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General finishes gel stain top coat.
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Gel stains are formulated with a combination of pigments oils and urethanes to produce a deep and durable finish.
The beauty of gel stain comes from the thick urethane which can carry a lot of color to any surface but that color must be sealed in with.
General finishes also offers a gel stain topcoat which is an oil based top coat that produces a beautiful hand rubbed quality finish according to their website.
I show you how easy it is to apply general finishes gel top coat to furniture to give it a flawless look.
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This video demonstrates the application of a gel topcoat finish that is easy and gives excellent results.
Gel stains as all wood stains were formulated to go over raw wood which has an open surface and can absorb some of the stain.
In addition to this non permeable surface factor general finishes gel stain is an oil based product and it is more difficult to obtain proper drying characteristics over a dense manufactured surface such as laminate.
The high urethane content of general finishes gel stains results in a lustrous finish that tends to fool people into assuming no sealant is required.
Think of stain as the color and top coat as the sealer and protectant.
From general finishes university how to apply gel stain and gel topcoat to raw wood.
Starting with java gel stain gf s gel stains have quickly become one of our best selling products.
Gel wood stains are heavy bodied and do not penetrate as deeply into the wood as liquid oil based wipe on stains do providing the deepest richest colors of any oil based stain available.
Although gel stains contain urethane gel topcoat has a higher content of urethane and may be used to top coat gel stains for more protection.
Gel stain from general finishes is home of the popular java gel stain featured across the nation s social media for upcycling furniture and cabinets.
The table was finished with one coat of general finishes nutmeg gel stain allowed to dry then a coat of general finishes java gel stain and finished with two coats of gel satin topcoat john of john harryman designs this piece was entered into the woodworking category of the 2016 gf design challenge contest and won 3rd place.