I used Deck Doc on a new spotted gum deck on a new home. I bought all the application pads etc and followed all instructions to the letter. I was away for three months came home to find that the area of decking exposed to the weather was grey with black spots! I called the owners of the company and their first question was "Has it been raining?"!!! Not an appropriate question for a product that is supposed to protect the timber from the elements. The area of the deck undercover was fine.
I am so disappointed in this product which came full of...Read more

Deck doc was recommended by a local timber merchant over cutek which my carpenter had suggested (they sell both). i was a bit worried by the negative reviews, but decided to go ahead and give it a go anyway.
I used it to oil spotted gum shiplap cladding and decking, spotted gum posts and kd hardwood beams.
It brought out the colour and grain in the timber very nicely, and looks just as good 2 1/2 months later with no signs of the timber greying (or going black as some have reported).
Application was simple with a lambswool pad, followed by a...Read more

I have used and sold deck-doc oils for approximately 15 years with good results. I use the H/D outdoor oil in the factory for coating timber end grain and a good number of my customers purchase and re purchase this oil for coating and maintaining the products they buy from us. I have also used the decking oil on hardwood decks with great success. Large ironbark posts oiled with deck-doc at the time of installation and that had been then neglected and had weathered off, were restored to almost full colour with an application of the same product....Read more

I am 62 years of age, over the years & there has been plenty, I have used many different products on many different decks ! I came across Deck-Doc at Mitre 10, being a Lanolin based oil, I should give this stuff a go. I built a new deck about five years ago out the front of my house, it faces north, so it gets all the sun during the year, not to mention the rain, wind & salt air.
I applied this oil hesitantly to my new deck, by the way, I rang the manufacturer to make sure I understood the procedure. He advised me to make sure the deck was v...Read more

I've been using Deck Doc Premium Decking Oil on my merbau deck for over 10 years now and the deck still looks as good as the day it was built! I always clean the deck first, then I apply the oil (being careful to follow the instructions) and I am always amazed at how good the deck looks, even after all this time! I gently scour the wood after applying the oil to help it absorb, and wipe off any excess. I've never had any trouble with the timber going sticky, but I'm always careful not to over-apply. A fantastic product that I would highly recom...Read more

This is the second time I've applied DeckDoc to our decking and I'm happy to keep using it. Forget the water based 'coating' finishes, a good oil is best. I've also used some of the other well known oil finishes in the past but I'm a total convert with DeckDoc - one coat, easy application and I don't feel like I need a gas mask when applying it.
Wait until there are several warm/hot days coming up. Clean the deck properly using either their deck cleaning powder or an off-the-shelf oxygen cleaner (Napisan, etc), make sure it's completely dry ...Read more

I had my merbau deck installed October 2010 and had Deck Doc oil highly recommended to me by the timber supplier. Not having any experience with oiling decks I decided to go with the recommendation and thought it worthwhile to share my experience with it now after 2 years. Firstly, follow the instructions carefully and you can't go wrong.

There are excellent instructional videos on their website which make it easier and also when I had a question and phoned them directly the staff were able to answer my queries without any problem and se...Read more

Just built a new house and used a tinted tin of this Deck-Doc product on my new fence and the garden edging. It works fabulously well. It does what it is claimed to do. We’ve had a really wet Winter in Victoria this year and the water does bead off the timber. It’s only the first season with the product. I’ll be interested to see how the timber holds up over a few years of wet Winters and hot Summers. I too encountered the “tacky to the touch” result. This was from applying too much of it and expecting it to dry. Some kero on a rag and a bit of...Read more

I had a spotted gum deck built. The builder suggested Fest Watson decking oil. I decided to do some research, found this Deck - Doc oil called Top Deck 'Premium' decking oil. Biggest mistake of my life. I followed the instructions to the letter and even rang them beforehand to make sure I got the application instructions correct. Wow!! My very expensive deck was tacky to touch and then went black. $2000 later after a complete resand and using Fest Watson's oil it looks like it should have in the first place. Don't get stung! use Feast Watson. T...Read more