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Updating Existing Cabinets with General Finishes Water Based Finishes How to Video

Post Date

Wed, 12/09/2015 - 12:00

In our newest video Chris Adams and Tom Monohan of General Finishes demonstrate how to update your existing cabinets with GF Water Based Wood Stain and Dye Stain with a technique called toning. Toning does not require any messy stripping or sanding.

How to use General Finishes Gel Stain to refinish your kitchen cabinets - By OrganizedClutterbug

text: how to gel stain your kitchen cabinets

Post Date

Thu, 01/23/2014 - 12:00

We love this step-by-step video by OrganizedClutterbug about how she used General Finishes Gel Stain to refinish her kitchen cabinets! Please note, this video was not created by General Finishes, nor is it our professional recommendation for application method, but it is creative!

Kitchen Cabinet Transformations

before picture of kitchen cabinets before getting refinished with general finishes stain

Post Date

Mon, 05/05/2014 - 12:00

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.

*What Sprayer Should I Use?

Spraying Finishes

Although we spray product all the time in our workshop, with several sprayers ranging from airless to HVLP, we do not consider ourselves to be spray gun experts for all brands.

To get the latest information, we recommend you contact Jeff Jewitt of Homestead Finishing Products and/or Paint Sprayers Plus for the best advice.

Milk Paint for Cabinets & Furniture: Water Based

General Finishes Water Based Milk Paint, Antique White, quart, Made with Renewable Resources

General Finishes Milk Paint is a premium low VOC, self-sealing interior/exterior mineral-based paint named for its low-luster sheen. So durable, it is a go-to finish for cabinets and furniture.

Kitchen Redo with General Finishes Milk Paint and Glaze Effects

before and after of refinished kitchen cabinets using snow white and glaze effects

Post Date

Mon, 12/09/2013 - 12:00

Chantel Lynn Barber of Chantel's Originals, www.chantelsoriginals.com, used General Finishes

How Can I Improve Coverage When Using White Paint on Furniture?

Chalk Style Paint Milk Paint Stain Blocker

A primer is your best defense under light-colored paint.

Another technique to avoid the slight color change that sometimes occurs when applying topcoat is to add 10-15% of the paint you are using to your topcoat. This technique layers additional coats of color over your piece as well as providing the protection of a topcoat. If you don't like measuring, just add enough paint until you can see a bit of the hue in the topcoat. This method works with a brush or a spray gun.

To maintain the full-strength protection of the topcoat, DO NOT TINT YOUR FINAL COAT of topcoat.

*Will Milk Paint Adhere Over a Paper or Vinyl Veneers ?

Milk Paint

Vinyl or paper veneers can be often found on the end returns of lower price-point cabinets. We cannot guarantee that our paints will adhere well to a paper veneer - we have no idea what the actual material is or what adhesives were used to apply the veneer to the surface. The resins and additives in our paints may break down the adhesives used for the veneer.

And Milk Paint does NOT adhere to vinyl.