Varathane 384357 Water Based Wood Stain, Quart, Dark Bourbon

Bought this as an external protectant for my above ground planters. I love the dark color! It coats very well, wipes away easily, dries very fast in the sun (VERY FAST). It smells like stain, but I did it outside and in CO there is always a wind of some sort so it wasn't all that bothersome. It cleaned up pretty easily as it's water based. All in all it was a good value. I used 2 of these to stain both planters. I'd use it again easily.

As intended fast shipping. Only problem is that the can came dented but when everything worked out okay. In the future, packing would be ideal if you'd pack it a little better.

This stain worked well to seal my wooden fence. It was easy to apply with a paint sprayer. A good amount comes in this can.

This is a very nice stain. Just keep in mind that any water base stain has to be spread on the wood surface very fast. That's why water base stains are recommended to be prayed, not rubbed on like lacquer or oil stains. Water based stains dry super fast & gives very little working time. But the results are beautiful. I highly recommend to try using it on a small spare scrap wood to get the feel of how fast water base stain dries. Especially keep in mind that since it's water base, if swells up the wood. So wherever you have 2 laminate woods butting up with each other, the line across where they both meet will raise up. Careful on the edge banding edges also where the water base stain can get in, ungluing & lifting the edge band.

Deep color and stains well. Holds color

Beautiful color, best quality for cheapest price we've found anywhere. will be using this for every project.

My tried and true go to finish. Even if it isn’t applied perfectly, you can sand away some imperfections and u can hardly notice

This was a Disaster! I cannot believe the Terrible quality of this product. I am so surprised. The stain pigment did not bind to the liquid inside can, no matter how much you stir, shake, doesn't matter. It is chunky, gritty liquid that went onto my deck like dirt. See photos. I don't know if this is just an expired can but I will not make this purchase again. It ruined the portion of deck I tried it on. I will have to sand it off in order to start over.