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It's Woodworker Wednesday and we can't get enough of the gorgeous custom furniture made by Stephen Kinnane at Sakonnet Furniture Makers Inc.!

Haze (the technical term is blush) is caused by too many coats applied too quickly. A recoat time of 12 hours is not enough dry time when applying over an EXISTING finish. To remove the blush or haze, you can either wipe the area with a strong solvent, like xylene or lacquer thinner, or you can try sanding out the haze and then reapply the topcoat.

The word "latex" is often a misnomer and is used everywhere to differentiate a water-based product from an oil-based product. The same as the word “Kleenex” is used to describe any type of facial tissue, regardless of the brand.

Today, "latex" is the technical term for a suspension (U.S.) or emulsion (European) of microparticles in water.

General Finishes as Seen in Green Building and Design

As seen in Green Building and Design Magazine.

BY HAILEY HINTON, GREEN BUILDING AND DESIGN MAGAZINE

Water-based coatings are the future of finishing. You may not be using them today, but you will be in the next five years.

Shabby Pickins out did themselves with this brilliant Basset buffet painted with General Finishes

Well it is BLACK, not grey, not charcoal, just black. On a history note, Lamp black was traditionally produced by collecting soot, also known as lampblack, from oil lamps.

This piece sure got the star treatment from Michael Leonard.

The answer is no, General Finishes Milk Paint does not require sealing, especially for lower use pieces such as a coffee table.