Are Water-Based Stains Any Good?

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...

• Low VOC
• Non-flammable, non-combustible
• Water clean up
• Minimize blotching on hard-to-stain woods
• Fast Drying
• Low Odor
• Can be applied by hand or spray application
• Available in interior and exterior formulations
• Color matching system available for professionals and manufacturers.

Water-based wood stains best display their attributes on raw wood but can be used to update existing finishes by either toning http://bit.ly/GFVideoDarkenFinishByToning or using a dry brush technique http://bit.ly/GFVideoUpdateCabinetsWaterBasedStain

General Finishes committed to water-based coatings and finishes in 1992. By developing and advancing water-base finish technology over the past 30 years, GF is the country's leading manufacturer of innovative water-based finishes.

GF offers a full line of water-based finish systems that are VOC compliant in every state including brush or spray clear coats, wood stains, dye stains, paints, and pigmented topcoats. Compare all water-based finishes.