Cuprinol 5330417 Wood Preserver - Clear - 1L

Goods arrived early, securely packed and as ordered.

Did a great job on restoring old teak garden furniture, having been pressure washed, sanded and tidied up. Good as new and withstanding the weather,

Purchased to protect a wooden planter. I have had this in the past and it had a green tint to it, but this time is clear - looked like water which is what it is made of probably. Painted two coats on the wood, leaving over 24 hours to dry between coats. I have yet to stain the wood but time will tell if it works! Main gripe - who ever invented the lid needs to rethink this. The tin came with a a strange yellow plastic cap with an illegible 'diagram/sketch' on it. I had no idea how to open the thing and resorted to the internet for instructions.... I managed to pull up a 'hook' of plastic but then could not actually do much else. After a lot of twisting and tugging I had to ask my husband to help. With absolute brute force he pulled the yellow cap off to reveal an inner ring pull arrangement which needed to be removed to get at the product. Again, this was nearly impossible and I had to resort to using a Stanley knife tip to break the seal and get it off. Then the pouring out was a mess - the spout (I use the word loosely) was recessed into the tin, so when tipping it to get the stuff out, it went everywhere and into the pouring bit. According to the internet instructions, it sounded like pulling the yellow top off should have pulled out the inner spout, which would have made pouring much easier. It looked as if the yellow top could be screwed on and off but when I screwed it back on until it 'clicked' I could not get the thing off again without more brute force and potential for the stuff to spill. (incidentally pulling on the ring pull cut into my fingers and I had to use a cloth to protect them. So, after finishing painting with it, I just screwed the cap on lightly, which I am sure is not correct. To sum up - good product, awful 'instructions' and rubbish tin design. Certainly child proof though...

Really excellent wood preserver. I bought this for timber that would be in contact with animals, but in principle wanted the least harmful product for wildlife. I found it very easy to use, very low odour and left the wood a nice colour (only slightly darker than unfinished). I used two coats. I bought around 8 of these tins for my project, and yes, I'd buy it again. Seems to be out of stock in most places, for good reason. The only gripe I had was the cap is difficult to open each time you dispense the product. You have to pull it forcefully while turning, which cut into my fingers. You have to re-close each time to shake the container. I feel like I was doing it wrong, but couldn't find another way. I wish they'd come up with a more user-friendly design.

Pay attention as to how to open can. Product is easy to use and does a good job

Recieved quickly however very concerned the use by date was scribbled out and a sticker put over it had to accept it as needed to finish a job hoping wasnt out if date as i suspect as an expensive product

Great product Delay with delivery was due to courier rather than the retailer

This is really good preserve I followed instructions easy to apply and two coats necessary, leave as long as you can to dry ! Great coverage I did a love seat with it and there’s enough for one more coat ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️