Customer Reviews

Black & Decker C800617 Stain Stick

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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

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.

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.

The paint stick makes painting quicker by saving you the time it normally takes to evenly load a paint roller with paint. Cons: It takes a bit of time to clean the stick; the stick gets a little heavy when loaded with paint (can be solved by filling only half of the stick with paint when starting); and it wasn't long enough for me to paint the ceiling (maybe taller people will have better luck). Still, I thought it was rather useful.