JR Wood
New Member
OK, This is going to be long winded.One of my main competitors has gone out of business.He was using Wolman products and it seems every customer I talk to will not even entertain the idea of using any other product.I tried to explain that their are other products out there,that look and perform as well.I was trying to sell Ready Seal to them.It is kind of difficult to sell a product that you never used,but given the rave reviews from everyone who uses it,I want to start using it and you have to start somewhere.I have been using Olympic Natural Look Protector Plus and I have been very happy with it,it goes on extremely easy,dries fast and looks great.The problem I have with that is it uses the same waterproofing system as Ready Seal.It soaks into the wood and bonds with the fibers waterproofing the fibers but leaving the pores open so wood can breath naturally an release any trapped moisture that can get in from the bottom or wherever(I hope that's the correct explaination,hopefully Chris Detter will correct me if I'm wrong) The only draw back to the Olympic is it doesn't bead water and unfortunately the customer has been conditioned to believe that beading is good.Which is what Wolman's does,it soaks in and waterproofs everything including the pores.
NOW…I need to hear from Ready Seal users about color retention(the drawback with Olympic N.L.P.P is that it uses clay for U.V protection and the fact that water is allowed to enter the pores after a while the clay is forced to the surface and the deck starts to turn a flesh color almost like a light coat of flesh colored stain,At least that is my theory!) I want to know what to expect after 1 year ,2 years? Is it easy to clean and maintain?What color do most customers choose?( I noticed when I got samples there was a large bottle of light brown which leads me to believe that this is the one) How do I coherently explain the difference and the benefits.One of the benefits to me is the ease of application which in the long run gets passed down to the customer because of less time and effort applying product.I have nothing against Wolman,I just like not having to worry about drip marks,lap marks, rain and all the other benefits that go with Ready Seal.
NOW…I need to hear from Ready Seal users about color retention(the drawback with Olympic N.L.P.P is that it uses clay for U.V protection and the fact that water is allowed to enter the pores after a while the clay is forced to the surface and the deck starts to turn a flesh color almost like a light coat of flesh colored stain,At least that is my theory!) I want to know what to expect after 1 year ,2 years? Is it easy to clean and maintain?What color do most customers choose?( I noticed when I got samples there was a large bottle of light brown which leads me to believe that this is the one) How do I coherently explain the difference and the benefits.One of the benefits to me is the ease of application which in the long run gets passed down to the customer because of less time and effort applying product.I have nothing against Wolman,I just like not having to worry about drip marks,lap marks, rain and all the other benefits that go with Ready Seal.