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Thompson’s WaterSeal Cleaner & Waterproofer Review

By Erika in Product Reviews

Thompson's Waterseal logo this idea now...

Thompson’s WaterSeal products are perfect for making a big difference in your home’s exterior appearance while staying in a budget. A simple exterior cleaning can make your home much more appealing. Thompson’s WaterSeal has cleaners, waterproofers, and exterior wood stains that will help get your home exterior clean and keep it that way by sealing out water.

Thompson\'s WaterSeal Cleaner I was sent Thompson’s WaterSeal Oxy Foaming Action Exterior Multi-Surface Cleaner. This cleaner is truly multi-surface; it will work on wood and composite decks, fences, concrete, brick, siding, roofs, and more. The key features of this cleaner are:

  • oxygenated foaming action
  • removes stains from dirt, mildew, algae, and fungus
  • non-bleach, chlorine-free concentrate

Our back deck was desperately dirty and in need of some help this year. We’ve lived in this house for 7 years and haven’t once washed the deck – yikes! We’ve been using our deck a lot this year so this was the perfect time to try out Thompson’s Water Seal cleaner. Here is a before picture:

dirty wooden deck floor It was dirty with algae and mildew too.  When it rained, the deck became slippery because it was so yucky with algae. Yuck.

wood deck boards with green algaeNate did the work on this one. He rented a pressure-washer as recommended by Thompson’s (you won’t get nearly as good results without it.) He pressure-washed the deck first and then scrubbed it thoroughly with the cleaner. One bottle cleaned the whole deck.

man scrubbing wooden deck with Thompson's Waterseal cleaner

After that, Nate pressure washed the deck once more to remove the cleaner and dirt. This Thompson’s cleaner is a gentler, biodegradable formula so we didn’t have to worry about it harming the grass or trees nearby when it was washed off.

wooden deck boards partly clean partly dirty with man's feet

Look at that difference! It took Nate the better part of an afternoon to finish the job, but it was well worth it. I had expected it to help, but I did not expect Thompson’s WaterSeal cleaner to come through like this! Amazing!

freshly cleaned wooden deck

The next step was to apply the water protector. Thompson’s WaterSeal Advanced Tinted Wood Protector comes in four wood tones and adds natural color to wood within its maximum strength, patented waterproofing formula.

  • most powerful protection against water damage for your investment
  • long-lasting coating resists mildew growth, UV damage, and fading
  • tinted wood protector: beautiful finish adds color without hiding natural wood grain
Thompson's Waterseal Advanced Treated Wood Protector product on deck

We had to wait almost a month between cleaning the deck and doing this. You need to have a minimum of 48 hours without any rain after applying for the sealer to properly adhere to the deck. And this past month has brought lots of rain to New Hampshire, with Hurricane-turned-Tropical Storm Irene and then one rain storm after another. But we finally had a couple of sunny days last weekend so Nate applied it then.

Some of the advantages of this cleaner are that it’s water based so you can clean up with soap and water. It claims to have low odor but, even outside, the odor was quite strong in my opinion. Then again, I’ve never used a water protector product before so it could be lower-odor than others. The good thing is because it’s outside, the odor didn’t linger for long once Nate was finished.

Look at these beautiful results!

deck treated with Thompson's Waterseal product with dead leavesdeck treated with Thompson's Waterseal product with dead leaves(Yes, we really do have that many leaves falling – it’s autumn!)

Our neighbor commented that it looks like we have a brand new deck! And I agree with him!

leaves falling on patio furniture and wood deck

And when we had rain, you can see how well the waterproofer repelled the water:

deck board protected from water with leaves and water droplets

I couldn’t be happier with our Thompson’s WaterSealer products. They performed extremely well and I highly recommend them. I am so happy with our beautiful “new” deck now and also knowing that it will be well protected as we head into the winter months.

 

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You can find Thompson’s WaterSeal products at home improvement stores or online at Amazon.

Disclosure: Thank you to the sponsor for the free product I was sent to review. I received no monetary compensation and my opinions are my own and were not influenced by the sponsor.

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    Filed Under: Product Reviews Published on September 28, 2011

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    Comments

    1. Jessica Compton says

      September 29, 2011 at 11:57 pm

      I would definitely give this to my landlord so he could use it on the upper deck of my house! lol

      Reply
    2. Paula Lee says

      September 30, 2011 at 7:04 am

      I would definitely keep this! My front porch needs it desperately.

      Reply
    3. Michele L. says

      September 30, 2011 at 9:53 am

      I’d use this on my deck and my barn.

      Reply
    4. Jennifer Rote says

      September 30, 2011 at 12:19 pm

      My back deck needs a coat or two.

      Reply
    5. Terri S. says

      September 30, 2011 at 1:16 pm

      What a big difference in before and after picture! I need this for my back deck. 🙂

      Reply
    6. Ada Miller says

      September 30, 2011 at 2:08 pm

      our decks could really use this stuff. i never knew that with my decks looking so bad that with Thompson’s Waterseal cleaner etc they could look new again. With trees all around is is killing my decks so this stuff would really come in handy for us.

      aemgeg@yahoo.com

      Reply
    7. Cheryl Abdelnour says

      September 30, 2011 at 2:46 pm

      I would give this to my Mom for her wheelchair deck.

      Reply
    8. lisa says

      September 30, 2011 at 8:09 pm

      our fence!

      Reply
    9. Melissa M says

      September 30, 2011 at 8:13 pm

      this would be great for our composite deck … it would be a great birthday gift to see the deck sparkling clean 🙂

      Reply
    10. Vicky Carlson says

      October 1, 2011 at 12:07 pm

      I use this on my cedar mailbox once or twice a year and it keeps it very nice. I always love how it looks afterwards! 🙂

      Reply
    11. Vivien Lee says

      October 2, 2011 at 11:11 am

      I think this would be good for some of the fencing in our yard.

      Reply
    12. polly says

      October 3, 2011 at 7:34 pm

      our deck needs help!
      pkeintz@gmail.com

      Reply
    13. Sarah says

      October 3, 2011 at 8:44 pm

      I would give this to my sister for her deck!

      Reply
    14. Dana Beeman says

      October 4, 2011 at 3:51 pm

      If I won I’d give this to my mother for her back porch steps that need to be rebuilt and to reseal the rest of the porch.
      Dana Beeman: danabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com

      Reply
    15. Sherry S. says

      October 5, 2011 at 12:30 am

      I would give it to my dad for his back deck.

      Reply
    16. Donna B. says

      October 5, 2011 at 11:24 pm

      My front and back decks definitely need some help!

      Reply
    17. Cheryl Barnett says

      October 6, 2011 at 3:19 pm

      I won a contest where I received this product all I can say is wow my stone and walkway were dirty. Who knew my stairs were brick red.

      Reply
    18. kayla hyde says

      October 6, 2011 at 10:30 pm

      I would give this to my cousins to use at their house.
      khyde19@yahoo.com

      Reply
    19. Meghan Lynn Page says

      October 7, 2011 at 1:44 pm

      Our back porch needs this terribly!!

      Reply
    20. Rita Spratlen says

      October 8, 2011 at 10:31 pm

      I live in a big house with upper and lower decks and they need work. I would definitely be able to use this. Rita

      Reply
    21. Missy Lynnh says

      October 8, 2011 at 10:39 pm

      Our privacy fence could really use this

      Reply
    22. Jen V. says

      October 10, 2011 at 10:42 am

      Our deck and privacy fence could both stand to be cleaned and sealed again. It’s been a couple of years.

      Reply
    23. Heather! says

      October 10, 2011 at 5:43 pm

      I would give this to my folks. They have decking all aaround their house, which is wonderful, but also requires a bit of maintenance. I think they’d really appreciate this!

      Thanks!
      h4schaffer at gmail dot com

      Reply
    24. Leah Walker says

      October 10, 2011 at 7:07 pm

      I would give it to my mom and dad. They are in the process of finishing the porch on their house and could use it.

      Reply
    25. Karen Fields says

      October 11, 2011 at 8:06 pm

      If I won, I’d give this to two close friends who are buying a house. It’s a bit of a fixer-upper, so they can use all the help they can get!

      renfie.fields@gmail.com

      Reply
    26. Jonathan@pressurewasherspro.com says

      October 12, 2011 at 4:51 am

      A water seal cleaner and proofer would be really great to have after the flood from the typhoon soaked the wood of our porch and deck.

      Reply
    27. Madeline Jones says

      October 12, 2011 at 11:50 am

      Our deck!!

      Reply
    28. Gina Hamm says

      October 12, 2011 at 9:55 pm

      Would use this on my fence!

      Reply
    29. scottsgal says

      October 13, 2011 at 1:29 pm

      our fence needs to be stained this fall
      msboatgal at aol.com

      Reply
    30. Michelle Stice says

      October 13, 2011 at 9:27 pm

      Our deck needs cleaned and waterproofed badly!

      Reply
    31. david schrinel says

      November 30, 2011 at 9:53 am

      water pump is a good soved in your site.

      Reply
    32. Hotsy Virginia says

      January 17, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      You can get even better results using a hot water pressure washer and no detergent.

      Reply
    33. EricDP says

      May 27, 2015 at 1:04 am

      I see this review was written a couple of years ago. Can you comment on how this weathered? I’ve read mixed reviews about the mildew resistance — some people say it actually attracts molds. How did it hold up for you? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        May 27, 2015 at 7:52 am

        Hi Eric, we actually moved last summer, so I can’t speak to this year, but last year it was still working well. I could see some of the grime start building up again, but it was still a big improvement from before. I didn’t notice any mildew issues at all. Hope that helps!

        Reply
        • EricDP says

          May 27, 2015 at 9:37 pm

          Thanks, it helps a lot! 🙂

          Reply

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