Cabot stain is a proven better product

I started using Cabot stain on my log cabin in the mountains of Tennessee in 2016. The local hardware store recommended it because of the rainy climate. So glad I used Cabot stain, sold my cabin in 2021 and it still looked like new.

Great Deck & Fence Stain!

Excellent coverage, protects wood surfaces very well & easy clean up. Low Odour & treatment lasts longer than most other products I’ve used. Wil definitely purchase again in the future when time to re-coat.

Cedar = Orange 🍊

Sanded entire 550 sq ft deck by hand, then applied brighter, then Cabot Oil (Cedar translucent), and followed all instructions, all! The problem is that the 2nd container has a noticeably brighter (orange pigmentation) than the 1st tin, and now deck looks terrible. Needless to say, I spent many, many, many days and hours Sandi g and working, so not a happy camper. I followed all instructions, so very disheartening. I will update review regarding how long Cabot oil works in addition our Ontario weather.

Looks great. For a minute. But garbage overall.

EXTREMELY disappointing. I have decades of construction, woodworking, and wood finishing experience, so I KNOW I applied the product properly. This product does not penetrate. It is simply a coating, and that coating is failing catastrophically. I had a few bad spots toward the end of the first year, so I redid those spots per manufacture recommendations. And now, less than two years later, the entire deck looks like garbage. I now must sand the entire thing down to bare wood and apply another NON-CABOT product.

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Beautiful finish

I bought this two years ago and now it’s time to purchase more to refresh my deck. I love the finished look of the wood. It lets the beauty of the wood show through, drys without leaving a sticky surface that attracts and holds dust. It has worn away and so the deck should be easy to prep without sanding so I can redo the surface when the weather permits.

Frustrated

Extremely disappointed. This is the first coat of stain that I placed on my deck ever since the treated wood dried out two and a half years ago. It hasn't even been a year and there are now patches of it. The patches resist the water from soaking into the wood, but the bare spots absorb water. Now what? Do I have to put a ton more effort into correcting my choice of purchasing your wood toned stain and sealant because of the poor quality of your stain? Your stain isn't exactly cheap.

Cabot deck stain

This product went on nicely. I have an old deck that I thought would never look good again. After a thorough cleaning and applying Cabot, I chose a cedar stain, my deck looked new again. Dried fast and I couldn’t be more pleased…also did it myself.

Not true oil based

I was looking for an oil based stain. This product says it is oil based. Clean up says, clean with soap and water. Oil based stains use mineral spirits to clean up. Water base stains do not hold up like real oil based stains.

Very Disappointed!

We invested heavily in the Cabot Wood Toned Stain and Sealer for our very large new deck last summer. We could not be more disappointed at how it looks after less than just one year. The stain is almost entirely gone except in some of the edges. The amount of money, time, and hard work we wasted on this product is heartbreaking.

The easiest applying stain on the market

Save yourself a ton of pain and headache and just buy this stuff. Powerwashed and lightly sanded the deck. Used a foam style pad and heavy bristle brush from Cabot, quite simply put, absolutely zero streaking or weird overlapping lines. I wish someone would have wrote this review sooner. 1 year later our deck looks great, our wood furniture is perfect and the playset looks better then new.