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Updating Existing Cabinets with General Finishes Water Based Finishes How to Video

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In our newest video Chris Adams and Tom Monohan of General Finishes demonstrate how to update your existing cabinets with GF Water Based Wood Stain and Dye Stain with a technique called toning. Toning does not require any messy stripping or sanding.

How to use General Finishes Gel Stain to refinish your kitchen cabinets - By OrganizedClutterbug

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We love this step-by-step video by OrganizedClutterbug about how she used General Finishes Gel Stain to refinish her kitchen cabinets! Please note, this video was not created by General Finishes, nor is it our professional recommendation for application method, but it is creative!

Filing Cabinet Revival with General Finishes Java Gel Stain

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Heidi Martin used General Finishes Java Gel Stain

GF's Annual Design Contest

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR GROUNDHOG DAY. The General Finishes 2015 Contest Starts February 2nd and runs for 40 days. There are two categories to enter. Enter one or both as often as you wish here

1) WILD NIGHTS DESIGN CHALLENGE 

Refresh Living ~ General Finishes October 2016 Blogger of the Month

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GF is  excited to announce Refresh Living as our October 2016 Blogger of the Month!

General Finishes 2016 Design Challenge Categories and Prizes

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This years contest features thousands of dollars of prizes! 

This year's contest entries will be accepted between Monday, July 4-25. GF will post a link to the entry page on July 4th. Voting begins Tuesday, July 26 and winners will be announced the first week in August.

General Finishes 2016 Design Challenge

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Rev up your brushes and save the date! The 2016 GENERAL FINISHES DESIGN CHALLENGE CONTEST kicks off July 4th, 2016. We will post the link to the contest at that time.

*Will Milk Paint Adhere Over a Paper or Vinyl Veneers ?

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Vinyl or paper veneers can be often found on the end returns of lower price-point cabinets. We cannot guarantee that our paints will adhere well to a paper veneer - we have no idea what the actual material is or what adhesives were used to apply the veneer to the surface. The resins and additives in our paints may break down the adhesives used for the veneer.

And Milk Paint does NOT adhere to vinyl.

Kitchen Cabinet Transformations

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These kitchen cabinet transformations come from Cabinet Refresh. They are based in the Los Angeles area and work almost exclusively with General Finishes products. Their work is top notch! Here are a few examples of their amazing talent.

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