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Water Based Wood Turners Finishes

General Finishes Clear Water Based Topcoat Wood Turner's Finish, 1/2 Pint Bottle

Wood Turner's Finish is a water-oil urethane hybrid for use on wood turnings, bowls and other lathe-turned projects, now made with more than 50% RENEWABLE RESOURCES formulated from sustainable materials that decrease the carbon footprint.

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Satin Finishing Wax For Wood

General Finishes Satin Finishing Wax, 16 oz Bottle

Satin Finishing Wax is a special blend of waxes designed to give finished woods a rich luster. It can be used as a polish for rubbing out new finishes or as a scratch-remover for worn surfaces. It works well over oil and water-based finishes, including Danish Oil.

Oil Based Wood Bowl Finish

Wood Bowl Finish is a durable oil-and-urethane oil-based finish designed for decorative wooden bowls and turnings. For countertops actively used for chopping and cutting, use Butcher Block Oil instead.

What type of micro roller should I use when applying finishes to wood.

What roller should I use when applying finishes to wood

Technique Tips

Velour works best for laying down very thin coats, almost like you're spraying - perfect for cabinets. Great for Brushable White Enamel or even White Poly.
Micro-Fiber lays down a much heavier coat. Use this for full-bodied finishes such as General Finishes Milk Paints or primers. These load so much paint that they may leave a texture when using a high viscosity material like GF Milk Paint - just feather it out with a brush.
Nano Flock works best for applying thin coats of water based topcoats. They hold the product to be able to a do long strokes.

Hand Turned Wooden Vase with General Finishes Wood Turners Finish

turned wooden vase finished with wood turners finish

Post Date

Tue, 04/01/2014 - 12:00

Walter Ambrose sure is talented.

Is bonding the same as adhesion in wood finishes?

Coatings are tested and rated on adhesion not bonding. Bonding applies to adhesives. There is

Adhesion
"Wet Adhesion"
Cohesion

The difference between adhesion and cohesion, is that adhesion refers to the clinging of unlike molecules and cohesion refers to the clinging of like molecules. Adhesion is the mutual attraction between unlike molecules that causes them to cling to one another. Wet adhesion is sticking when moisture is in the environment.

*How Important is the "Hardness" of a Wood Finish?

Water Based Topcoats Technique Tips

The hardness properties of a wood finish are formulated around the objectives of use. A hard finish is desirable on projects that get heavy wear such as kitchen cabinets or table tops.

But in other situations, such as an outdoor topcoat, a desired property of the finish is elongation, which allows the topcoat to expand and contract through different extremes of temperature.

What is a slip coat when applying a wood finish?

A slip coat provides a very temporary barrier to apply stain over raw wood with less drag.

For example, we like to use a slip coat of mineral spirits when applying General Finishes oil-based Gel Stain to a raw wood surface to allow the stain to slice across the surface more easily. Or a slip coat of General Finishes Water-based Extender when applying our water-based wood stain.