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Applying Stain with the Bender Bar

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What happens here

To demonstrate the 'Bender Bar' tool, the presenter opens a can of Olympic Elite stain. He dips the tool into the stain, then lightly wipes off any excess product from its surface. He then carefully inserts the thin, foam-covered end of the tool into the narrow gaps between the deck planks and runs it along the length of the gap. This method effectively stains the sides of the planks within the crevices, which is difficult for thicker foam brushes or bristle brushes to reach without causing drips or damaging bristles. The tool's design allows it to hold enough stain for good coverage while minimizing drips.

Goal: Effectively apply stain into the crevices between deck planks using the Bender Bar.

Tools and materials

  • Sponge Brush — Comparison against the Bender Bar
  • Stain Brush — Comparison against the Bender Bar
  • Whizz 6" Handi Painter — Applying stain in between deck planks
  • Olympic Elite Stain Olympic — Staining the deck planks

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we got this deck right here i'm going to show you you know how this thing you know works right here using our stain and once again you've got different methods and you can see this sponge right here this sponge is not going to work down in this crack right here very well some of these other cracks it won't work at all but yet this bender bar will fit down inside that crack very easily a brush right here a brush is not going to work on the sides of the edges very well another thing about the bender bars is it doesn't have a tendency to cause drips or spills coming down the sides of your edges but you can see you can get a little bit of product on here and it's got a it's got a mohair basically not material on the face and it's got a sponge so it holds on to your material as you stick it down in there now i'm just going to run it on my sides just like this and now i've got my edges stained if i get any build up right there i'm just going to just you know take that off with a brush a stain brush or a roller once i do all my cracks and crevices along these planks then i'm going to come back and i'm going to do the top of my deck you can see once again i'm going to just dip it in here wipe off the excess just so i'm just gonna look down in there stain the sides really well both sides i know this is kind of gonna it's gonna look a little bit tedious but once again if you're a professional painter you want this deck to look really really good like a professional did it you want all those cracks and crevices stained you know 100 percent protected 100 percent so there you have it it's the bender bar

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