Black & Decker C800617 Stain Stick

by Black & Decker

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Black & Decker stain stick allows you to quickly and efficiently apply stains and seals to your deck, fence, cedar siding, concrete, and more. The 4-foot extension handle and pivoting head help you reach any surface with smooth, even coverage and brush-like application. The locking head and wrap-around pad design make edging easy, while the built-in edging guide helps protect vertical surfaces for better control. The innovative handle conveniently holds up to 18 fluid ounces of stain and is easily loaded via a fill tube directly from the paint can. This product is backed by a 2-year limited warranty.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 7.2 x 37 inches ; 2.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FP8J44
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: C800617
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,086 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Black and Decker Stain Stick - Amazing Results!, October 24, 2008

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Steve S. Morris (North Vancouver BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker C800617 Stain Stick (Tools & Home Improvement)

For years I have been staining using a regular brush or even a roller with an extension. The results were fine, but the job was very time consuming.
One of my co-workers had purchased the Black and Decker Stain Stick and told me how much quicker and easier he got his jobs done. I borrowed it and he was right! It is a genuine tool that has easy to follow instructions and delivers as it promises. The tube holds a good amount of stain, the pad glides easily over wood surfaces, and there is no excess stain flowing through as you work. Great price to on Amazon.com

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for painting, horrible to clean it up, July 25, 2008

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EEN "PhantomOwl" (WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker C800617 Stain Stick (Tools & Home Improvement)

Bought this to stain two small decks. It was on special and I thought it would make the job easier. Wish they would have put the instructions on the outside of the package. It comes with a 2-year warranty, but you almost damage the pad & stick it trying to remove them from the packaging along with the instructions. Is simple enough to use for application. Would be worth the price if the work area was larger than 300 square feet.

Was appalled at the steps to clean it. If you're willing to take the time to clean it, all the power to you! That would take longer than my whole staining job and would be messier, too! Since I bought mine on the cheap and wouldn't need it for another 5 years, I tossed it. I'm going back to good old brushes (long handled, if necessary). They're cheaper and easier to clean.

4.0 out of 5 stars Minor drawbacks, but overall good stain application tool, May 14, 2010

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Justin Opinion (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker C800617 Stain Stick (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have used this product three times to stain my deck that is approximately 600 square feet. I like using this type of applicator because it seems (for me) the better alternative to brushing, spraying, or rolling.

What is does well:
The siphon action allows you to draw the stain directly from the can or bucket without pouring, spilling, dripping, etc. This is very nice. The handle is essentially a big siringe that fills as you draw back the inner handle. The siphon tube seals very well and does not leak.
The applicator is fairly easy to use, once you get the hang of just how much stain to release with your strokes. After you do a few boards you'll have the hang of it.
Cleanup is really not too bad. Use the siphon tube to draw in solvent and pump it back out... several repetions of this will clean the inner tube and siphon tube. The head/pad assembly is easily removed so you can soak it and clean it separately.

What I don't like:
It is not very easy to get down into the gaps between deck boards, despite the design that trys to allow for that. It is a little too thick to go between many of the boards, and it is difficult to get enough stain on that portion of the pad.
As you push the handle down gradually to release the stain, the handle gets shorter and shorter... until eventually you are hunched over working with a handle less than 3 feel long. This will leave your back screaming by the end of the job, and if you don't have a jetted soaking tub you're in trouble. A better design would be a long static handle with an inner siringe mechanism of some sort.

For +/- $25, this is a good tool and you can justify buying a new one every few years when the job needs to be done again.