn’t even begin to describe my experience with this product, it’s ridiculous. I purchased 9 gallons of this stain ($600 CAD) to do my entire deck and perimeter fence just a few months ago. Prepped, cleaned and sanded the deck properly pre-application (as per instruction). After almost 50 hours total to do the full job, it looked nice, but just few months later and I’m faced with having to redo the whole thing because it’s literally flaking off everywhere despite the fact the deck itself has barely even been used. I get that stain doesn’t last forever but less than a season??? For reference, I have no pets, no kids and no furniture or items even on it, there is absolutely no excuse for this. When I went back to Kent Building Supplies with my concerns I got an assortment of confusing rationalizations behind the failure and that they really couldn’t do anything for me; eventually deferring me to a company rep and manufacturer number which let’s face it, is going to go nowhere. Hundreds of dollars and many hours later I am deeply regretting purchasing this product and even more angry it comes with absolutely no manufacturers guarantee. Because of this I am now going to be out even more time and money just trying to fix it. AVOID THIS PRODUCT!

I purchased 3 gallons of the 716 Cedar Natural Tone Stain/Sealant on Apr 8 of last year and it did not even last ONE year. I am 76 years old and spent almost 3 days on my hands and knees - Shame on you!!!! The product is Totally Useless.

Excellent coverage of defects beautiful colors and durable finish. Recommend highly.

Color was labeled as clear on can and turned out to be an unsightly golden yellow. It is heavily pigmented and should not be advertised as CLEAR. Extremely disappointed to say the least. Totally ruined my new coop, extremely disappointed.

Olympic is the most expensive item on the Home Depot exterior stain shelf. But the results are very disappointing. I stirred it thoroughly and followed all the preparation instructions for my new cedar deck. However, the color is so inconsistent throughout the deck surface. You would think clear finish should leave the most unnoticeable marks at overlapping areas. However, the dried surface is scarred with light and dark spots everywhere. My new cedar deck is so messed up, will have to restain.

Easy to use with Graco airless sprayer. Applied to Yellawood as soon as fence was up. Their website disspells the myth that you have to let their product "dry out" before application of stain. If you wait you will have cracked and shrunken boards.

I made a patio table out of an old wire spool ....used the Olympic Cedar for color and sealing - take a look.

Put up a new fence, a couple of weeks later i decided to stain and protect the new wood. I used an electric spray gun, worked flawlessly. The fence came out beautifully.

I am very pleased with is product. The ease of application & look make it avery good product. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't so expensive. It has gone up $2 alone just in the past few months.