140.0003460.007 Australian Timber Oil Stain, Gallon, Jarrah Brown

Easy to apply and looks awesome-only stain I use on our deck and porch.

great service from across the pond will buy it again when needed

The Cabot 140.0003458.007 Australian Timber Oil Stain, 1 Gallon, Honey Teak is an oil/solvent based product as described. My experience is that this formulation type is that it will penetrate the wood and provide so much better protection for a longer duration than a water based product. I used a short bristle 'deck stain brush' described as 'made for oil based finishes' to apply this to my 15 year old pressure treated, covered porch deck. It has more 'body' than a 'typical wood stain and brushed out very well with minimal run off on edges and vertical surfaces. Time to dry was approximately 24 hours at 70 degrees F, 60% RH. It dried to a 'flat' or 'matte' finish, depending on absorption into the wood.Looking into the can, this material is a more heavily pigmented 'brown' color than I expected the 'Honey Teak' color to be (see open can image). My older wood absorbed this readily and since it has patina from weathering, the final color was significantly darker in those areas, leaning toward a 'medium brown'. Un-weathered areas were somewhat lighter in color and surface sheen. (see deck surface image). I expect that using this product on newer wood would result in a more lighter, 'darker tan' in color since the material absorption would be less. The 'bare wood stir stick' I used appears much lighter and very close match to the 'honey teak' image shown on the face of the can (see StirStick image).I'm going to rate at 4 stars based on application ease, price and color at this time. I can't speak to the 'longevity', but our 'rainy season' will begin next month so I will update this review next year with my performance observations.My only negative comment has to do with Amazon shipping processes, or lack of an adequate one. I'm not deducting any stars for Amazon's poor shipping methods, but want to provide a caution for others. My experience is that packaging by Amazon never accommodates the fragility of the actual contents. This gallon can was shipped in of a 'sealed bag' (thank goodness), inside of a appropriately sized corrugated box, using 7 - 4" x 6" AIRPlus STOROpack 'inflated pillow pads' for protection (4 survived the journey). Ridiculous. Might just as well have skipped the packaging step and put the label on the side of the can and shipped it as is. The end result would have been identical. My only reason to risk an oily mess at arrival and order this product through Amazon is that I cannot buy this oil based version in our stores.It was a chore to open the can since the top/lid were also damaged during shipment. As one might imagine the can arrived heavily dented, both top and bottom - but fortunately not leaking so I was able to use the material with out issue. I made out OK with my purchase. Just realize that if Amazon continues with poor packaging practices, you may not be as lucky and be delivered a 'wet mess'. Good luck.

Bought this for the deck and ended up also using it on the fence. The deck has held up pretty well for a year know. I have had it on the fence boards for over 3 years and it looks great. There is a strong odor to it which takes a couple of weeks to dissipate so be warned. I did mine in the fall so the smell wouldn't be as much with the sun pounding on it all day and releasing more fumes.

I've had wooden decks on my past 3 homes and always sanded them down and used an oil based semi-transparent stain on them. However this job was for a couple of 18 year old teak Adirondack chairs. Power washed, sanded down, washed again, dried and stained. It all went very smoothly using foam brushes and Cabot Australian Honey Teak tinted stain. I think it turned out great and everyone who sees them says they look better than new, so it must be good, right? The stain dried perfectly over a couple of hot days outside. I highly recommend Cabot stains at this point, but we'll have to see how the finish holds up to know for certain. After spending their lives in direct sun, these chairs are now in the shade so I expect good life out of this stain.