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Are Water-Based Stains Any Good?

Water-Based Wood Stains from General Finishes

Now more than ever, water-based stains offer a viable alternative to oil-based and other solvent-based stains.

Water-based stains penetrate deeper into wood than oil-based stains, resulting in deep, rich colors in only one coat. Manufacturers, professionals, and DIY users moving away from solvent-based products to water-based systems find immediate advantages...

Which General Finishes Coatings are suitable for OEM applications?

General Finishes Enduro Professional OEM Coatings

Enduro Tintable 2K Clear Poly Enduro Tintable 2K White Poly

General Finishes industrial/professional Enduro Water-based Tintable 2K coatings are ideally qualified for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) production, which requires functional properties that are essential to the performance and durability of industrial, transportation, and durable consumer products. In addition to our line of stock Enduro finishes, General Finishes can custom-make coatings for your specific OEM objectives.

*Which General Finishes Products Would Work Best on a Restaurant Table?

Arm-R-Seal Enduro Conversion Varnish Technique Tips

GF has two products that would work well.

For non-professional finishers, we recommend using General Finishes Arm-R-Seal Topcoat.

GF's Annual Design Contest

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Mon, 01/19/2015 - 12:00

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

Creative Techniques Using General Finishes Pearl Effects

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Mon, 11/09/2015 - 12:00

In this new video, Chris Adams and Tom Monahan of GF share 5 decorative techniques using General Finishes Pearl Effects.

Enduro Professional Water-Based Tintable 2K Clear Poly

General Finishes Water Based Topcoat Enduro Tintable 2K Clear Polyurethane

For today's professional, industrial and OEM users, water-based Tintable 2K Clear Polyurethane is formulated to stop your biggest frustrations and provide ultimate durability for interior/exterior use.

How I do I prep an existing, painted fiber glass for for a new coat of paint?

To prep an existing fiberglass door that has a coat of paint on it:

Enduro Professional Water-Based Tintable 2K White Poly

General Finishes Enduro Tintable 2K White Poly from General Finishes for Industrial and OEM

Water-based Tintable 2K White Polyurethane is engineered to prevent the biggest frustrations for today's professional, industrial and OEM users providing ultimate durability for interior/exterior use.

*Is General Finishes Milk Paint Different From Their Professional Paint Line?

Milk Paint

Both products are exactly the same - the only difference is size. Professional paints are sold in gallons for use in spray applications, whereas Retail Milk Paints are sold in pints and quarts.

General Finishes are particularly durable because they were originally created for commercial use.

What makes 2K Professional-Industrial-OEM coatings really perform?

Photo of Tintable-2K-dark-color-Under IR

Enduro Tintable 2K Clear Poly Enduro Tintable 2K White Poly

A high-performance 2K coating has a base specifically formulated to be catalyzed with Isocyanates to crosslink the polymer fully. This catalyst provides superior performance over 1 K coatings that have been hardened with PolyAzuradine or Carbodiiamide. To create Enduro Tintable 2K; General Finishes tested over 30 polymers, resins, and other ingredients sourced from around the world.