America's Leading Manufacturer of Innovative Water-Based Wood Finishes
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.
Enduro Professional Water-Base Sanding Sealer is a clear undercoat with strong adhesion properties that forms an easily sandable foundation for your project. This fast-drying pre-catalyzed sealer is designed as a basecoat for General Finishes topcoats.
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.
Water-based products do not last forever, even when unopened. General Finishes products are best used within 1 year of the manufacture date listed on the bottom of the can. The life of the product may be extended to 2-3 years with proper care and storage.
There are several ways to determine whether a surface is dry:
OIL BASED products are dry if they are no longer tacky and do not emit a smell.
WATER BASED products are dry if they no longer feel cool to the touch and a powder will form with light sanding.
The hardness properties of a wood finish are formulated around the objectives of use. A hard finish is desirable on projects that get heavy wear such as kitchen cabinets or table tops.
But in other situations, such as an outdoor topcoat, a desired property of the finish is elongation, which allows the topcoat to expand and contract through different extremes of temperature.
General Finishes is proud and honored to be featured in the August 2015 issue of Woodworker's Journal. Michael Dresdner, a nationally known finishing expert, highlights the advantagous of GF water based products in his article (below) tit
Gravity can cause some solids to settle on the bottom of the can and slight separation on the top. This is normal.
If working with older paint, use a paint mixing attachment on a drill to reincorporate the solids. If the solids dissolve and the clumps smooth out after mixing from the bottom, the product is in good condition.
If your water based product has large chunks that cannot be incorporated by stirring, the product has frozen and can no longer be used.
General Finishes is often asked about product cans. Why do they rust? Why aren't they made of plastic? Here is the backstory:
During the supply-line shortages caused by Covid, we are thrilled to have any cans for our paints, stains, and topcoats.
Answer: There are several ways to determine whether a surface is dry.
Dry OIL BASED products are no longer tacky and they do not emit a smell.
Dry WATER BASED products no longer feel cool to the touch and a powder will form with light sanding.
Enduro Water-Based Conversion Varnish
Enduro Water-Based Tintable 2K White Poly
Enduro Water-Based Pro Series White Polyurethane
Enduro Water-Based Tintable 2K Clear Poly
Hard Wax Oil & Hardener
Gel Stains
Water-Based Wood Stain
Pro Image Flooring Topcoat
Jen Poly Brushes
Stir Stix
Ultraflex Softback Sanding Sponge
Order Form: Oil Based Products
