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Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
Features
- NO LAPS, RUNS OR STREAKS: Goof Proof formula with no back brushing required; ideal for exterior wood projects
- OUTSTANDING DURABILITY: No cracking, chipping, flaking or peeling with excellent moisture resistance and UV protection; great for outdoor decks, fences, wood siding and more
- CAN WITHSTAND RAIN WITHIN MINUTES OF APPLICATION: Can also be applied in direct sunlight
- HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATION: Requires no wet-line application, the product will blend itself and can be applied in any temperature range for proper application
- EASY TO APPLY AND MAINTAIN: Low odor formula may be applied using sprayer, roller or brush onto the wood's surface; no sanding or stripping required for reapplication
Description
Ready Seal 512 5-Gallon Pail Natural Cedar Exterior Stain and Sealer for Wood From the Manufacturer Ready Seal stain enhances the natural beauty of the wood allowing the texture and grain of the wood to remain visible. This stain is an oil-based, semi transparent stain and sealer in one, suitable for all your exterior wood projects. It is a unique formula that penetrates deeply to protect and preserve wood from the elements such as mold, mildew and damaging UV rays.
Color: Natural Cedar
Brand: Ready Seal
Surface Recommendation: Wood
Material: oil based
Model Name: Ready Seal 512 5-Gallon Pail Natural Cedar Exterior Wood Stain and Sealer
Brand Name: Ready Seal
Model Number: 512
Model Name: Ready Seal 512 5-Gallon Pail Natural Cedar Exterior Wood Stain and Sealer
Number of Items: 1
Manufacturer: Ready Seal
Unit Count: 640 Fluid Ounces
Global Trade Identification Number: 26
UPC: 816078005126 816078315126
Included Components: Ready Seal 512 5-Gallon Pail Natural Cedar Exterior Wood Stain and Sealer
Item Type Name: Exterior Stain and Sealer for Wood
Manufacturer Part Number: 512
Manufacturer Warranty Description: Warranty
Material Type: oil based
Paint Type: Oil
Base Material: Oil-based
Compatible Material: Wood
Size: 5 Gallon
Item Dimensions: 12 x 12 x 13.75 inches
Item Weight: 16 ounces
Liquid Volume: 640 fluid ounces
Color: Natural Cedar
Finish Types: Flat
Style Name: Natural Cedar, 5-Gallon
Opacity: 0.5 inches
Surface Recommendation: Wood
Recommended Uses For Product: exterior
Coating Description: Oil-based
Additional Features: UV Resistant
Container Type: Pail
Coverage: 625 sq. ft. per 5-gallon pail
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Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
I used the natural cedar in an electric sprayer. My deck is new fresh sawn larch (tamarack) and 20 year old pressure treated pine. I followed the instructions bleached the whole deck let it dry for half the summer. Moisture meter got down to 15-18%% on all of it. Not ideal. I sprayed on a 5 gallon pail it soaked into the old wood and disappeared instantly. It mostly sat on top of the new wood. I used some old towels and simply rubbed the stain all over the deck. Old school staining techniques. The stain dried where you didn't get any color on your socks in a few hours. It appears oily if that's an accurate word a month later. Water beads up on it. The rough sawn larch looks like it does when wet which is the color I wanted. Couldn't be happier. The older wood didn't change color much if at all. So be aware this stuff is not paint. It's simply an oil stain. The instructions are clear about the moisture. My deck was too wet to stain but mopping it on worked with no residue. I didn't want the deck to sit exposed all winter with no oil on it. I didn't apply a 2nd coat there's no way. Overall I'm very happy with the color and how it went on. No streaks . I strongly recommend a sprayer I was able to paint my whole deck including the railings both sides and get cleaned up in about 4 hours. Not happing in a whole weekend with a brush. The deck is about 3200 sq/ft floor area, plus all the railings and raised beds. Because it didn't really soak in I used 10 gallons it covered it all. The dryer sections took more. Because it's easy to use and dries fast, plan on reapplying every year and you won't be disappointed. No stain lasts forever.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2024 by E.A
Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
Easy to apply. Protects for the period stated, 1to 2 years on a deck. The price is in line with other similar products. All are too expensive.
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2026 by Joseph Woulard
Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
P.S. We paid for our product-- this isn't a paid endorsement! Our deck was 3-yrs. old, never stained, grey, weathered so badly [first 2-photos]-- some of the steps were deteriorating into a "checkered" pattern, i.e., disintegrating. Blasting hot Southern sun, monsoons, wind. More sun. More grey. Rapid aging. Never stained it because product review were so BAD! Until... Tripped onto Ready Seal on Amazon after reading dozens, hundreds of reviews of so many different products. Skip the 5-Star-- just read the 1-Star Reviews. Loads of research over these 3-years, but nothing popped. Until Ready Seal came on the horizon. Minimal 1-Stars. Started watching every video I could find on RS. YouTube, Amazon, Ready Seal's proprietary videos. Reading data sheets on RS's website. Tons more research. Months pass. Convinced. Buy two 5-gal. totes of Natural Cedar. I wanted the "most orange" color RS offered. I call this "Backwards Prep." Order the supply before I'm ready to do the work. This gives me the incentive to "go all in. Not back out. Forge ahead. Wait for the monsoons to stop. Research a little more. Learn how to turn this amateur gig into professional. Techniques. Tools. Materials needed. Temperature range required. Moisture! Ready Seal has GREAT Customer Service. Phoned twice. Second time, a super-hot-shot very UP on his game figured out I was using the WRONG Moisture Meter (for interior, drywall-- wrong). Off to Lowe's for a Kobalt Pin Type Moisture Meter #SC-MM150 Digital #4882343 Model #SC-MM150. See, that is great Customer Service when the Rep. listens so intently-- they can figure out what you're doing wrong (getting wonky readings) and help correct the problem. Staining a requires PATIENCE, kiddoes. Especially if you're goofy enough to stain your deck during monsoon season. Dry as a bone in the a.m. Start to stain-- finally! STARTS POURING DOWN RAIN halfway through. This prompts a call to RS: usually 12% or less moisture is required for staining-- but since you live in Monsoonville, you can go 15% on the first application. This gives the green light-- this deck wood will NEVER be 12% this wet summer. Moisture meter checks every day. Finally a narrow window opens up-- dry for just a few days, long enough for a staining Marathon. Ready Seal is everything we needed it to be. Easy to open. Easy to stir. Easy to apply (I started by using a beautiful brush. Ended up using a sponge as it made it SO easy to stain in-between boards and was easier on the wrist. Deck is 8x12-ft. Took 20-hrs. TOTAL for everything-- was able to squeeze-in 2-coats during the few days of sun. Stained everything: topsides, railings, in-between the boards, UNDERNEATH the decking, underneath the steps, 4x4 uprights, sides of boards-- every square inch of that deck. Twice. NOTE 1: if your deck is badly weathered, you'll need MORE than you think. Ran through an entire 5-gal. can doing two coats, plus maybe a Qt. from 2nd 5-gal. tote. That's two coats on an 8x12 deck. Our wood, especially the steps, were so badly "chapped" that all the wood soaked up the thin stain like nobody's bidnezz. The stain is "thin," not gloppy. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was water base. Use gloves! Old clothes. We laid down a layer of cardboard under the deck to 1/ Catch drippings 2/ for a clean, slick surface to slide around on to reach all those nooks and crannies. To me it didn't make sense to just stain topsides and leave unstained wood underneath our deck. Obviously if your deck is just a few inches off the ground, you won't be staining underneath! NOTE 2: Great addition to 1/ Protecting the steps from SUN and WIND and 2/ Safety was the addition of the STAIR TREADS [Rubber-Cal "Diamond-Plate Non-Slip Rubber Tread Stair Mats (6 Pack), Black $35.64 for six]. They really set off the Natural Cedar and really make the Ready Seal POP! I wanted some way to protect the stair treads from the brutal sun, to stop the "checking" damage. NOTE 3: ANOTHER great addition to our deck, that also keeps the SUN off and will add more years to our deck is that I erected Deck Sails [SUNNY GUARD Sun Shade Sail 10'x10'x10' Triangle Grey White Tripe UV Block Sunshade for Backyard Yard Deck Patio Garden Outdoor Activities and Facility] using 1-in. Galvanized Electrical conduit as "masts" attached to the 4x4 uprights. No cement needed. The sails keep the deck COOL, and minimize UV rays from ruining our beautiful Ready Seal. [Photos.] Sunny Guard has various sizes and shapes. We've since put up 5-Sails on this 8x12 deck, to keep our kitchen COOLER in summer. Makes a HUGE difference. The deck stays cools even though it's on the roasting WEST side of the house. Use "J-Hooks" on the 1-in. metal poles and bungee-cord to the Sails, then you can easily take them down for an approaching bad windstorm. No shortcuts. But every DAY I thank God we took the time to research this project and to do it right (waited until deck wood was <15% moisture). And got in two coats. The treads. The sails. Looks like a completely different deck, and now is a really gorgeous outdoor space-- that somehow even seems a bit bigger now, too. THANK YOU READY SEAL. You will NOT be sorry.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2023 by FLowWOOLF NATURALS
Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
Read all the positive reviews of this product, confirmed by my contractor as one his painters prefer. Naturally I was thrilled this product is made here in Texas. These folks understand how hot and brutal the sun is here in summer. The easiest stain to apply that I’ve ever used. Truly “goof proof” and hands down the richest natural cedar stain I’ve used. I applied 2 coats for good measure due to the extreme heat. Doing it in sections and it’s not obvious at all. You won’t be disappointed. Well done, Ready Seal!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2026 by Melinda
Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
The following review is my experience refinishing my fence with Ready Seal stain/sealer. 4 years ago I rebuilt my privacy fence using cedar pickets this time around instead of the pressure treated pine used previously. Wanting to let the wood weather/dry out/shrink before I stained it, somehow 4 years went by. The south (full sun) facing portion of the fence had turned dark gray (almost black when wet) while the north facing side was a nice medium gray but had a little mildew in places. Letting it go so long required a major power washing. Now that the fence was looking almost new again It was time to put some protection on it. Having previously coated the fence (before rebuild) with a water based stain product I decided this time around I wanted an oil based stain that actually "absorbed/penetrated" into the wood. The water based stain (from that orange big box store) weathered like paint, meaning it peeled and flaked after a number of years on the full sun side of the fence. After much research I settled on Ready Seal. Ready Seal seemed to check all the boxes, oil based, "goof proof" application, long lasting, great reviews, etc. I initially started application with an airless sprayer but even with no perceptible wind there was enough air movement to drift the overspray to unwanted areas (like the wife's car 20' away, Yikes!) Also, while Ready Seal advertises no "back brushing" needed when spraying, for me, l could see that for all practical purposes, back brushing WAS going to be needed for optimal penetration. Considering I was working alone + the overspray situation + spraying a section of the fence then having to back brush the section I just sprayed, it was actually going to take longer than if I used a roller. So that's what I did. 8" Roller application was very easy on the smooth side of the fence and went relatively quickly (Considering I'm 76 years old). The side with the framework was obviously not as easy and required a 4" roller in addition to the 8" roller to facilitate application. The Ready Seal soaked into the cedar pickets like a sponge and dried to a beautiful warm reddish brown finish, much nicer than I had anticipated. The amount of Ready Seal used required about as much as advertised per sq. ft. As far as durability, time will tell but the thousands of reviews are favorable. I deducted a star for the review because the 5 gallon container had taken a beating during transit and had multiple dents and a slight seepage in the bottom edge of the metal container. I transferred the stain to a 5 gallon plastic bucket. Clean up was about as expected for an oil based product, requiring the use of mineral spirits to clean the rollers, the plastic 5 gallon bucket, the airless sprayer, etc. All in all I would use Ready Seal again + the NEXT DAY (for me) Amazon delivery and the fact that I didn't have to do a 20 mile round trip like I did for the 1st 5 gallons makes it yet again a Win for using Amazon Prime.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023 by John S
Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
This is the stuff you want to use. It made my ten year old deck look brand new. It truly is goof proof and very easy to apply. It's worth its weight in gold.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2026 by Harry Marvin
Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
I have used several different stain/sealers over the years, and this is the best I've used so far. My comparison is to Sherwin-Williams SuperDeck and Thompson's stain - both are much more expensive. Ready Seal went on easily and dried very evenly with no runs, heavy or thin spots to show. Now, granted, a lot of that has to do with application, but I used a cheap airless sprayer from Harbor Freight (also a great product for the money) and it did great. I would think a cheap garden sprayer would do just as well, although it would take longer and you'd have to carry the tank around. I HIGHLY recommend using a airless sprayer with a long hose. This stain is just a little thicker than water, so you'll want to use a small spray tip; I used a 0.15 and it worked fine, although there was some aerosolization. I recommend an old ball cap, a dust mask, nitrile gloves and some safety glasses - but that's just good protection for any home painting job. It was dry to the touch within 2 hours and lightened up just a little the next day. I've read other reviews that say it gets darker, but maybe that's related to the stain tone; the Natural Cedar does look very natural and really just adds a slight color tone to the natural wood. I applied this to my 6 year old cedar fence that had greyed. I pressure washed the fence, using only water, one Saturday and painted the next Saturday. It took me about 3 hours to stain 240 feet of 6' high fence, and that included setup and clean up. Regarding coverage, I used about 7 gallons to cover just over 1500 square feet, so about 200 feet per gallon, which is a little better than the 125' estimate. If you're fence is older, it will likely be drier and take more product. The stain cleaned up fairly easily, although you do need mineral spirits (or just about any other paint thinner) to clean your equipment well when done. I will definitely use this again in a few years (says 3-5 years for fences, so we'll see) and highly recommend it if your in the market for a stain.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2016 by Ron G
Size: 5 Gallon
Color: Natural Cedar
It really is goof proof and it really makes cedar look fantastic. I’m so pleased with the results from this and I wish I would have applied it sooner because my fence looks amazing. We got some rain within 24 hours of application and the water just beaded right up top like it should. Hope it lasts several years and holds up to the summer sun.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2026 by crashdaddy