Old Masters is launching new labels for their Wiping Stain and Gel Stain lines. The new label designs feature updated product messaging and the addition of a color swatch for quick color recognition.
The label update combined with the launch of their Fast Dry Stain line offers a unified labeling program for their premium stains.
Wiping and Gel Stains are available in 24 popular colors. Custom colors can be achieved by intermixing to the desired color or by tinting with universal colorants, providing unlimited color options.
Wiping and Gel Stains are two of the five stain offerings from Old Masters.
The Mosquito GoClip® repels mosquitoes, biting flies and ticks. It is infused with a proprietary blend of essential oils that protect your personal space from mosquitoes with a “spatial” effect that deters them from landing on you.
Pleasant scent, DEET-free and lab-tested 90% repellent against mosquitoes.
Nothing to spray or apply to skin—just clip anywhere.
GoClip® is designed to be worn outdoors, on the go. It attaches to clothing, hats, backpacks, lanyards, strollers, even pet collars.
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Made from industrial-quality tool steel, these heavy-duty 8” pliers are used to remove damaged, corroded, rusted, painted over or tamperproof screws, nuts and bolts.
The powerful serrated jaws at the tip of the pliers have a radius that conform to the most common size screw heads to increase surface area contact, allowing for better grip and more torque.
The plastisol slip-on grips provide more secure and comfortable grasp of the handle.
STIHL FSA 135 and FSA 135 R Trimmers offer game-changing battery-powered trimmer performance for professionals.
With a brushless motor and the same drive and cutting components used in proven STIHL professional gas trimmers, the FSA 135 models deliver professional cutting performance comparable to STIHL gas units.
Feature zero exhaust emissions and low noise. Available in loop or bike handle design.
Part of the professional AB Battery Series, the STIHL 135 platform is packed with quality and durability.
If you can remember a time before COVID turned everyone’s lives upside down, Granite Gold, known for their stone care products, was in the final stages of testing a cleaning spray. Initially called MonoFoil D, it is a cleaning spray that is both a disinfectant and antimicrobial in one. Unlike standard disinfectants, antimicrobials provide long-lasting effects against bacteria and viruses. The product initially shipped in late April 2020.
Independent testing proved MonoFoil D successfully killed the live strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus in three minutes. The EPA later confirmed it kills the COVID-19 virus. After clinically proven to be effective, MonoFoil D was rebranded as MicroGold Multi-Action Disinfectant Antimicrobial Spray. The spray is the only multi-action solution approved to kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus in association with COVID-19 in three minutes on hard non-porous surfaces.
The MicroGold brand was expanded to include an All-Purpose Cleaner to disinfect hard, non-porous surfaces. The All-Purpose Cleaner is EPA approved and is part of the EPA’s List N: Disinfectants. The one-step cleaner kills 99 percent of bacteria in five seconds. The last product to join the MicroGold brand is a alcohol-free waterless hand soap.
We had the opportunity to try all three products. While we lack the scientific expertise to test on COVID-19 or bacteria, our testers used the products as directed and reported positive results on numerous surfaces throughout the house. The waterless hand soap received the most comments for being different than traditional hand sanitizers. The waterless soap creates a foaming action that helps remove dirt while killing germs. Since it does not contain alcohol, it will not dry the skin. As COVID-19 is spiking again across the nation, products that are proven to kill the virus are in high demand and will remain for the foreseeable future.
Anyone who has worked with electricity knows it is dangerous and potentially deadly. Electricians, engineers and other professionals work with electricity daily. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has long recognized electricity as a serious workplace hazard. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2018 there were 1,560 nonfatal workplace electrical injuries and 160 fatalities. The “Construction, Repairing, Cleaning” category accounts for 63 percent of the fatalities.
Crescent APEX has designed an innovative line of power tool accessories to insulate the user up to 1,000 volts as certified by United Laboratories (UL). The line is called eSHOK-GUARD™ and features a bit holder (¼” x 3”), and three different size socket drive bits: ¼” x 2”, ½” x 2-½” and 3/8” x 2-1¼”. In addition to providing electrical insulation, all three bits are impact rated and come with a limited lifetime warranty.
Providing the electrical insulation is achieved by a patented insulation zone, creating a separation between the bit or socket. The bit holder includes a magnetic tip keeping the bit securely in place and a retaining ring enables easy secure changes. The socket drive features a ball detent to keep sockets locked into place.
All of our testers were professionals dealing with electricity or job sites. Since eSHOK-GUARD™ is UL certified, we decided it was in no one’s best interest to test the 1,000 volt protection. However, each of our testers admitted shocks are common—in fact, 85 percent of professionals experience shocks on the job site.
All testers utilized the product in numerous applications including impact power tools. The products performed as expected without exception. One reviewer commented that their profession can be dangerous, but the eSHOK-GUARD™ provided a level of comfort knowing they were protected against electrical shock.
All C by GE Smart Bulbs are available in two easy connection options: Bluetooth or Direct Connect. Both provide all the smart features you love—including scheduling, color control and more. Choose the option that works best for your lifestyle.
Pair your Smart Bulbs with a smart assistant—like Amazon Alexa or Hey Google—for hands-free voice control of your lights. You can set schedules, control away from home, control with your voice, save the perfect scene, dim and brighten.
Choose from millions of colors. Adjust white color tone from warm to cool and support your sleep/wake cycle.
The Hardware Connection is a digital magazine targeted to independent hardware/home improvement retailers. It is the only industry magazine designed and distributed solely in electronic format and currently reaches over 60,000 people in the two-step channel.
The Hardware Connection publishes four Newsletters each year in addition to eight magazine issues.
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When one beam isn’t enough, the Duolite 2.0 Magnetic Flashlight features magnetic base and dual beam technology that pairs a 350-lumen spotlight with a 300-lumen area light, Uses LED chip with a lifespan of 100,000 hours.
Four mode output: dual beam, flashlight, COB and red flash.
Spot light features LED chip with 50-meter beam distance, while area light produces a wide beam to illuminate the ground below or work area.
Channellock is a tool company that needs no introduction. The 134-year-old company manufactures more than 75 different types and sizes of pliers in the small town of Meadville, Pa. In 1933 the company launched its legendary multi-position, tongue-and-grove, slip-joint plier. The product was named Channellock and 30 years later the company adopted the name of its signature product.
The company recently launched the CHANNELLOCK® 968 7.5″ forged wire stripper that is 100 percent made in the USA, including the steel. The product comes with the normal features you would expect in a wire stripper, but a few additional ones focus on ease of use. The 968 utilizes the company’s Xtreme Leverage Technology (XLT™), which reduces the force required to cut. The handle is also spring-loaded with CHANNELLOCK Blue® comfort grips. The forged high carbon steel is coated for rust prevention and it features screw shears specially made to prevent damaging the threads when cutting 6-32 and 8-32 machine screws.
Our testers were all tradesmen and utilized the 968 throughout their normal workweek. The feedback was just as expected with comments such as high quality, exceptional ergonomics and precision. However, I think one tester said it best: “It’s a Channellock and I expected nothing less.” If you currently carry Channellock products or need a high-quality wire stripper for your assortment, then take a look at the 968.
To view a video of 968 Forged Wire Stripper, click here.
The Hardware Connection is a digital magazine targeted to independent hardware/home improvement retailers. It is the only industry magazine designed and distributed solely in electronic format and currently reaches over 60,000 people in the two-step channel.
The Hardware Connection publishes four Newsletters each year in addition to eight magazine issues.
To sign up yourself or additional staff to a free subscription to receive The Hardware Connection magazine and newsletter in electronic format, please click here.
As technology advances and new power tools, computer equipment and A/V equipment come out, they all seem to have one thing in common—another cable, cord or wire. Our high- tech society has become a rat’s nest of cables, cords and wires running amok. That is what led entrepreneur Jim Broshat to his home basement in St. Paul, Minn., to find a better way to clean up and organize the clutter.
In 2013, Wrap-It Storage was created to sell unique cable management products dedicated to decluttering. Wrap-It Storage offers cable management solutions for every room in the house, garage/shed, office and so much more. The line includes a heavy-duty storage strap for the 100-foot garden hose with clever carrying handle, straps with a built-in grommet for hanging or self-gripping perforated rolls for computer cords.
We gave our testers a wide selection of Wrap-It Storage straps to test as they saw fit. We quickly discovered our testers are extremely creative. All testers used their straps for their intended purpose and commented on the high level of quality and design. The testers then proceeded to find other purposes such as securing scuba gear while underwater, strapping a duffle bag to a rollaboard or a water bottle to a bicycle frame, just to name a few.
2020 has been an unpredictable year, but I know one thing for sure: after the holidays are over there will be more cords, cables and wires in our lives. Take a look at Wrap-It Storage for your store’s cable management solutions and support a family-run business.
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