Lawsuit Against Olympic Rescue It
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- Olympic Rescue It is marketed as a resurfacer and sealant for severely weathered wood decks and concrete surfaces.
- Customers report premature failure including bubbling, peeling, cracking, and flaking within a year of application.
- Olympic is reportedly refusing to take responsibility, blaming customers for improper application instead of acknowledging product defects.
- A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed against Olympic over Rescue It failures, even when instructions were followed correctly.
Olympic Rescue It Review
Olympic Rescue It may fit the term “it’s too good to be true.” This Olympic paint and stain hybrid product is marketed as a resurface DIY product. It claims to be the ultimate remedy for severely weathered or damaged wood surfaces. Olympic claims that Rescue It is a resurfacer and sealant all in one for wood decks that are damaged beyond conventional restoration services. They also market it to be used on concrete surfaces as well.
This hybrid sealant is supposed to fill cracks and hold down splinters to deliver a slip-resistant textured finish that is supposedly barefoot friendly, shown by the picture of bare feet on the front label. It is a 100% acrylic waterproof protectant that Olympic calls a “high-performance coating” offering outstanding elasticity. But recent customer claims and lawsuits say differently.
Claims have been investigated on behalf of customers who have used the stain on exterior wood decks. It’s allegedly been prone to premature failure and may be susceptible to bubbling and peeling, which have led to costly repairs and replacements of the product. Olympic does offer a satisfaction guarantee to Rescue It customers on a surface that is prepared according to their instructions, which gives them plenty of wiggle room.
Olympic does not state or provide a certain amount of time that this product is supposed to last. It says that the lifetime of the product is limited by the condition of the wood that is being rescued. Olympic assures customers that it’s a premium product providing excellent resistance to blistering and peeling. Also that it provides waterproof protection, is mildew resistant, and works on both vertical and horizontal surfaces. Many customers report being satisfied shortly after application but then the product fails fairly quickly.
Out of the many customers who have purchased Olympic Rescue It, a large number of them are experiencing complete failure of the product. Even though application instructions were followed exactly there are substantial reports of bubbling, peeling, cracking, and flaking within a year of being applied. Reportedly Olympic is refusing to take responsibility for their failing product and is instead blaming the customer for not applying it correctly.
See here for more info on Class Action Lawsuit for Olympic Rescue-It
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Olympic Deck Rescue-It Peeling Photos
Just check out my YouTube videos (they have the most views) I did on this crap product. I prepared the deck exact to their instructions I have a big deck and was on my hands and knees for days getting it ready to apply this garbage product. I did a 1 year review on it and showed the bubbling, and then a 2 year review and a 3yr review. It totally ruined my deck. I can’t believe they still sell this garbage.
My deck is doing the same thing. I have rotted wood. I’ve been scraping it for days. My deck is huge? Can you please help me with suggestions on how to repair. Thank you so much
You cannot fix the rot so thay will require replacing the bad wood peices or all the wood.
Yes I realize that.
To remove the old stain, do I strip it first then sand? Because scraping it off is taking forever.
Thanks again
I’m having the same issue! Peeling & bubbling up! What a mess! Does anyone know if you can just power wash it off.
No, you have to power sand to fix this mess.
Have brand new pressure treated deck surrounding above ground pool
It has dried for over a year now
I wanted to use twp semi transparent oil stain but it doesn’t come in grey
My home is bluish gray with dark grey deck railings.house has white trim
I live in MA and wonder if ArmstrongClark driftwood semitransparent oil stain is just as good
I know I will need the restore a deck kit also
Are you running any promos?
I’m guessing 2gallons of stain
Pool is 24 round and deck has 90degree corners
Armstrong Clark is an excellent stain and the Driftwood Color looks great. We do not run promos.
Has anybody used it on concrete?
What can I do to cover the olympic rescue it I applied to my deck 10yrs ago?
The surface has pealed and cracked. There are places that have pealed off in chunks. The treated lumber still looks good.
If looked at composite but it’s very expensive.
It there a product that will last better than what I have applied?
No other deck coatings can go over the top of the Rescue-it. You would have to power sand get it off first.
I used Olympic Rescue It in October 2014. Still looks great. No peeling at all. I followed the directions.
I used it on mine about 20 years ago and still going strong. I was looking for more but can’t find it as I have a few spills and stains and was going to do another coat. Not sure if I can just stain/paint over it to freshen it up. Rescue it saved my old splintering deck from needing a facelift. Couldn’t be happier.
Sorry, meant 10 years or so ago not 20
We are using Olympic rescue on porch & stairs & railing with balusters. I am very happy with the colors ‘cape cod grey’ & ‘trident blue’. We did clean the surfaces. I needed more so I had to order a gallon each from Home Depot which now says they are on back order. I’m looking for somewhere else to order. I really like Olympic rescue. Polyurethane & clear coats suck. They don’t last 1year.
I purchased some 2014, painted pour pool decking , it has been beautiful , we will be redoing it the summer of 2023 in Alabama . never been more please with a product .
Wechave the same issues. Peeling and rotting our deck. Can anyone tell me how to get it off? Can I just paint over it?
You will have to power sand to fix. You cannot paint over it.
I used this product on my deck 1 year after it was built brand new. It caused my wood to rot. The wood started splitting and turning black then became weak. This happened within about a year of application.
Same with mine! I applied April 2021 and now it’s a mess! SSOO irritated!
Same here, our whole deck has rot!!!
I used this on my 30 year old deck 5 years ago that had a lot of checking. Follow the directions and you should not have a problem. I have not had any peeling on my deck. The problem of peeling in my opinion is from moisture in the wood. The deck needs to be dry, one week in the sun no rain and you should be ready to paint.
We used this product about 4.5 years ago. It’s a great product. There’s been some peeling at the edges after time.. and I’m scraping them, and going to touch up those areas. Thing is.. I can’t hardly find this product anymore. And I definitely can’t find a quart. SO disappointed. Not sure what to do….. But.. we like the product very much.
I used the Reecue in two separate areas of my deck. in one area it started pealing in six months in the other area it has been good for about three years. However it now needs to be redone and nothing will dry properly, and stays tacky. I tried to remove it with paint and stain remover and it doesn’t remove it except a few patches don’t use this stuff.
What can you do if you have used Olympic Max Rescuer Restorer Primer paint? I just completed my first coat?
Not much you can do at this point but you will have to power sand to remove it when it fails.
I used this product about 5 years ago and it’s been incredible. Never a problem. Looking for it to apply a fresh coat and ran into this article. To me the pictures here look like the wood was damp when applied thus thus failure but, that’s just my opinion.
I used Recuse It on my 1500 sq.ft. deck five years ago and I was very pleased with the performance of this product. I had built the deck 15 years earlier and had only pressured washed and applied Thompsons Water Proofing every year before using Rescue It. My first application I cleaned the deck thoroughly and allowed the deck to dry fully before the first application, now every 2 years I apply another coat and the deck always looks amazing.
Can this be applied over Behr Deckover if sanded?
It will peel.
I used Olympic Rescue It on my deck about four years ago. It has performed FLAWLESSLY. The surface is perfect for keeping traction. The finish has neither faded nor shown any sign of peeling. I have also used it (in a different color) on concrete with similar results. Perhaps some of those having problems did not properly prepare the surface(?) I used a power washer on the deck boards (pine) and on the concrete to remove loose material before putting the Rescue It on. My boards and concrete were in good shape, so I cannot attest to how this would work on significantly damaged wood or concrete. But, I can recommend this product.
Got a great deal on Olympic Rescue It! Maintenance Wash Max. Can this be used to clean a deck that was NOT treated with the Rescue it! Max Resurfacer?
Sorry but no idea if any good or will work.
How to remove Olympic rescue it have peeled trying to prepare deck to refinish it.. RESCUE It did not last started peeling within a year. Need to know how to clean it off so we can stain deck.
You cannot clean it off. The only way to fix is to sand it all off.
We used it last year to re-coat our deck. I power-washed the deck and replaced a number of boards that were aging. We then applied a *very* liberal coat of this paint. In less than a year it looks like the deck hasn’t been painted in years. The paint peels, chips, and cracks to an astonishing degree. I walked across the deck with a leaf blower and I accidentally allowed the nozzle to aim down at a section of the deck and a section of paint 6″ wide by 18″ long peeled away. This coating looked really great for about 2 weeks last summer. By the end of the summer there were already wear marks showing. Very disappointed.
I was just going to get new paint to redo peeli g deck. I looked online to check who retsiler was near me and found this lawsuit info. Wow, no wonder. My deck is a mess!!!
Best stuff I ever put on a deck. Held up for 10 years or more. I’d buy it again for sure.
It has not even been around for 10 years.
Must be a ppg loser rep trying to do damage control. Keep coming out w bad products!
I’m not sure if it’s just where we live, but our application held up as much as we could have expected. My mother-in-law went on her own and applied the product, so I know she didn’t do the proper prep work (which is relatively extensive. And we didn’t clean the surface nearly as much as we should have after application. Nonetheless, I’d say we got four years out of it before it started peeling badly.
My guess is that the majority of owners didn’t do nearly the amount of prep that is recommended in the product instructions and on videos online. You have to:
1. Clean the surface heavily before application, preferably with a power washer.
2. Let it dry after that completely.
3. Make it hasn’t rained for 3-4 days before you put it on and the deck is bone dry.
4. Caulk all your big cracks or use wood filler
5. Mix the paint thoroughly before applying
6. Make sure it isn’t going to rain at all within 24 hours of being applied.
Then after you put it on, you need to wait 6 hours and put a second coat on, another 48 hours after that for any foot traffic, and then another 72 hours after that to replace the furniture and anything else heavy. Then don’t have any parties or large gatherings on it for another 30 days.
Did all the people complaining do all that? Knowing how not thorough and impatient the average American is—- Unlikely. So they reaped what they sowed.
We also used the paint on our lower level concrete, and despite substantial abuse, it has only worn away in places where we permitted a lot of dirt buildup or had significantly heavy foot traffic. It’s very good in that application.
I’ve now HEAVILY power washed the flaking paint off my deck, and put a new coat down (after following all the guidance) because I liked the look of the original coat. The old product didn’t all come up, which suggests that’s where the deck was clean and dry enough when my mother-in-law put it down the first time. And this time we will give it the proper drying time, which I’m positive we didn’t do the first time.
If you followed ALL the prep and application steps, and it still failed, then perhaps you have a case. But search your memory and see if you REALLY did ALL the steps. Most people will probably admit they didn’t. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t be trying to blame the product for your failure to adhere to instructions.
Nuff said.
Really? Do you think the lawsuit was made up? 1000s of complaint on this site and numerous other websites and they did it all wrong? This product has an extremely high failure rate. Everyone knows it including Rustoleum!
this is the second firm:
Sauder & Schelkopf, LLP
555 Lancaster Avenue
Berwyn, PA 19312
(888) 711-9975
has anyone else had any luck with this?
I got a call back and they told me it was closed and that I had to call PPG… that’s pretty unrealistic.
I decided to use it because of Home Depot associates. They claimed it was easy to clean and it wears better in the hot sun of Georgia…. it is a mess… I can not get my deck clean even with a bristle brush… I really dislike this product… i don’t know what to do…
Contact this firm :
MCCUNE WRIGHT AREVALO LLP 555 Lancaster Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312
I emailed them. They responded that the case was closed and refereed me to another firm. They got me the settlement.
Since this forum gave me a lot of good info. I wanted to give back. I was also a victim of the Olympic Rescue It product. I was never notified of the class action suit. I contacted a friend whos is a product liability lawyer. He said to reach out to the firm of record on the case. I did, and they responded that the case was closed, and referred me to another law firm for questions. I thought it was done and was ready to drop it. My attorney friend said to contact the second firm, and I did. Their attorney said to submit to him the original claim form and documentation and he would contact PPG. I did that and one week after sending the information to him, I had a check for $5,000 in my mail. NICE! Details – I had a 600 sq. ft. deck and spent $5,100 dollars to have it refurbed, I submitted before, during refurb, and after photos. I had a paid invoice receipt for the work, and pics of a remaining 3 gallon bucket of the Olympic product, with the custom tint tag from Lowes showing the date of purchase. The attorney advised to have the pics in one PDF or PowerPoint file for easier review. I submitted the claim on 9-9-19 and had a check on 9-16-19. As I poured over the details around this settlement. I saw that of the $6.5 MM, none of it could be returned to PPG. So, go get yours! Good Luck!
Hello, how did you go about this? We have 2 large decks we put this on and ours is bubbling and peeling bad? One deck is 16’ x 32’ and the other is 24’ x 40’. This took a lot of time, hard work and lots of money to do. Now it has to be replaced. My husband is in poor health and somehow I’m going to have to take care of this. Please let me know what I need to do.
Thank you
Could you please provide the information for the second firm you contacted and received settlement from
Yes, can you please provide information for the second firm you contacted? I didn’t know of this class action lawsuit and now my deck is in terrible shape, for which I need to repair it. Thanks for your help!
Please provide information for the second firm you contacted? I didn’t know of this class action lawsuit and now my deck is in terrible shape, for which I need to repair it. Thanks for your help!
Wow I can’t say anything bad about it I’m a retired union roofer/water proofer of 40 yrs. 4 years after application still happy
Applied this product, Olympic Rescue It, to our 550 square foot deck a year and a half ago hoping it would be a life saver for us. We started noticing blistering, peeling and rotten boards within the first year. Replaced 4 boards last season and have over a dozen or more to replace this year, 16′ boards! When the product peels back, the boards all to appear to be damp and rotten regardless where on the deck the board is located. It even rotted the cedar railings. It is funny though how it stuck like glue to some areas of the boards but not others???? This is not a good product. Will probably cost us over $1,100 or more to repair what has been damaged, not including our time.
Olympic deckover is a joke.After 1.5 years it was coming off in sheets.Prep was done exactly. Jeff, Bonney lake,wa
Over the past several years I’ve easily applied this paint to several thousand square feet of deck at our home and at a cabin that we rent. This is the BEST deck paint I have ever used. It is durable, easy to apply, and has lasted longer than most deck paint I’ve used. Several weeks ago, I went to Lowes to get more paint and was told it is a “special order only”. Fine by me. I’ll be ordering and using this paint until it’s no longer offered there.
What is presented here is true. I also used this product and it lasted less than a year before it started to peel. I am in the process now of scraping the junk off or just replacing the boards, which is an easier solution. This is a terrible product and stores like Lowe’s or Home Depot should remove it.
I used Olympic Rescue it on my deck about 4 years ago. 6 months after application, it started to bubble and peel. I also contacted Lowe’s and Olympic about the problem. Lowe’s sent me to Olympic and Olympic told me I probably didn’t apply correctly. I painted house for 10 years and never had this problem. I decided to wait it out, thinking if some peeled in 6 months, in a year it would all be gone. 4 years later I have decided to tackle the beast. It is amazing how on one board, some product peeled off, but yet the material that did not peel will not come off of the wood. I have hand scraped, pressured washed with 3000 psi pressure washer, hand sanded…. nothing. Belt sanding and a heat gun scraping are my next options. It is a shame that I spent over $400 dollars and this crap and now I will have to spend even more to fix.
Can I still file a law suit. My deck is a mess because of this paint. It is peeling off in Hugh chunks and looks terrible. I believed the BS that being said about this paint at the time. What do I do now?
Too late for the class action lawsuit. They settled already but still continue to sell it.
I was also told it was too late, they must have known to settle fast. My ENTIRE 12′ x 36′ Cedar deck (full time southern exposure in MI) basically fell apart in my hands. PPG told me they couldn’t do anything because of the settled lawsuit. Answer from group that filed suit was, sorry, too late. I’m replacing with Trex, about $3000 in so far, but on hold because i ran out of my throw-away-fix-deck-money that everyone has just sitting around (another $1100+ to finish). I was hoping to find other options also, but no luck.
I need to purchase a gallon as Lowe’s no longer carries, It has held up great on my worn concrete and it was tented to Taupe. Item # 1649-A-20170704130300. Would appreciate any help in getting a gallon which should last til I die.
What color do you need. I have a gallon I never used.
Looks like Home Depot sells it?
This is terrible paint!! It ruined all 4 porches and a deck that I put it on. I followed directions and within a year it peels off in places all over the floors! U can’t scrape it all off or even power wash it all off. I totally ruined my floors and looks hideous!!!
have almost 2 gallons of Rescue It left and wanted to apply a coat that didn’t last 2 yrs and it had all settled in the bottom of the cans like huge curds of cottage cheese. Took it back to Lowes and had it shaken but to no avail. Stirred and stirred to break up the mess on the bottom—still no luck. Can anything be added to break this up? It’s about $70 worth
Sorry but no.
take it back to lowes – have them put the can in their shaker UPSIDE DOWN and shake for about 10 minutes
We have a large deck (600 square feet) with two stairways and railing/posts. In 2017 we stained our deck with Olympic Rescue It resurfacer and sealant in one (light restoration). We noticed pealing/blistering last summer. This summer the pealing is so tremendous that we have no choice but to restain. Upon going to Lowes to buy more stain, we were informed that they no longer sold it and sent me to Home Depot. At Home Depot I was told that there is a class action suit against this product due to customers complaining of the pealing and blistering. Now I do not know what to do. My deck needs stained badly since it looks awful. I have no options here and need answers from Olympic. Possibly settling with me for a new deck.
I used the Olympic Max Resue It concrete paint on my concrete outdoors porch I live in Michigan, our winters can be tough. I followed all the prep instructs & prep products. I am thrilled with this paint & have been trying to find somewhere to buy more, only to be very disappointed that there is a class action suit. I can only say that you definitely need to prep what you are working on very well.
We live in Tucson AZ. Sunny all year round. Used ‘Rescue It’ on our 12′ x 10′ second story deck that is always exposed to the elements, especially from March to September. I prepped the wood 2″x4″ surface with a wire brush and applied two coats of ‘Rescue it’ over old tinted Thompson’s water sealed wood. (The deck wood was changed in 2007) That was almost 5 years ago. While the color has faded, which is to be expected. The overall sealing and protective quality of ‘Rescue it’ remains intact to this day. As somewhat the skeptic, I didn’t expect it to last this long. Very impressed with its longevity, especially when exposed to our blistering summer sun.
I have used Olympic Rescue It for the last three years running. I have never experienced a problem. I tinted it North Pole blue, and I live in Florida where we experience afternoon monsoons 8 months out of the year. It has survived hurricane Irma and a multitude of tropical storms and given us no issues whatsoever. I’m guessing due to this lawsuit it’s the reason I’m having issues finding the product now so I can resurface my deck again before rainy season hits. I would recommend this product in deed have done so on many occasions to anybody who wants to put a good surface on their deck.
How has it held up on concrete?
How long did this lawsuit go on for??? This is the first time I am hearing of it. I redid my entire deck in February of 2018 and lowes did not mention at all while I’m buying all this, that, “oh by the way, there is a lawsuit against them currently….” like what the hell? I currently do not live in my house, as it is for rent and I am out of state, but I am reaching out to my tenants to see the current status of my deck, and if it looks like crap, I’m gonna be P*ssed! What can I do if it is destroyed since the lawsuit was over almost a year ago?!
Nothing you can do besides sanding it all off or replacing the wood. Sorry. 😥
Has anyone received anything? I made the complaint and PPG sent me a check for the cost of the product. There was NO language regarding release etc. (I am an attorney and looked specifically for that when they sent it to me). I then found the class action and filed a claim for the repairs/removal only as I had already received funds for the purchase. Since then I have received nothing and the only information listed on the website is that in August the final hearing was schedule to accept the settlement.
I received the cost for the Rescue It paint used however my deck is very big and all the paint is peeling off and I have to do that labor and now I have to repaint it not right
Was curious about the Olympic Restore it article you posted so I came here to read it. My experience with Restore it has been quite the opposite. I Resurfaced mothers badly badly dried out weathered split 400sq ft balcony deck and wood railings in Oct 2016. We are in Central Tx mild winters but blistering hot summers this past summer being one of the worst in decades. The deck faces West and has no awning or trees so it gets the full brunt of the 14 hr full sun 100 degree days. We had tried every kind of stain and deck paint over the years most only lasted a yr before fading out or peeling some make it 2 yrs but never beyond. The wood was so dry and cracked and splintery I decided to give restore it a chance before I tore the whole thing off and went to expensive composite wood. Restore It has made the 2 yr mark and held up to the elements and looks as good as the weekend I put it on. It rinses off easily with a garden hose and isn’t as thick textured or as hard on the feet as say Rustoleume 10X or Behr Deck saver which is why we went with it. Its important to note I applied it exactly as instructed. Pressure washed and deck cleaned to bare wood did all repairs first. Let dry completely 7 days in sun. It calls for 2 coats minimum so I did 3 coats let each layer dry completely before applying the next. Its very thick almost like tar so I rolled it with a commercial roofing roller and heavy duty aluminum roller stick between the temp of 75 and 90 but not ever over 90. I spread it thick just smoothing with the roller not trying to roll it out thin. cracks disappeared after the 2nd coat for the most part. It still looks great after two years even on the railings and posts. Entering 3rd winter now we will see how it goes!
Has anyone actually received anything from the settlement? I used this product in the summer of 2014 and it started peeling the following year-in 2016 it was a complete mess and I tried to get Olympic to honor their guarantee with no results. Eventually, I joined the class action suit and no matter what I send them, it gets denied for inadequate documentation. I have sent all kinds of proof-never enough. The last denial said they would accept a picture of the opened can on the deck as proof. Who takes a picture of their paint can before they use it? Ended up spending 1800.00 on outdoor carpeting
I am still waiting for my reimbursement also and sent pictures, receipts and paper work in last July before deadline and still have never received anything. Have you had any better results yet.
What is the deadline? I am getting ready to reach out to them but haven’t yet
Almost the entire deck has cracked and peeled in less than one year.
After two years the whole deck surface is pealing up. I do not recommend it. Jim
After two years the whole deck surface is pealing up. I will never use it again.
I applied Olympic RescueIt to outdoor steps and did not have enough to complete project. I purchased more and the color did not match – I contacted the company and they replaced the purchased paint. Subsequently, we applied the product to three large decks and an additional set of steps. RescueIt has totally destroyed the pressure treated lumber. Not only did it flake and peel after a few months, the wood was rotten underneath. I submitted photos and requested documentation in 2017 as part of Class Actuon lawsuit. I was just notified that my claim was “insufficient” because I had released the company from any liability when I accepted replacement of product. This is ridiculous – the damage had not yet appeared at the time of the replacement – why would I have wanted more of a product that was destroying the wood? We are probably looking at $15000 to replace all the decking, risers, and treads that this product destroyed! Typical ripoff when attorneys receive a settlement and then find reasons to not distribute to claimants. Any others out there with similar experiences with the settlement? If there are others, we may want to gather our claims and file another suit against the law firm handling the settlement, Traxler et al.
Sheila Turner
Same here, I knew I wasn’t a lone. Rescue-it gave Me replacement Paint only (3 gals.) but They didn’t give Me a option to get anything except more of Their Defective Product. What The Heck… Have been working with Traxler but now They are telling Me that PPG advised Them that I had aslo signed to release PPG which is not true. I have ask twice for Traxler to send Me the contact from PPG showing what I signed and better yet, give Me a call so We can discuss this… Well No Call, and another same generic computer generated letter from Traxler. I am at the point that I am wondering if there is a Traxler??? First it was hard to even fill the paperwork from Them Out, I had questions but could not talk or get answers. They ask Me to fill paperwork out again, so I did. That is when I got the first denial notice saying PPG advised I released Them. So My question from the very beginning was “Do I have 1 or 2 claims? I used it twice.. I am going to also seek a Attorney and I’m sure I can find one that will talk to Me about both PPG and Traxler. I do not give up. My damages are just like Your Sheila Turner,, paint peeled, flaked, the deck boarding needs replaced now. It’s not like $2.00 a sq ft. and or $6.00 sq ft. would have paid this anyway. How can We band together? I am going to post my e-mail. Please contact. I won’t forget Your name. Donna Adkins
Posting email addresses directly in public places is not a good idea. Spammers will pick it up and your inbox will be flooded with junk emails. I removed your email from the post.
Seems We are in the same boat somewhat, I was also told to forget it since Rescueit gave Me replacement paint that I used but They gave Me the same defective product. Traxler told Me what You were told also, then I keep insisting that what about the 2nd time I used it? I got notice that I qualified for the $2.00 per square ft. Haven’t heard a word since, It’s not like You can call and ask Traxler anything. Donna.
I used Olympic Rescue It in 2013 and was very pleased with the results. The 1987 deck had not been painted for several years prior and was probably never prepped properly. Because of that, I felt I needed to “over compensate” for the neglect. Olympic’s guidance on prep – while not unrealistic for a younger deck with some peeling – did indeed seem “too good to be true” and I did more than they said to get years of paint layers off and hopefully get the promised results. After trying sanding (rented commercial floor sander) and power washing to no avail, I used an angle grinder to do the job. This took about a week and removed most of the old paint. In fact the only paint left was in sheltered places where the paint was solid. The angle grinder must be used carefully to avoid scoring the wood – especially on vertical surfaces. The only real prep challenge was getting peeling paint from between the deck floor boards. I applied the Rescue It as directed and indeed walked on it in bare feet for three seasons. The fourth season began to show wear; the fifth “the deck needs to be painted.” Now the sixth season it is time. Regarding claims in this post I wonder (1) has there been a reformulation that caused a degradation in performance, and (2) did other customers expect too much or prep too little?
I applied this product to my parents small deck that was 1 x 6 fir or similar and in bad shape. Simply pressure washed down to new wood, let dry and applied liberally. That was 7 years ago and no unexpected issues, needs another coat now but I’ve never seen another product that could have done the same. At home I use Sikkens products on my real wood, and used pure PVC decking that still looks great after 10 year, all 1000sq ft of it.
Their neighbour is now in a similar situation and I definately recommended this product to him, Hope I can find it easily.
How do I file a class action claim against Olympic Restore It deck paint and sealant. My deck was huge. We spent around $2000.00 on paint and brushes only to have the paint bubble and peel up one year later. Now we are having to replace boards and paint. It’ s a real mess. We are having to use a sander to get it all up. Worst product I have ever seen
Chester Rice 09/10/2018
Same issue on my deck. Horrible
This is my Olympic Rescue it paint one year later. What a junk product
I feel Your pain there. Same thing here but twice. Can’t believe PPG/Rescue-it gave Me the same thing after the first defective paint and I was given a choice of a different product. I have been snake bitten twice by Rescue-it/PPG and looks like Traxler also.
This is exactly what my deck looks like started after 7 months now, all the posts are peeling and the rest of the floor who’s going to pay me to do it. I did the work myself cuz it couldn’t afford to pay someone. This stuff is so bad.
This is exactly what our deck looks like after pressure washing, using a professional floor sander, stripper and hand scrapping! We were hoping to remove all the REscue it and apply a deck paint but pieces continue to peel and I don’t want to put new product on top of any Rescue It. Has anyone been successful with restaining their deck after the peeling and cracking? and if so could you please let me know what you did. Thanks!
How do I file a claim? My deck is absolutely ruined. This paint is junk !!!
How do you suppose to prepare the wood before applying Rescue it?
Pressure wash.
You will be sorry if You ever use Rescue-it. I need someone to rescue Me now so I can figure out how to re-do My deck with a different brand. This will be the third time. Do No Use Rescue-it.
Just as all the other posts on here I got taken by Lowe’s who sold this junk to me as the best thing since peanut butter. Three years ago I totally built a new deck replacing an old one that had been there for about 25 years. I build the deck with pressure treated materials including the decking itself. (NOT CHEAP) After completing the construction I asked the guy in Lowe’s paint department what he would suggest I used as a paint/covering that would hold up in the Florida weather and he handed me a can of Olympic Restore It. Promised it would do the job and look good for many years. iI should add that the wood used was very dry with absolutely NO MOISTURE since it was in the sun with no rain touching it for the entire length of the construction.
Well, I guess the time it has been there now sets a new standard as to definition of many years. The stuff is cracking and in some place beginning to peel. I bought it for two reasons….I wanted the color I could get plus the PROMISE OF LONGEVITY AND NEITHER PROMISE HAS BEEN TRUE.
Now I’m facing the expense of somehow cleaning this junk off my deck and finding a GOOD REPLACEMENT.
I am also a victim of the Lowes’ suggestion. They must of made a lot of money from PPG talking Us into this Defective Mess.
I live in NH and followed the instructions did in spring 2017 and flaked, peeled and made a mess … even the pressure washer couldn’t remove it all now I’m forced to buy a paint remover scrape the junk off myself great way to spend the summer . I will go back to a Thompson water seal stain … LOWES really pushed this junk !! Not happy at all ..
We have this product on our deck it’s peeling chipping and looks horrible I’m embarrassed to have people over. AND we have gotten several Deck estimator here and no one will touch it. We have been told it is almost impossible to get it off , it would be very expensive , and painting over it is not a valid option it will not hold.
We are now looking at either putting band aids on it , or pay to replace the entire deck
I am sick to my stomach .
We have 9 small grandchildren that love coming over to swim at grandma and papa ‘s
Pool, but I am so concerned they may get a paint chip , or splinter in their foot from where it is and has chipped I do jot enjoy it .
We do not have the kind of money to replace a deck that Should Not Need Replacing due to a product placed on it to make it last.
You should be ashamed of yourselves .
So what other paint is good out there.
For a Deck Resurface product, try this: https://www.deckstainhelp.com/gulf-synthetics-deck-revive-review-2015/
No wonder Lowes discontinue this product, I’ve been using it for years. I’m a satisfied customer.
Ya me too-I needed another gal and was told no more at Lowes.Now WTF I’m I going to do?
On the Olympic website I asked a question “why don’t you honor the warranty”? I got a response that the moderators wouldn’t post as it violated their website guidelines. A question in their question portion of the webpage. They sure cheated a lot of people with their “failed rescue it product”.
I HAVE BEEN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES SCRAPING THIS OFF OD MY DECK FOR A WEEK BECAUSE BUBBLES LIFTED UP, HOW DO i REGISTER WITH THE CLASS ACTION SUIT ??? tHE SALESMAN TOLD ME IT WAS THE BEST PAINT EVER FOR THE DECK !
Will this work on cement? I thought of using it as a finish.
It’s suppose to work on concrete. I used it on my concrete porch, and after following instructions, it bubbled a year later. This summer, using a regular hose to clean my porch, as I do every year, it peeled bad. When I complained to Olympic, I was refunded, but not told how to get the rest up. So I see hours of hard labor getting my porch half way decent. So disappointed because when I do a house project with a trusted company, I want it to last.
I had exactly the same experience. I used it on my front concrete porch entryway, which is about 100 square feet. There was a small crack I wanted to cover up. The product claimed to “resurface and cover minor flaws on wood and concrete.” It didn’t. You could still see the crack after 3 coats. Then the following season, it started cracking and peeling. It looks awful. I am in the process of getting quotes to have it removed (they will have to grind it off) and have the surface redone with porcelain tile or garage floor epoxy.
I have a new deck….whats the thought on using it on a new deck….has anyone tried with good results… I bought 10 gallons of this stuff last year…i have stored it in my basement…i thought the deck looked so bad i ended up replacing it vs painting it and tryin to save it….and thought i could stain and protect the new wood…. Like a prevention
All comments and suggestions welcomed
Thanks
It will probably peel if using the Olympic Rescue-It. Much better to use a penetrating stain that can be easily maintained: https://www.deckstainhelp.com/the-5-best-deck-stain-reviews-and-ratings/
Don’t even bother!! I have over 750 square feet of decking and am currently struggling to get the peeling and bubbling mess off of my decking! They are paying people a measly $2 per square foot as a settlement? We are seniors and my husband is a disabled veteran…I spent the better part of my summer prepping our decking and putting this product on…It looked great at first and then come spring it was already bubbling and peeling off…It has turned into the biggest mess because now I am searching for someone to get the rest of it off so I can stain the wood. It will have to be stripped, sanded or what ever it will take to get it off! Get a transparent stain and stain your wood!!! DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT!! I have pressure washed off some of it and there is plenty more to do. This is only a sampling of our decking…
We used this product 5 years ago and it is still like the day we applied it. We live in northern Michigan and it is under snow all winter. We shovel it on occasion and power wash it every spring. I touch up the few very small peeling areas (size of a quarter) each spring with what I have left from the last gallon I used. I still have a full gallon as I bought more than I needed thinking it wouldn’t go so far. My wood was in really bad condition so maybe that is why I had such good luck. Deck is over 30years old…womanized wood. It was very rough…not smooth like some of the negative reviews I have read. Very happy customer and want to use it on the steps to the lake but no one in Traverse City is carrying it any longer. Sad.
We had problems just 2 months after applying it. It washed off several areas. It peeled off in places. I am now power washing it and it comes off in sheets. Only small places did it stay in place. I will never use the product again. It loo k ed great for a few months.
Worse crap I’ve ever used started bubbling and peeling less than a year having a terrible time trying to remove it.its a big deck over 900 square feet l want in on law suit
My wife works for lowes, she tells me that this crap is eating through the bottoms of the containers while palletized causing nasty spills in the store. I wouldn’t use this junk on my mother in laws deck.
how do I get a reference # for c look claim
Worse expensive crap ever! Ruined my deck!!! Did it My the directions!
We had to do the deck 3 yrs in a row it’s a terrible product and very costly
My Deck is a nightmare, I didn’t know that the product was faulty until someone at the paint store informed me. I went back to Menards to see what they say about it and they said to contact you directly. I have been scraping for 3 weeks and still haven’t got it prepped for something different. I must admit it looked great when I first used it. I think I used 5 gallons and a lot of hard work to remove most of it but after a few days more peeling. Labor $$ plus product replacement would be nice
Im really angry. All the prep work to do this and it ruined my 3 porches and two decks. ONly thing I can do is replace all the floors!!! They need to pay me for all this damage!!
I just found the Class Action Law Suit…They are paying out a whopping $2 per square foot in damages…I have 767 square feet of deck and that equates to a whopping $153.40…Freaking seriously? Grrrrrr
that’s $1534.00…
I have the same terrible result of bubbling and peeling after 2 years and it continues. I cleaned and prepared it very well. Some of the boards are rotting from not being able to dry out. After all that work I just don’t know how to fix it which makes it even more terrible! I feel like there’s no solution now.
Fricken junk 2 days of prep work to cover 2100 sq feet for nothing,peeling and blowing in to the pool on a scale of 1- 10 I give it a minus 100
And I thought 767 was a lot of decking… There is a Class Action Law Suit but it is only paying $2 a square foot if you redo the wood and $6 each if you replace the wood…That is a giant slap in the face but here is the link … https://rescueitsettlementclaim.com/ClaimFile.aspx
I have to replace my whole deck because of this product. It all rotted from staying wet from moisture. What can I do?
Just tell me how to get this stuff off the deck surface. Olympic Rescue looked great until the first winter ended. Now it’s been peeling in strips for three years. I don’t want to remove the 2×6 surface boards and hand scraping isn’t working. Neither did sanding with a 4” hand sander. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. All I want is the surface to look good aagain for a few years! Let’s see if an ami able solution can be reached before the lawsuit ends.
Only way to remove is to power sand.
We rented a floor power sander using 20 grade. Went over it 5 times and you can still peel off pieces!
I have pressure washed off quite a bit of it and amazingly I notices yesterday that the heat of the sun made it easier just to pick up big sheets of it as it bubble up…This is the most overwhelming mess I have ever dealt with…Olympic has never responded either. They are no longer sold in Lowe’s …No surprise there. Also, someone said to use a stripper…My next deck is going to be a 5 foot landing!!
My experienced with Rescue It has been great. I have a worn out deck. First I washed it with a little bleach and water. Then dried it for 1 day (hot day here). I applied Rescue It and my decks looks brand new (pictures attached). There were 2 bubbles but removed the air and paint over. I’m real happy with the result. I’m glad I don’t have to replace my deck.
The porblem with this porduct is not when you just apply it but the year or two after. It has a tendency to peel or lift. Please post some pictures after year one.
You got that right.
How long ago did you put this product on your deck? My first summer was great…it was in the Spring when it was all bubbled and peeling. I prepped my wood first and followed all directions… So maybe you are still in the “honeymoon phase”…
Hi Rennae, so sorry to see your deck looking like that. It’s been 2 years now and my deck still look the same except less shiny but still looks very good and almost the same as the pictures I posted 2 yrs ago. I think the location of my deck could be the factor too. It has less traffic and always dry. Maybe try to remove old Rescue it, clean the deck thoroughly and let it dry and apply twice, just a suggestion.
Good luck,
Suzie
Hi Suzie… There are so many of us who have decks that look like this. I know that I prepped it properly having been the manager of the Lowe’s paint department. I am having to hire a contractor to come over to get the rest of the mess off. I will be using a Valspar semi transparent stain. I will never “paint” outside wood again! Olympic didn’t respond to me at all over this. I am glad that your deck is doing well. The vast majority of us haven’t been that fortunate. Their law suit that wasn’t publicized enough for people to even know about it still can’t begin to offer proper compensation at $2 per square foot. Those of us who purchased the product 3 years ago more than likely don’t still have an open pail of the product and the receipts to get a proper reimbursement of just the paint. What we do have is our voices and the opportunity to share with others. Olympic paints are no longer sold at Lowe’s locations although I did see some of their deck wash there. We live and learn I guess. There is a guy on here with 2100 square ft of decking. I can’t even imagine what it will take for him to get his deck cleaned!! I have just over 750 which is very overwhelming. Contractor will be here today and so the piggy bank takes a hit.
I have one question for all the failures??? Did any of you use primer? I know the instructions dont require it, but no paint is ever going to adhere without priming the surface below it. I dont care how much you clean or prep your wooden deck…you must primer it. Read a few reviews here from people that used primer with great results. I used it on concrete that i cleaned and used a concrete primer for adhesion…3 years no issues at all. All these products and paints that are trying to save you steps by not requiring primer are setting you up for failure. Always use primer….always. There is a reason they make the stuff.
Yes…And bottom line if everyone only followed the directions as put out by Olympic that is on Olympic…If the job required more by way of primer then Olympic should have included that too! I managed a Lowe’s paint department and bought into this product..Very sorry I did but if anyone followed the directions on the can it should have been sufficient!!!!
I did not use primer. I did use two full coats. I got five years out of it. See my post today.
I had an “Class action lawsuit against Olympic Rescue It” Class action form and have missed placed it. I have 2 decks I use it on, now I have 2 decks I am embarrassed for my friend to see them!
Please how do I get another form.
Second request.
Best to contact Olympic directly as we personally do not know how to get a form.
The claim deadline was Aug. 28th 2018 with Traxler. From what I am seeing They are not paying People anyway. Seem to have false claims that People were already paid from PPG/Rescue-it and signed to release Their responsibility, this is what My Computer Generated e-mail said twice. I’m not sure if there even is such a thing as Traxler.
Okay so I want to throw this out there Olympic Rescue It is a fairly decent product I have used it several decks and I mean several the problem with it is the prep work if people are doing that is causing it to fail and Trust Me by no means I’m out taking up for Olympic but if you follow their instructions on how to prep and how to apply you will have total disaster it will fail within 6 months if not less the first two decks I use it on was a complete failure and I done the manufacturer prep exactly what it said both times the second time around on the second deck I strayed from what they tell you to do and that deck actually lasted a little longer well I got lucky cuz one of the decks for mine and one was a buddy of mine I redid mine with the rest of it and it has been 3 years and I haven’t had a bubble or pill or anything go wrong with it this time I did nothing they tell you to do I use a logic and Common Sense I did not use their pre surface wash that leaves a film on the wood the traps water for it to come out from underneath your product and make it Bubble Up and peel what I done to get the old off was a heavy power washer it got it off no problem and then I power wash the deck with a medium pressure power washer just pressure than it wouldn’t cut the wood and then I let it dry for 3 days and good warm weather 70 and above and then I sanded lightly use a cheap o primer and then when I laid the final product first and second coat I laid it with a inch and a quarter nap roller and I laid it on thick both times and I love doing that I use more obviously and I made sure that if I had any squared edges I rounded them and like I said no problems now
How do I forward my complaint to Olympic on the product I bought and ysed?
Hello, best to call PPG/Olympic directly for help
I used the Rescue It Max for my custom raft floors. I used it on 1/2″ Birch plywood. It has been two years of several float trips with floor in water up to four hours at a time. I am yet to have a single issue with this product. I also built platforms for my rooftop Christmas decorations and used this product. No issues with it there either. I’m getting ready to coat my floor on my new trailer with it this weekend. I sure hope I continue to have better luck than others.
We also purchased the product from Lowes at a cost of over $600.00 for our wrap around deck and within less than two years it was peeling terribly. Lowes is refusing to do anything because the sales receipts completely faded out so you can barely see anything but we can prove through our bank statements that we made the purchases. So not only do we have a defective product issue we also are dealing with the unreadable sales receipts…life’s too short to have to deal with this mess! …and then we found out about the class action lawsuit too late to be included! This is by far the worst product ever and terrible response from Lowes.
Did you put the paint right onto the wood? Did you prepare the wood filling cracks, and cleaning ig with the Olympic Max cleaner?
I am asking because I want to know what I am getting into. We have a 3-gallon bucket we are applying this week.
Hi Brent, we did apply directly on the wood AFTER we pressure washed the wood with the recommended cleaner and after the wood dried for a couple of days in direct sunlight. All we can surmise is that the product we bought suffered from freezing before we bought it or it was simply a defective batch. At the time we had purchased two 5 gallons (which is how it was sold back then) and it covered 2/3 of our deck and then we purchased another 5 gallon bucket to finish the last part of the deck and there was a remarkable difference in the products within 6 months of application which is why we say something wasn’t good. Part flaked within 6 months and the rest of the deck is now flaking/peeling three years later. Still haven’t had any response from Olympic even though I’ve called them several times and sent an email…still working on a resolution. Worst part was we didn’t know about the class action lawsuit until after the deadline and Lowes didn’t bother to inform us about it either.
The deadline hasn’t passed. You have until August 24, 2018 to submit a claim!
How do I submit a claim? Is there a phone #? Do you know the contact info? Please help….
It isn’t too late The deadline is August 24, 2018 to file a claim…I will add the link but they are only paying $2 per square foot for damages…Apparently the funds allotted will only go that far based on the complaints submitted! https://rescueitsettlementclaim.com/ClaimFile.aspx
Personally… I wouldn’t bother using the product. We have had nothing but problems with bubbling and peeling. We prepped the wood and did everything they said to do. They also have not bothered to respond to us and by the time you try to jump through the hoops to meet their requirements for the class action law suit it pretty much isn’t worth the bother. How many people can find receipts from 3 years ago? I did find one to go with the 1 gallon that I have still sitting here but used my debit card to purchase the rest and have had no luck on the receipt. They also want a photo of an open can of the product…Most people will end up like us struggling to get this mess off of our wood or hiring someone to do it….The photo is an example of what we are dealing with. I have pressure washed a lot of the peeling paint but as you can see we have more to go. I have a contractor coming over today. This is just a small portion of our decking.
It isn’t too late The deadline is August 24, 2018 to file a claim…I will add the link but they are only paying $2 per square foot for damages…Apparently the funds allotted will only go that far based on the complaints submitted! https://rescueitsettlementclaim.com/ClaimFile.aspx
The class action suit deadline was Aug. 28th 2018, with Traxler, don’t bother, They aren’t any help.
I also spent a small fortune recovering two large decks with this product. After only one winter, [not even a full year] the surfaces of both decks have bubbled and peeled. The one deck is a pool surround and the material peeling off has clogged my pool filter.
I’m now on my hands and knees removing as much of this crap as I can. I’ve been at it for two weeks, three to four hours a day instead of “walking barefoot on the rescued deck.
Absolute garbage and misleading advertising.
After application the deck looked good, one year later it was bubbling and peeling.
I tried to spot repair at first but it was a lost cause.
This was a bad product.
Has the suit been ruled on?
Is the suit been settled for rescue it?
I have put this paint on twice and still have peeling and it was done by a professional ,my deck looks worse now than it ever was . I’m a disabled vet and hope this can be fixed right
If I could give this product a negative rating I would. I strongly advise you DO NOT apply this product to your deck. It has ruined mine. They’ve offered me close to $900 for my damages, but it has ruined my deck. I’d rather them keep the money, and for Lowe’s to quit selling this product all-together, (Lowe’s recommended this product). Don’t take my word for it, research it. They have class action lawsuits against them currently. This product is so bad, people have posted about it on Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, ect. I contacted the CEO of Lowe’s (Robert Niblock), which put me in touch with some other person, and they flat out told me, he doesn’t give a sh*t about you, all h’s worried about is the stock price. As God is my witness, that’s what I was told.
This is a question. How would I go about entering my deck in the Class Action Lawsuit?
I have the pictures and Invoice for this situation. It’s the same issues as the rest of the Comments.
How would I go about being a part of the Class Action Lawsuit Against Olympic Rescue it.
The worst crap I have ever used. Year one looked great, now year two started seeing bubbles,scraped some up and it pealed off in sheets. Wood under it is wet and has mold on it. . Praying we can sand the wood. I say never ever waste your money or time on this Crap for a nice word. Company should have to go to each house and re do what we have to redo. Very hard work. I would like to know what form I need to join suite
This stain ruined my deck. I am having to replace wood and use a sander to get off the stain. I paid someone to power wash and they said they were sorry, but they couldn’t get it off. I have a friend that had the same thing happen to him. His deck is rotting to .
So bummed, spent hundred to resurface my deck and this is the outcome after 2 years . I followed the instructions to a t, and it started chipping last year and this year I’m at a loss of what to do!
What type of claim form is it ? How do calculate how much a person would receive? When you expect settlement payments to be disbursed ?
Is the rescue it MAX better
Doubt adding the word “Max” will fix the issues. 😉
I stripped and sanded my whole dick for 5 gallons containers like three did my whole deck and porch and it is all peeling not as good as they say it is Rosalie Meunier I bought it at Lowe’s in orange I have the scan card also
You should have seen a doctor before applying so much of that stuff to your skin. Doesn’t sound healthy.
We used Pittsburgh revitalize wood and concrete resurfacer and have had peeling problems it’s horrible
what else i have to do i put brown stain on my porch it turn it orange peeled and cacked did not like it at all i need help have pictures
Feel free to post some pictures but more than likely you will need to sand to remove.
I bought it to do fence and it had a third of sand or something on bottom it is discolored. Very frustrating all the hours spent doing it to do that. Then restrain
I have the same question. Such a bad product. Same here
This is the worst product lots of work to apply and chipped and and peeled with an a year called the company and they gave us more to use but we’re having such a hard time getting it off of Our Deck that I’m even scared to even try putting more of it on and then it’s not going to last so I would definitely like a refund
I purchased this product applied it as to the product label around Labor Day 2013 it was good till winter hit as we live in Michigan when spring came and the snow melted the whole deck was peeling in spots this stuff is garbage iv tried power washing it that took a lot of it off but as of date I still have spots where it really stuck I’m now going to replace the decking
Exactly my experience almost word for word. Absolute junk .
This is our third summer with this product and our deck is an embarrassment!!!It has been peeling off in sheets and we are at wits end as to how to proceed. It was a lot of work to apply it and are very unhappy with O R I!! And yes we did follow directions.