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This is a guesstimate as GF cannot assist with the performance of another manufacturer's product used in conjunction with our own finishes.

It looks like Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is absorbing some of the topcoat because it is so porous. High Performance does not streak over a sealed surface when properly applied. Most likely the chalk paint is so dry it is pulling some of the solvents away from the High Performance, causing an uneven finish or the appearance of streaking. This happens on the original powder Chalk or Milk Paints also.

The word "latex" is often a misnomer and is used everywhere to differentiate a water-based product from an oil-based product. The same as the word “Kleenex” is used to describe any type of facial tissue, regardless of the brand.

Today, "latex" is the technical term for a suspension (U.S.) or emulsion (European) of microparticles in water.

Cassie of Primitive and Proper (http://bit.ly/18BZRqt) transformed this claw foot pedestal table with one coat of Paris Gray chalk paint and our General Finishes Persian Blue 

Lisa from General Finishes created this lovely Trumeau Mirror with Efex mouldings and General Finishes products.  Trumeau mirrors are wall mirrors that were originally manufactured in France in the 18th century.  The French word treameau designates the space between windows.

GF is ecstatic to present Saw Nail and Paint as our first Featured Blogger of 2017! 

GF is excited to announce our March 2016 Blogger of the Month - Suzanne Bagheri of The Painted Drawer Collection located in North Bethesda, MD! Suzanne creates beautiful, unique pieces and is truly a master of her craft. 

GF is  excited to announce Refresh Living as our October 2016 Blogger of the Month!

GF is happy to present out 2016 May Retailer of the Month, Lindsay Tate Creates!

All bright white paint will yellow slightly with time, even without topcoat. You have probably tried to touch up white woodwork in your home after several years and noticed that the new paint is brighter.

But white and light paints can react if clear coated with a waterbased finish; water-based topcoats are reactive and may draw out substances in the wood such as tannins, dyes or unknown substances in existing finishes causing the topcoat to yellow. This is an industry-wide issue and can happen right away, years later or never.

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