Anchorseal Classic vs Anchorseal2

[CPeter James]

I am about to buy a 5 gal pail of one or the other. Which is best and why is Anchorseal2 Chaeper?

CPeter

[Peter Blair]

Buy the original. Not sure why it's cheaper only that from what I read it doesn't work nearly as well.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Our Club has bought 55 gallon barrels of each in the past. More people prefer the Original formula myself included. The newer eco-friendly version is thinner and doesn't seem to seal as good. Some people I know buy the new formula just to feel good about being eco-friendly but tell me they will use 2 to 3 coats of it instead of just 1 coat they used with the Original formula.
I've always had less cracking problems & better success with the original.

[Thomas Canfield]

I picked up a gallon of the Anchorseal 2 at Woodcraft this week as that is all they have. The original is better from all reports I have heard, but not always available. The 2 must fall in the same category as the E85 gasoline coming.

[Greg A Jones]

Another vote for original recipe.

[Scott Hackler]

After suffering through 2 gallons of the Anchorseal 2, I was soooo glad to have run out and order a 5 gallon bucket of the original formula. For me, #2 never worked well at all. I lost a bunch of wood stock to this stuff. My experience with the original was excellent.

[CPeter James]

I know the wax works but dipping 20" bowl blanks is tough and Anchorseal goes on easy.

CPeter

[robert baccus]

If it helps Craft Supplies has Artisan woodsealer for 19.90$. It is the same as the Anchorseal #1.

[Frank Drew]

If it helps Craft Supplies has Artisan woodsealer for 19.90$. It is the same as the Anchorseal #1.

Is that the same stuff that they used to sell as Green Wood Sealer? Works very well, if so.

[Roger Chandler]

yep.......original anchorseal all the way for me! Green nuts mess up everything!!! :p

[Dan Masshardt]

Where is the source for version 1? I've only used 2. It seems to work well enough, but I'd like to try the original.

[Greg A Jones]

http://www.uccoatings.com/WebStore/AnchorSealClassic

all my regular sources only have the "2"

[Fred Belknap]

The last 5 gal. I ordered was the original formula. I had 5 gal. of the #2 and didn't see any difference but all the negative comments made me order the original. I'm just a whimp.

[Scott Hackler]

Buy it straight from the company! That is where I just bought 5 gallons of the original stuff (and whoopie, it is still as good as I remember!). Just google UC Coatings and go to their site. It was super easy to order what I wanted. If memory serves me it was $104 shipped to me in KS.

[Steve Mawson]

Just got 5 gal. for $106.00 of the original, local place wants $40.00/gal. so a really good deal from the company. Never have even tried 2.

That was shipped to Lincoln, NE.

[Fred Perreault]

I too have used the original, and went through 2, 5 gal. pails from UCCoatings. I later tried the WS2, and was completely dissatisfied. In fact I left 3 gallons of AS2 in the pail and ordered the original. My success with the AS2 was very poor, whereas the AS Original preserved almost all of the blanks I sealed.

[Ray Bell]

I have never tried the original, but the AS2 just doesn't seem to work at all. Bill Tanner an I have used this several times, and the blanks seem to crack as if nothing was applied. We went to Goodwill and bought a 11"x9" electric skillet and now use paraffin wax. If the blank is too large to dip we just use an old paint brush for coating. Much better than the AS.

[robert baccus]

Anchorseal is cheaper because it ia almost useless. Stick to AS #1 or Artisan for superior results.

[Jake Helmboldt]

I'll pile on. AS2 just doesn't cut it. I've had far more checking with it than the original, even when putting on multiple coats. I won't use it again.

[Dan Masshardt]

So is the product from craft supplies adequate?

[robert baccus]

It,s very good stuff. I can't tell it from anchorseal #1.