20 Best Trailer Deck Sealer (2022 Updated)

#sweepstakes 1 gal Marine Premium wood sealer. Powerwashed an outdoor Western cedar sauna. Then applied the Zoro sealer to the 20 year old sauna. It now appears close to when it was new. Looks great!

This company has the best customer service I’ve ever experienced. Incredibly knowledgeable employees who are willing to spend the timefully understanding the customers concerns and goals and even though I had some self-inflicted issues, they continued to support and coach me through the process with their product.

I’m a fan. Buy direct with them!.

This product seems to work as advertised, but I’m not sure it’s been down long enough to give a good review (applied 2 weeks ago). The stain applied very nicely and it was the color I expected. It added a little color but allowed the wood grain to come through.

It dries quickly – so you have to work with a purpose. When the first rain came – water puddled up and didn’t absorb into the wood. The can did arrive damaged. It didn’t leak but it was definitely dented and bowed.

I’m surprised it didn’t leak.

Applied this exactly how the directions indicated onto a BRAND NEW deck, 6 months later it’s peeling and flaking off and looks like garbage. Absolute waste of money. Do not buy this product.

Very thin consistency makes it fairly difficult to use. Yesit did the job but with some difficulty. Still, the project came out fairly good.

I had redwood stain on my deck and I wanted to get rid of it. I tried everything to strip it off and it wouldn’t come off. I even damaged the wood in the process. Finally, I decided I had no choice but to go with the “solid” stain.

Thompson’s Waterseal waterproofing solid stain worked great! And I used a lighter color, Maple Brown. It wasn’t necessary to go with a dark solid stain. It covered everything and it even covered most of the damage on the wood.

You can’t hardly tell it was ever stripped. However, it did take 10 gallons to cover everything, but that was because the wood was so damaged and old.

This is the second time I have used this product on my teak table. Last year I used it on a newly sanded table , it went on easily , was a bit more orange than I wanted but it looked good. This year the table had a couple of peeled spots that I scraped and lightly sanded.

I am not able to level out the finish and need to re-sand table and reapply a finish. This time I will use Interlux Sikkens Cetol Marine Natural Teak Finish that has better coverage and durability for this use.

Cant attest to durability yet (hence 4 stars) but it went on easily and left a nice satin look! Like the color. I didn’t know how much I’d need so I bought a quart. Wished I bought a gallon since I’m going to need at least 3 qts to do 4 chairs and a table.

I used 1/2 quart on the chair pictured, covering it completely -undersides included. I included a picture before cleaning, after cleaning and sanding -ready for sealer and the finished product. Really pleased with how it looks with the Classic Teak finish! A word of caution.

I initially bought a qt. of clear and its NOTHING like the colored version. Very thin like pure solvent. When I tried a small test spot it went on, soaked it up, and dried like there was nothing on it.

I imagine it protects but it wont give a “finished” look. Anyhow- so far , so good!.

I used the Starbright classic Teak sealer on my Mastercraft swim platform. It looks beautiful. It was easy to apply and the color is outstanding. I would recommend this product for this type of application.

The boat is used only in fresh water.

I used it to seal the rear window on my 62 Chevy Nova Street Rod. The self leveling feature worked well to allow the sealer to penetrate the small to large gaps in the gasket. Blends well with the contour of the glass.

Messy to work with in this application. I was constantly wiping my fingers but that was better than getting the sealer on my paint. Thanks for a wonderful product! -Brad Cecil.

First time user, but not the last. Worked even better than I hoped. Saved me about $4oo.oo in estimated roof rerpair!!

I used this on my John Deere 1025R and it works great. I have even used it while washing the tractor and not a issue 1.

Redwood semi-transparent oil-based stain: before and after pictures. This playset was coated twice and used 4 gallons out of a five gallon bucket. The stain is oily and wipes off metal easily; not as easy off of plastic.

The five gallons was well mixed. No noticeable separation or layering of the stain when first opened. It was still stirred before application though. Brushes, rollers, and pads were used. This stain would work well in a sprayer.

This stain seems less viscous than a solid stain. Imperfections in the wood show through this stain. The second coat gave it a consistant appearance overall. Light colored wood filler will show through this stain no matter how many coats are applied.

I would use this again only on wood that has a consistent (previously stained or bare wood) color at the start of the stain application. Power washing marks will show through this stain even with two applications.

Surfaces remained oily to the touch for many hours after the second coat was applied. Unsure how long the color will last. Good price for decent stain. 4 stars overall. This site states that the pictures were too big to upload.

I stained both sides of a more than 300 foot, four foot high cedar fence, and I could not be happier with the results. The stain was very forgiving, easy to apply, and has a uniform color despite some inconsistent application on my part.

It also dried quickly holding up to a storm 16 hours after the project was completed. I did power wash several days prior, and it being a two year old fence, I had dry wood to work with when I applied the stain.

It did come out a bit darker than the image on the can shows, though part of that is certainly from the fence being cedar to begin with, and the end product is a wonderfully rich color. This was comparatively inexpensive to other brands I considered.

Highly recommend.

I would very much like to recount my original review on Ready Seal Stain company. When we started this project we ordered redwood after doing some further research on stain colors I found that alot of people ended up with orange tints when staining their fences and this is because of the wood that the fence was used to construct it.

Some woods in their state have a yellow his to them causing the outcome to look orange. After speaking with one of the reps at Ready Seal who suggested doing the second coat in mission brown to counter out the orange we found that it worked perfect.

It’s a but Darker than we originally wanted but the orange tint is gone. And the strain looks beautiful. Sorry Ready Seal you have our business for life.

New cedar deck built in 2020 in Zigzag Oregon. I went to Clackamas Miller Paint and bought Storm System type 2 sealer at $53ish a gallon. I have had nothing but problems with the sealer. The first application last about 6 months.

Looked failed and beat. In the summer, I cleaned and scrubbed the deck for 2nd application. FYI Oregon had record dry heat. Applied 2nd application. This time it only lasted about 2 months. Called Storm’s “customer service” for help, and got the run around.

Finally after weeks of waiting for Storm to call me back I proactively got ahold of Storms technical support. The support agent had an opposite answer for every question. He was very well rehearsed at playing both sides of the fence on why the sealer failed.

It tells me that this is not the first time this company or agent had someone calling for help because of the Storm System sealer had failed. Buyers consider yourself tipped off regard this product. Expensive and doesnt work.

Take your money elsewhere.

Bought 2 cans. One was black walnut, the other was blonde. Stirred like crazy but won’t turn dark. Also neither can seals the wood. Using Thompson’s sealant, the rain bubbles on top of the wood. With this product, the rain is quickly absorbed.

NO SEALANT.

Delivery always on time. Only four stars due to damaged can one time and product seemed like old stock. Pigment on bottom didn’t blend as well from normal experience. Still worked fine and I do like this oil base stain/sealer.

It sometimes takes time to sink in, but it always does. Even over previously treated wood, as long as varnish wasn’t used.

I used this product with a medium bristle trim brush to even out the bare wood spruce ribs on a wooden boat I am building. it’s viscosity (flow) is like a thin paint. It went on well and looks fine. Unfortunately, I think I am going to have to sand to get an even surface before painting.

I probably should have wiped off the excess before allowing it to dry.

I have been using this product close to 30 years. Sets up a solid base for applying varnish. I find two coats of it on bare wood is like 4 coats of varnish.

I had to listen to my husband, who is a professional painter and wood finisher, complain for hours about how hard this material was to deal with. Extremely sticky, tacky, like molasses. Since I’ve never used it before, I don’t know if this is normal (we used it within prescribed conditions) but despite the nice finish, I won’t be buying it again.

I used Redwood to paint pine siding of my cabin. The product was very easy to apply with super stainer paint brush and clean after. Good coverage. Redwood color transformed the cabin beyond recognition while covering imperfections.

It simply looks beautiful. I got lots of complements from the neighbors. I’m a very happy customer.

This product appears to be fantastic! My deck has needed attention the last two summers, but Illinois weather has not cooperated. It’s been too rainy and the temperatures have been too high including the humidity levels.

Ready Seal defies those weather barriers! After stripping the previously used product from the deck and cleaning away the caustic residue, we waited two days for the deck to dry well. Application of Ready Seal went exceptionally well.

Amazingly no start-stop marks could be found. This product blended well with no extra work. We applied with both roller and brush. For such a large deck the product did an awesome job of coverage. After one coat the water repels so well – it’s like a new waxed car, the water just beads up on the wood.

This was the results after only six hours before another rain passed through the area! Looks like maintenance should be easy and a follow up application can be applied in temperatures of 35-90+ degrees.

I’m so glad I found this product. I will definitely be using it again!.

We purchased 5 five-gallon buckets of this wood finish to treat 2 privacy fences that were recently pressure washed. After rolling for an afternoon, we decided to get an airless sprayer to complete the rest of the work.

This wood finish sprayed on well. It still looks pretty good after a few months. The neighbors behind the first fence we did compliment us on it and said they were planning on washing and staining their fence now also.

I wish this wood finish worked in one coat, rather than needed a follow-up coat so the fence doesn’t look blotchy. I would recommend using an airless sprayer with the product if you are putting on more than a gallon.

The only thing that disappointed me was that the buckets don’t have a built-in pop-out spout to aid in pouring. I have purchased 5-gallon paint buckets before from other manufacturers that have a little spout that pops out.

You need to buy an extra spout if you want to easily pour this product into a paint tray or sprayer bottle.

I am a (frustrated) amateur when it comes to staining wood. I have tried a half dozen different stains, and was not especially satisfied with any of them (not Behr products). However, THIS one is the only one to totally satisfy me with regards to ease of use, ease of clean-up, and beauty of finished product.

I have used the cedar naturaltone and the redwood. I used the stains to treat plain pine wood for raised garden beds and it worked perfectly. The beds look like more expensive wood at a fraction of the cost.

They are protected from water, sun damage, and mildew (OK, confession: mildew is not much of a problem here in Arizona!) I highly recommend this product, though I can’t comment on its durability yet as I’ve only used it for the last 2 months.

I bought this for our new log home’s exterior. The first coat went on light, so a second coat was needed. Don’t be fooled by the color of the wood on the outside of the can! The clear cedar tone is VERY red! The quick drying feature is a major plus.

It’s been 4 years and the stain has held up extremely well, even in our harsh winter conditions! Yes!! I would buy again, absolutely!!.

This is not a good sealer. It might be easy to put on, which other reviewers mentioned in their writing, but it isn’t durable. It lasts a couple of years, max, here in the Midwest. Look for a spar varnish, a marine varnish, or a UV protectant polyurethane.

This isn’t the answer you’re looking for. If you want to compare it to other things, look at the ingredients.

Added a nice finish to our deck, easy to work with and only needed one coat. Very pleased with Thomson’s, a name you can trust!

In the past I’ve used latex primers, alkyd primers and other recommended wood sealer/primers to prep for outdoor painting and have seen the effects of weather on my exterior home projects including porches and railings.

The last bunch of years i’ve been using Flood CWF-UV water based as either a sealer without paint and as a primer under exterior latex paint. One project was a raised boardwalk made of treated 2×6 lumber.

The Flood held up under traffic and the paint stayed on nicely. I just go with the Flood now. It seems to penetrate better than the primers. The natural dries slightly yellowish. If I get drips I can see the runs but it always dries perfectly.

I’m no expert but I much prefer the Flood for exterior wood projects now.

Since it is water based, the paint was absorbed quickly. At the beginning of the painting, the panels look orange, but when the paint dried out, the color turns darker and prettier. I used less than 2 gallons for a 30 feet long fence.

Shake it before use. I only applied the paint once. The fence looks nice even after the heavy rain.

I have used several different stains and sealers on my deck and must say Olympic Waterguard stain and sealer is by far the best! We recently replaced our deck so I used this stain & sealer to finish it, in the past I had resealed my deck approximately every two years and this was by far the best experience I’ve had with this type of product.

It goes on smoothly without any tackiness and looks great with just one thing coat. Our deck is large and leads into our front door, the drying time is 24 hours so I did one half of the deck one day, and the other half the next.

I worried there would be a difference in color between the two but now you can’t even tell I didn’t do it all at once. It was completely dry in the 24 hour drying time too. Its been several weeks since I applied it and my deck still looks wonderful, just like it did the day after I applied it! My kids play rowdy games on it, running, dropping things, etc and there is absolutely no scuffing or marking on the deck.

When it rains the water beads up and runs off quickly. It is truly waterproof and the scuff guard works. I also really like the acorn color, it’s transparent with just a hint of color that keeps my deck looking perfectly clean and brand new.

I am so satisfied! Will definitely be using this brand & product in the future.

I put this on EXACTLY how it said and if I knew a lawyer I would sue this company! I have a 30 feet by 32 feet porch that cost over $6,000 to build and if only you could see it after this. If wal mart attaches tge pictures.

the steps to the right were what it looked like before and now look at it. looks like i threw a bunch of clay mud on it and streaked the crap out of it here and there and poured a whole gallon in other places.

this stuff is crap and ruined my $6,000 deck! Thank god i wasn’t stupid enough to do the 20×20 patio its connected to as well. Now I don’t know what to do but spend god knows how much sanding it and then just painting it.

Yay more money because of a suck 455 product!.