Wet Wood Stain

pdmcali

pdmcali

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Has anyone used Wet Wood Stain from Davlaur Coatings and if so what has been the results?
 
Admittedly, I have not used wet wood stain by Davlaur.... but I do carry a one day deck stain/sealer called DRP Best. It can be applied to wet wood much the same way that Wet Wood Stain can be.

From the release:
We are proud to present the technologically unique line of products from DRP Best. These are "one day deck" products in both oil and water-borne formulas. With five years of practical field use behind them, these stains have proven themselves different from ordinary sealers in their application, their durability, and in their maintenance advantages!

Deck Restoration Plus and Everett Abrams are two of the most recognized names in the wood restoration industry over the last two decades. The products developed for this franchise system of companies have finally been made available to give contractors all over the country the advantages that gave these companies an edge over competitors.

We selected the DRP Best product line because of their innovative approach. With the basic market shift over the last several years towards water-borne deck sealers, we knew a major change in the wood restoration industry was coming, and we wanted to be able to position our customers on the leading edge. With the changes in VOC regulations in California and the northeastern states, and with the projected changes coming in the near future, we wanted to give out customers the best options.
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I'd put our stuff up against their stuff any time :)

LINK: DRP BEST
 
I would wait till your weather dries up and use an oil base stain since one day deck stains are waterbase and decks tend to dry out with a waterbase stains. I guess if the deck was covered and doesn't get much sun the wood would be ok?

I'll post this here to what's at Lowes but for $40/gal is just crazy....



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So Ive sat here for the last twenty minutes organizing my thoughts about water based vs oil based stains. Then I remembered that Pete had a 'Saturday Seminar' on this and put it up on youtube. He's pretty eloquent, and explains advantages and situations that DRP's best helps with (including how it helps you avoid flash drying and having to redo your job after unexpected rain) Part of his explanation is that DRP's best has two formulas - a hardwood formula and and oil formula. The oil formula is not oil based, but rather an oil formula inside a water based stain, giving you the penetration of the oil based stains and the versatility and speed of the water based stains. Because it is water based, it is low VOC and able to be used even in the states with the strictest VOC laws. I'll link to the video below , so anyone that wants to can see it.

What it comes down to is money. If you can get a quality product that lasts and protects like an oil stain but lets you work on it without having to run multiple trips to the job site, then it saves you time and money. If that same product is able to be used during a longer season because of a lesser worry about weather, that increases your opportunity to make money. If it decreases your expenses and increases your ability to make money, all without short changing your clients or sacrificing your standards at all... that makes it a pretty fine product.

 
Thanks for posting that video John I felt like I was there. I only wished I could have seen the sample boards closer. If i had to try a 1 day product I would try Everett's stain he's been doing wood restoration for a long time he does know his chit. I would have to raise prices at $160/5 tho

Since I live in Texas where we are pretty dry for the most part like about to go back in a drought hope not like a few years ago. I deal with more wind than anything here in Houston with all the fences I do it's a killer to spray lots of days!

We've built our company with the best stain made in Texas that being the Baker's Gray Away since 1992. Since we are the sole distributor here in Houston and surounding counties we've set ourselves apart from our competition a long time ago. It would be hard for me to change my customers mind on what I've been preaching to them for the last 20 yrs. and still stain the same decks/fences every few years. We started mostly as an applicator but our retail sales have been growing every year. I would say the largest distributor for the Gray Away they have I go through tons of stain. We have a monopoly in some communities for being the only required stain they have to use it's been great!

I guess it's becoming a problem in other parts of the country to stain decks with all the rain so the 1 day deck stain may be very helpful. I've seen what linseed oils base stains have done here Houston and didn't look good.So that would scare me here in humid Houston.

How does it hold up on fences? I would like a sample to see how it works and looks. How do I get a sample?

Thanks
 
No problem Shane.... I know we had some sample bottles the last time I was back east... I'll see if I there are any left... Im sure there are :)

Yeah that normal linseed can leave a coating and just look horrible after no time at all... but I think you'll like this stuff..

I've heard good things about gray away, supposed to get good coverage out of it, right?
 
John Marentay said:
So Ive sat here for the last twenty minutes organizing my thoughts about water based vs oil based stains. Then I remembered that Pete had a 'Saturday Seminar' on this and put it up on youtube. He's pretty eloquent, and explains advantages and situations that DRP's best helps with (including how it helps you avoid flash drying and having to redo your job after unexpected rain) Part of his explanation is that DRP's best has two formulas - a hardwood formula and and oil formula. The oil formula is not oil based, but rather an oil formula inside a water based stain, giving you the penetration of the oil based stains and the versatility and speed of the water based stains. Because it is water based, it is low VOC and able to be used even in the states with the strictest VOC laws.
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How is this different than Wood Tux?
 
Hey Jon,

Good Morning.

From what I'm given to understand, it's a similar product. The biggest differences actually are in the releasing agents that Everett has designed into his formula which allows it to be easily stripped with a good stripper like "Rip It"
 
John Marentay said:
Hey Jon,

Good Morning.

From what I'm given to understand, it's a similar product. The biggest differences actually are in the releasing agents that Everett has designed into his formula which allows it to be easily stripped with a good stripper like "Rip It"
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I'm curious to why you need to strip it before every maintenance? I'm not a fan of caustics if i don't have to use it. I would rather clean with a little 12% and some soap it's much better for the wood!
 
You don't have to... The color in DRP Best starts out pronounced, and the color stays within 85% of that level throughout the two year evaluation. A simple maintenance cleaning and re-sealing after two years will start it all over again. So it's a simple reseal again. But.. you know and I know that isnt always how it works in the real world... sometimes clients will push the stain to the very end and beyond. If you get even one customer like that, it makes it your job easier on the far end, and an easier job is a more productive job. So by using an ounce of prevention at the beginning, you save yourself a pound of headache at the end.
 
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