Dark Walnut, 5-Gallon

#2 Yellow Pine treated fence pickets about 8 months old (very dry) when applied. I used the Dark Walnut and am VERY satisfied with the warm medium dark brown. When I had to order the second 5 gallon can I stopped after 2 pickets because the color was WAY darker on the second than the stuff I had already completed 3 days prior. However, as it dried over the course of 1 day it blended perfectly. Seriously I was VERY hesitant to keep going because it was very dark compared but don't worry if that happens to you. Coverage was 215 Six foot tall 5 3/4" wide fence pickets with a 6" rot board at the bottom (all good side of the fence with no 2x4's to cover or 4x4 posts). I used a cheap pump sprayer (don't waste your money on an expensive one because you do NOT want to use a pump sprayer for applying this product as the only way of applying it. It will take 3 times as much stain easily if you do. I used the pump spayer to spray a good wet area on about a 1' x 2' area of picket and then an 8" roller brush with a thin/medium nap to quickly spread it before it soaked into the wood and was no longer spreadable. It does go on MUCH easier on a cedar picket because of the oils in the cedar. I would say that cedar will take 1/2 to 1/3 of the amount of stain that dry pressure treated pine does. I only had a 5'x6' section of cedar but wow what a difference on consumption of stain! Very little compared. The rot boards took in a lot less stain as well due to their more milled/slick surface. The pump sprayer really helps to get the corners soaked so you don't have to work quite as hard to get the stain worked into the corners. I am wondering how long this will last and look good for though.

Great stain would not use any other brand very easy to apply excellent coverage no runs best i ever used and if any problems the company will answer all your questions excellent customer service easy to contact seller and they return your call and emails

This stuff is amazing! My parents turned me on to this after using it to stain and seal their log cabin in the mountains of Colorado. I wanted to re-stain my weathered wood fence and it did NOT disappoint!! I chose the dark walnut because I wanted dark without being too dark- it's beautiful and you can still see the wood grains. I did power wash the grey and old stain off the wood first but then it made perfect clean canvas to stain a new colour. I did use a power sprayer and that made it go faster but even in the parts I hand painted it was still so easy and literally goof-proof. Highly Reccomend!

This product is by far the best stain I've ever used. I purchased the dark walnut. With 2 coats on new decking. The customer was so happy 😊 with the end results. So was I. She came home and said I made the pine decking boards look like Teak. And they truly do. You can't go wrong with this stain. I would recommend this to first time diy ers as well as polished pros like me. It made my job much easier thus product goes on even, it's goof proof absolutely no runs whatsoever. Very easy to use and excellent results. Although a little pricey than some others the quality of this product is well worth the cost. Some stains I've used that cost double this price I would now pick this one over any other. I highly recommend this. And will from now on be using Ready seal myself even for work and personal. Flawless application 😍 try it

This is a really good stain it’s hard to find oil based stain every thing is water based that does nothing to preserve the wood .There packaging is terrible the can came all dented now after a few weeks it’s leaking had to turn the can upside down.I didn’t think it was going to leak when it came so I didn’t complain.I’ll know better next time because i really like the stain

Great stain and sealer, I used this stuff on my cabin and it's still holding strong. 5 years and not much color loss. Great stuff.

Disappointed. Too much sealer mixed in that no color is seen on bare, weather-worn fence. Had to use a redwood stain and will have to use a polyurethene later to seal it up. I assumed with so many good reviews and Amazon promoting it that I couldn't go wrong.

This is fantastic stain. Exceeded my expectations for sure. Our deck wood is old, splitting, and a hot mess. I can't afford to replace the wood, so decided to stain it and pray. Just... WOW. I am so happy!!! Covered the dry thirsty wood in 1 generous coat. Very easy to handle, use, and dried in a day (80's). I absolutely love the color, and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to stain their deck, even if it's old and raggedy like ours. I'm so happy! I still have 1/4 of a 5 gallon can left. Our deck is 325sq ft. So pleased with the results.