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Espresso Coffee Table with General Finishes Water Based Stain

custom table refinished with espresso coffee waterbased stain
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This coffee table done by Kevin of Delk's Custom Furniture, got a face lift with General Finishes

Gorgeous Grandfather Clock redone with General Finishes Water Based Stain

before and after of grandfather clock using water based stain
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Jaret Cameron of Ancom Custom Cabinets, www.ancomcabinets.com, was a first time user of our water based stains.

*How Do I Prevent Bleed Through When Applying Whitewash Over Espresso Water Based Wood Stain?

Wood Stains (Water Based) Technique Tips

Water Based Stains will always exhibit a bit of bleed through. When glazing with any color over water stains, we recommend some type of seal coat is applied first.

Water-Based Wood Stain

General Finishes Water Based Wood Stain with Renewable Resources

General Finishes Water Based Stains have superior qualities over oil-based stains. Their high-quality pigments produce rich, dark, uniform colors on hard-to-stain woods like maple and pine.

Creative Cabinetry using General Finishes Milk Paint and Glaze Effects

before and after of cabinet refinished with milk paint and glaze
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Flippin' Junk has a crazy talented customer!

Faux Finishing Your Wood Furniture and Cabinet Projects

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

Kitchen Cabinet Transformations

before picture of kitchen cabinets before getting refinished with general finishes stain
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These kitchen cabinet transformations come from Cabinet Refresh. They are based in the Los Angeles area and work almost exclusively with General Finishes products. Their work is top notch! Here are a few examples of their amazing talent.

*How Do I Match Putty Wood Filler to a Dark Stain?

Repairing & Trouble Shooting Oil Based Finishes Repairing & Trouble Shooting Water Based Finishes Preparation and Sanding

Putty comes in two forms, pre-colored or as a stainable wood filler designed to fill minor imperfection such as nail holes, cracks, and gouges in the wood surface. Putty will display stain a bit differently than wood, so it is not a "perfect" fix, but a good one.

The goal is to get the best possible color match to either the color of the raw wood or the color of your existing finish.

Bathroom and Walk In Closet Finished with GF Dye Stain and Water Based Wood Stain

walking closet finished with general finishes dye stain and waterbased wood stain
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Doug Parsons of D A Parsons Construction of Chesapeake, VA constructed a walk in closet and bathroom addition from cherry wood.

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

text: get the look antique white milk paint accented with yellow ochre glaze effects
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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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