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Best Clear Finish for Wood: Enhancing Wood Grain & Color

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Make your wood finishing project's grain really "POP" by layering oil & water-based products together, resulting in enhanced natural wood grain and character.

What GF Stain Will Best Accentuate the Characteristics of Wood Grain?

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Water Based Dye Stain pene

Woodworker Wednesday - Motoko Works

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Happy Woodworker Wednesday! We can't get enough of the beautiful handcrafted pieces by Motoko Smith of Motoko Works! What started as a hobby quickly blossomed into a passion for Motoko, who now does balances her time between home life and woodworking. 

Faux Finishing Your Wood Furniture and Cabinet Projects

Decorative Finishes- Distressing, Antique Finishes, Faux Marble and More

Woodworker Wednesday- Aleksandra Zee

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It's Woodworker Wednesday and we're in love with the gorgeous work of Aleksandra Zee, woodworker and installation artist!

Which GF Top Coat Should I Use?

Which GF Topcoat Should I Choose
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ANSWER:

It depends! Read on, or watch this GF video demonstration: http://youtu.be/torOAQy91q4

*Here are the main questions to ask yourself:

General Finishes May 2016 Retailer of the Month - Lindsay Tate Creates

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GF is happy to present out 2016 May Retailer of the Month, Lindsay Tate Creates!

General Finishes 2016 June Retailer of the Month - Rustic Charm Creations, LLC

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General Finishes is proud to announce our June 2016 Retailer of the Month - Rustic Charm Creations

 

*What Wood Finish Would Be Best to Use On an Existing Wicker Finish?

Technique Tips

It would depend on whether you plan to use the furniture outside or under the protection of a roof. Theoretically, both water and oil-based products could be used.

For example, you could "antique" wicker with thinned Gel Stain to pop up the color depth on an aging piece of natural wicker. However, Gel Stain is not exterior-rated and is very thick, making it cumbersome to apply and wipe off on a highly textured surface such as wicker.

How Can I Create a Custom Glaze, Wash, Varnish or Stain?

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ANSWER: You can design your own custom glazes, washes and varnishes with General Finishes intermixable water based products. See tips and recipes below:

GF Tip: For all of the following mixes, GF recommends the following two steps:

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