Cabot Stains 140.0000063.000 6" Stain Pad Applicator Refill

Really works well in holding a lot of sealer and application is smooth so no need to back brush. Saves a lot of time than using brush. Just be sure to squeeze excess out each time as it absorbs a lot and will drip.

I needed a product that made applying Waterlox to a countertop project. I gave these a try after using foam brushes which causes way too many waves. This pad allowed the Waterlox to be applied evenly and streak free. Highly recommended for larger smooth sealer applications.

These pads are the perfect width for sealing a wood fence or deck. One stroke per board and done. I keep a supply on hand. Great product !

As good as original pads. Supers absorbent

Works great on smooth surface. Not so well on semi rough board fencing. As others have said the small perpendicular fiber gets brushed off. That being said on 900 ft of cedar board fence no other pad painter or roller fill the small voids and uneven surfaces as well as this product. Buy few pads more than you may think you need, you probable will.

I purchased these on Amazon from the picture as this is the old style pad which is thicker and softer than the new style I received. I have used the new style and I found it does not work as well it does not hold as much stain and does not slide as easily

It saves my back as i can stand up and paint

I purchased these pads on two different orders about a two weeks apart. The first order I purchased the pad applicator plus two extra pads. The applicator came with one pad. So the first order had in total 3 pads. My deck is 40'x15' to give you a reference and boards are in good condition for the most part with a handful of boards that are on the rough side with cracks and knots but were sanded. Also I was applying one coat of Arborcoat Semi-Solid stain. I was really pleased with the results of these pads at first. I used two pads to stain the horizontal rails (not the spindles though...I used a Woodsmates contour pad on those) along the deck railings (there is a top board, plus two side boards to which the spindles are attached, 6 vertical 4x4x8 supports on the deck that support the roof over the deck stained on all 4 sides, 6 wide steps & wide stringers, plus 6 supports which are around the edges below the deck plus a few other boards. So in other words I felt I got good mileage/use out of the first 2 pads before having to replace. Also, since it took several days to do all these boards I did store the wet pads overnight with the tray in a Kovrd paint tray bag. They stored well so I was then able to use the same pads over multiple days before discarding. Based on the results from the first two pads I debated whether one pad would be enough for the deck floor. I decided to buy a 4th pad 'just in case' figured if I didn't need it I could always return it. Anyway, I started using the 3rd pad. By the way, I had cleaned off the stain build up on the plastic applicator before I put pad #3 on to do the deck floor, again I was pleased with the results. I got about 90% of the deck floor done with just the one pad before the fibers started to fall off. So I only had about 8 more boards to stain. Still pleased that I got almost the whole deck floor done with just 1 pad. I was glad I had ordered the 4th pad afterall and even happier when it arrived 1 day early from the original delivery date. So it was delivered the same day I was staining the deck floor. Well, that was the extent of the good for pad #4. I put the new pad on the applicator. Everything seemed fine. I loaded it with stain same as with the first 3 pads. (I used a brush to load the stain onto the applicator pad. I found this helped me put the right amount of stain each time.) Then I applied the pad to the board, all was fine until about halfway on the board the pad came off the plastic applicator. I checked the plastic applicator to make sure nothing was wrong. There was no build up and the tab was fine, so I put the pad back on and a few feet further down the board the pad came off again. I checked everything again. Nothing was wrong with the plastic applicator, but I did notice the black plastic backing on the pad was looser on this pad then the previous pads I had used. Needless to say it became very frustrating and time consuming using pad #4 to finish the last 8 boards as the pad kept coming off every few feet. Also after only 4 boards the fibers started falling off resulting in some bald spots on the pad #4. So definitely there seems to be inconsistent quality and tolerance range in the manufacturing of these pads. So, in summary: I was very happy with the first 3 pads I used, but very disappointed with pad #4. If the manufacturer can tighten the quality of the black plastic backing on the pads and the quality of the fibers this can be a truly great product. I will also be contacting the manufacturer to complain about the issues I had with pad #4. The first 3 pads made staining my deck easy and a bit of fun, plus saved me a lot of time. Too bad pad #4 tainted my experience. Add'l note: the plastic applicator's threaded connection is on the smaller size. I used the Blue Hawk 5ft threaded extension pole from my squeegee which I purchased at Lowe's. This fit perfectly.