According to the EPA "Volatile organic compounds (VOC) means any compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate, which participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions." These carbon-containing chemicals that are labeled volatile because they easily become gases that enter the atmosphere. They include both human-made and naturally occurring chemical compounds produced by plant and animal processes.
It's Woodworker Wednesday and we're in love with the gorgeous work of Aleksandra Zee, woodworker and installation artist!
Happy Throwback Thursday friends! George and Rob dove headfirst into marketing at the Dayton School Show in 1986. We've come a long way since the launch of the General Finishes marketing program - and thank god we don't have to wear those horrible lab coats anymore!
This week's edition of Woodworker Wednesday features all-American woodworker, engineer, and tool aficionado, Chris Kuehn ("Keen") of Sterling Tool Works!
Bayley Collins, a 16 year old high school junior from Belpre Ohio, used General Finishes
General Finishes Enduro line of water-based coatings is formulated for professional, industrial and OEM for operations. Comprehensive videos for each product are available on YouTube, and comparison charts at www.GeneralFinishes.com.
General Finishes RTM (Ready To Match) Stain System for professional finishers, industrial users, and OEM manufacturing facilities makes color-matching the easiest process on the market.
General Finishes Pro Image Flooring Topcoat is a single-component urethane for interior hardwood floors. It is a VOC compliant, water clean-up, clear drying, durable, self-cross-linking urethane/acrylic, making it a leader among single-component technologies.
To prep an existing fiberglass door that has a coat of paint on it:
Flat Out Flat is a self-crosslinking water-based topcoat that mimics the lustrous look and feel of wax. The increased matting agents used to create "flat look" cause this wood finish to have less clarity, show fingerprints more and provide less durability than High Performance.