Cabot Semi Transparent Stains are deep penetrating, linseed oil-based stains that beautify and protect exterior wood. These lightly pigmented stains enhance the natural beauty of the wood by allowing the grain, texture, and color variations within the wood to show through. Acrylic 1300 series combines penetrating properties of oil-based with easy soap-and-water clean-up of water-based finishes. Will provide long-lasting, vapor-permeable protection that beautifies and enriches exterior wood surfaces. Formulated with non-fade, earth tone pigments to weather slowly over time.
Cabot Semi Transparent Stain Review
Horrible! Plain and simple! Hard to apply without lines. Cannot walk on it for days, started fading after 2 months, and has almost completely peeled off within 6 months! This was all new dried redwood lumber! It didn’t need cleaned, sanded or prepped! It’s very expensive and it’s not worth lifting it off the shelf! We’ve spent over $2,000.00 on this product just so we can take off all the facia, handrails, ballisters, and hardware, to sand a brand new deck and start all over again! I will be forwarding all of this to consumer affairs, and the B.B.B.. so hopefully others won’t get burned like we did. I’ve also got lots of before and after pictures that are time and location stamped, as well as receipts showing the purchase dates of both, the lumber and the deck stain seal from Cabot
redwood needs no stain or anything —it is good natural for years– the redwood lumber may have seemed “dry” but it can hold moister for a long time and never rot. strip it and/ or clean it and see if you don’t like the look in a year or two.
Applied semi transparent stain after following directions for prep. Looked good until after 1st winter. Deck peeling. Thought we had made a mistake so reprepped & restained. After winter, deck peeling again. This stain may work if you live in a warm climate but NOT if you get snow & cold weather. Cabot wants receipts for purchases. Lowes customer service will not help with providing receipts even though receipts are in their system. Hundreds of dollars lost with this product & hitting brick walls trying to recover losses.