Customer Reviews for Olympic Waterguard 1 gal. Clear Wood Sealer

I put three coats on my deck of this at the end of fall. I scrubbed it down with a deck cleaner beforehand and gave it plenty of time to dry. Now the next spring it's already chipping everywhere. I'm going to have to paint it again which is ridiculous because I spent so much time doing it last year. Horrible product.

I wanted a semi transparent color stain to put on my powerwashed cedar fence. I picked the Woodland Cedar because the color on the can was a very natural color. I needed what i measured to be 6 gallons so we bought the 5 gallon bucket and a one gallon can. We started out with the one gallon can and we liked the color. When applying the five gallon bucket it was a more orange color. Not anything like the small can. We bought a second 5 gallon bucket and it was a lighter orange. How do they expect you to get one look when the colors arent equal. Very disappointed but it was too much work to even think of starting over so will live with it.

Easy to apply, looks good.

This product is terrible. I think HD should stop carrying it. unfortunately I was in a hurry and didn't test it first. Ruined my project. Other reviews are accurate. Basically bright orange stain like a clown would love.

Not the color I was expecting at all. Looks nothing like what's on the can. It's terracotta orange I would say. You've really got to shake this stuff start to finish as indicated in the directions. Or it'll get darker as you go and you'll find globs of paint when pouring out the can. I had blending issues I had to fix. Stuck with this horrible color for 3 years. At least the wood is protected... I hope

I just applied this finish to a patio chair I made out of Redwood. I wanted something that showed off the grain and be close to a clear coat. I ended up with this Olympic Water Guard Sequoia Red Transparent Stain/Sealer and I am overall happy with the look. The pigment is not intrusive and highlights the grain well. I can't comment on the longevity of this particular product as I just applied it, but this chair will be under a patio roof in a climate without snow so it should last a long time. It went on well and dries pretty fast, so if I ever need to recoat the piece, it won't take much effort.

I bought a clearance 5 gallon can in June 2020 for $39. Had a 59 degree day in November and decided to get the job done. This stain went on so easy and had great one coat coverage. I used a flat short bristle pad with a extension handle. My deck is approx 850 square feet. When I was done I had about 2 gallons left. Very happy with this product!

I used this on a wooden fence. See pictures attached. Good product, but make sure they shake it in the store and follow instructions to stir frequently. I tried it in a garden pump sprayer, but it did not spray well, so I applied with a 4" brush. I liked the final color.

This stain is far from transparent and NOT at all near the color on the can. i shook the can vigorously before i started , as i went the color got more and more orange to the point where there is a noticeable difference in the area of the deck where i finished. I AM FURIOUS i do not know how to correct this issue but it looks horrible and is the ORANGE of a pumpkin. DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY unless you want your cedar to be ORANGE

This product is a lie. It says transparent but applies and drys ORANGE. This product is a scam and I would not recommend it to anyone, find another brand.

Im not sure who wants their wood to be orange, but if so this color is for you. We tested the stain out on one picket and will be taking it back for a different color. Application and clean up with a paint brush was easy

Looking for a clear sealer for our deck, you can see that is a pink/orange color, not transparente at all as you can see in my photo (I only can upload one). Now I have a 5Gallons can that we dont like and wasted $90. If you want a clear and TRANSPARENT sealer, dont buy this one.

I had gone to extreme lengths prepping the 16’ boards and spent a lot of time setting them up in a secondary location to stain them before installing as not being able to walk on them for 24hrs was not an option (only entrance). I let them dry for 28 hrs where it was 75 degrees and low humidity, let them dry for an additional 5 hours in the sun and placed them down on the deck. I sprayed a light mist over them with a hose to ensure they were dry and water would pool on top, which it did. I was super happy and glad it was finally done. Then we took a few steps on them and the foot prints were permanently there. We had a little bit of dirt on our shoes which somehow penetrated right in and became part of the stain. After how much time I spent cleaning, sanding, prepping, applying, etc. I was furious.

Easy to apply and did an excellent job of sealing the new pergola.

I bought this to use on my recently completed fence, which stretches hundreds of feet around my property. I read all of the instructions here online for this product very carefully and then followed them and the results were excellent. I made sure the temperature outside was right, I had sprayed down my fence boards first, I stirred the waterguard thoroughly, I used an electric paint sprayer to evenly distribute it up and down all the fence boards on both sides of my new fence, and it absorbed well and has been keeping the water off my boards. If I keep a sprinkler right on the boards they do start to absorb some water after half an hour of watering, but if it just occasionally hits the fence then it repels the water well. A couple of notes: I used nearly half the amount of product that was recommended. I had bought two of the large tubs and only dipped into the second one. Oh well. I'll keep it and use it next summer, as the product recommends reapplication every year. It took about three hours to do my fence with the one tub, mostly on the "low" speed of the sprayer, with someone to help me keep refilling the small paint sprayer container. Very happy with the product, ease of use, and the price point and would recommend.

I bought this yesterday and was looking for a true brown color. Very red hue. Even redder than Thompson’s autumn brown. So glad I did not get 1 or 5 gal. I guess I will have to experiment with some Cabot products.

This is a horrible product! I purchased five cans in the acorn brown stain. The first four cans had a red tint to them. The last can had a brown tint to it and was a completely different color. Now my deck is two toned!

First time user, seemed to do the job. I used it to coat some common wood on my deck for my kids 10 foot round pool. I hate painting so I used a sprayer and followed with a brush. It was a bit of mess but that is how I roll anyway

This product is great,it deliver s as promised

I applied this stain/sealer to PT lumbers used as kick board and cap rail for a newly built cedar privacy fence. It makes those pieces blend in with adjacent cedar pickets. Hopefully it will last a while in terms of color.

This was a great product to work with - coverage was amazing even after coating three (3) times. It was also an advantage to the product being both a stain and a sealer (minimizing time). I was very pleased with it and highly recommend it. Thank you.

I just finished spraying my new mailbox post with this and can say that the color is WAY off. The marketing material on the shelf where I picked this up had all of the color pallets and this does NOT match the "acorn brown" patch at all. I figured it would dry lighter and less red but unfortunately I now have a red mailbox post.

Went on smooth, seals well and really like the color. Used for Deck and Fence.

I just started staining our fence myself while hubby was at work today. Using a garden sprayer, and had some difficulty with that, as well as a brush, it’s going quite well. Be sure to mix it well with a paint stick....don’t just shake it. I had no idea how much to get...thought 3 gal. Would be enough. Nope. 1 gal only did three bays of fence (6 ft. Tall). And I have a lot more to go. Loving the color, as it makes our yellow flowers stand out beautifully. Just know, it’s a little darker, but timeless.

This worked really well on my outdoor table project. I used treated wood and was not sure how the color would come out but i was happy with the results. The table has been through a good rain too and all the water just beaded up on the surface. This is good stuff.

Sanded down material for better results. Did this project for the deck and mailbox.

I put this on the untreated plywood siding I bought. It did not work at all. When it rained the plywood panel siding got damaged. That's over $200 in lumber that's ruined because of putting trust in this faulty product.

Our 31 year old deck is 725 square feet and so this was a big project! We had used other products before but wanted a clear seal this time. We were extremely happy with the ease of application and how quickly it dried! The deck looks fresh and clean. We’re glad we chose this product!

I used this product on both the old wood and new wood after replacing some deck boards on on my deck. The old boards are over 20 years old and they were previously painted. Removed the old paint from the old boards. So far its been wearing well and it is doing it’s job on both the old and new wood. Then i used it on a new picnic table and benches that i made to replace some old outdoor patio furniture. I don’t normally write reviews but this product has performed impressively. You have ti letnit dry before it gets rained on. But as long as you give it dry time, it performs.

It went on evenky and its an interesting color.