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GF is excited to showcase Aaron Maes of Rugged Cross Fine Art Woodworking, LLC for this week's Woodworker Wednesday. He specializes in high-quality custom furniture such as chairs, tables, desks and more!

It's a wrap! General Finishes next round of tutorial videos are on their way! We will be releasing one per week for the month of November so stay tuned.

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. 

Yes. All stains need a top coat. Think of stain as the color and top coat as the sealer and protectant. Discover the best topcoat for your gel stain.

Yes, you could mix up to 20% General Finishes liquid oil stains with General Finishes Gel Satin Topcoat.

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It depends! Read on, or watch this GF video demonstration: http://youtu.be/torOAQy91q4

*Here are the main questions to ask yourself:

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.


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