Customer Reviews for Olympic Waterguard 5 gal. Clear Wood Sealer

Sprayed out in orange globs. I should have just tried to wipe it off when it was still wet. Now a week later is it still tacky and I tried to sand and fear I may have ruined my antique wood table. I now don’t know how to get this stuff off.

First off shake this... alot... we started painting and the color git darker and darker as we went.... did not cover evenly... will have to name my camper Garfield.... it literally made my wife cry when she saw it, not in the good way.

After searching and trying a few colors and brands... this one worked perfect and my fence looks nice, just the color I was looking for!!!

Made my project prefect

We live in an association and they require a cedar transparent stain. It is NOT cedar colored, it is very orange. Luckily, we did not paint the outside yet so we can still save the outside. It is a nice color, but if you need cedar, this is not it whatsoever. Very disappointed as we spent 5 hours and used 5 cans. Money wasted.

I purchased this product thinking that it was going to be transparent and match the description in the can. How wrong was I to find out that I have an orange deck. I am going to have to wait now and apply a different color on top of fairly new lumber to cover this orange stain.

the color changed significantly after 1 week of when I first starting staining. initially I was happy with the shade. it looked natural with warm tones. I didn't finish staining all the fence that same day. I left the can closed and 2 days ago I picked up where I left off and the stain got so much darker and orange. it does not remotely match the first section I worked on last week.

I applied this to my new grill table more than 24 hours ago and it is still very tacky. It seems to repel the water I sprayed on it, but I hate the sticky texture.

No complaints. I just stained my deck, and it looks great and the rain is clearly not soaking in to the wood like it used to. I obviously can't speak to how long it will last, having just applied it, but so far, I'm happy!

WaterGard was easy to apply and sealed it nicely. I am very happy with the results.

Should have read reviews! I have never read a review on paint...not had an issue. Tested woodland cedar on a small deck and was okay. Stained large deck and I’m so disappointed. Smaller deck is in the shade, large deck gets plenty of sun and beams ORANGE! Also, it didnt cover evenly. I was kind of expecting that because the wood was treated, but this is way more uneven. SERIOUS ORANGE. I called Olympic and asked if there were complaints about the Orange, and he said he had not received any. My only recourse is to wait 2-3 weeks and re-coat with a solid color. Don’t waste your time. Only positive, water does bead up

The Olympic stain went on smoothly and swiftly on our old wood table and chairs. The maple brown semi-transparent stain and sealer gave the old deck and furniture new life outside. We really enjoy the time together out there now.

Easy can to open and reuse. Loved the color.

I have used the same Olympic product on my deck for past 4-5 years. This year the same exact can and color produces a much more glossy finish. I had to cover all handrail areas to match. Had planned to just do the deck floor surface. I do like the shiny finish however. Seems to dry a bit quicker, but still stays tacky for 24 hrs or more. You will need more than one coat. Use discardable 3” brush instead of a roller for better application. The waterproof effect will be immediately noticed.

Easy to apply, very forgiving and finishes well. Good water proofing property.

Worked perfect on my wife's potting table !!!

I used this product on a diy chair i made , I was pleased with the finished product

Did the job and the result was as expected. I brushed and rolled the stain on a newly installed fence. The roller held a lot of stain but the brush required frequent reloads. Adding stain took the fence from mundane to upscale.

We used a Scotts 14 dollar sprayer used for weeds or whatever, we sprayed a thick layer on each board and followed up with a wide brush to apply evening. It came out amazing. The color was more red than we wanted but as it drys it is becoming less red. We will do the back yard in Maple Brown to hopefully avoid the red.

I bought a can of this, followed the instructions, shook it well, sprayed for about 3 seconds, then nothing. I figured, defective can, o well. But having one big swipe of red across my piece, figured I would go get another can and try again to keep it consistent. Second can, same thing. If you pull out the nozzle, push it back in slightly sideways and twisting, it sort of almost works for about a half second. If you remove the nozzle and push in with a nail, it discharges fine. This is a nozzle design flaw. It appears to be pinching off the inner discharge port when you push down on the can nozzle. I managed to get two sides of four sprayed before throwing the can across the yard. I'm going to sand this stuff off and buy another brand.

Used this to stay in a rail fence around the perimeter of my yard.. And even with constantly shaking the can and only dumping out a little bit at a time the finish turns out to be Orange...

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I used this to reseal my deck, pergola, and fence. It was easy to use with a brush and a sprayer. With the sprayer I followed up with a brush just to even it out. That’s due more to my sprayer technique then a product attribute. Overall I’m satisfied with the product and would purchase it again.

This product is terrible. We did two coats on our exposed deck and after One season the wood is gray and molding and some peaces are splitting!! Green build up in some areas. Spend the extra $$ and get behr. Always worked great for us. Was just trying to save cash this go round.

This stain went on pretty easy for me using a Shure 9inch pad and wand. Paint brush and smaller Shure pad for the rails I used The color is not too transparent and does darken up, despite that I like the color. Time will tell how durable it is.

Thanks very easy to use and very effective at staining and sealing wood flooring that I used as a decorative ceiling. Very happy with the results and water clean up makes life very easy.

I am hearing some of you complain about the pinkish coloring of this stain, and i felt obligated to clear the air a bit for you guys. You bought a "Cedar" stain, and cedar has a naturally pinkish hue to it. Now depending on the climate it grows in will cause a nominal difference in the actual shade of color. I haven't used this product yet (hence the 3 star rating), but couldn't help but try to educate the misinformed DIYer to do a little research into stain colors based off actual wood coloring or tone. One more thing i want to say is, just like all paint never apply just one coat. Always use at least 2. I made a rack for my room using untreated fir strips and used 2 coats of natural stain, but notice the unstained fir strip (was leftover). Each coat applied will darken the shade a little bit.

We applied the Waterguard clear wood sealer to our new gazebo. Now after 5 months and past the heavy rains we have mildew on the rafters. We read that this product would prevent this. We follow the directions as stated on the container.

Great product went on easy and works

Clean application. Absorption rate was perfect. Color looks amazing. Very happy we used this Olympic Waterguard stain on our deck!