If you coat a penetrating stain with a film finish like polyurethane, or varnish before all the solvent evaporates, you essentially lock the solvent into the wood. This can lead to blotchiness and ...

Penetrating oil finishes are designed to penetrate the wood, not necessarily to sit on top of the floor in a thick wearlayer like a traditional oil-modified or waterborne polyurethane finish.

Type: Ready Mix Series: Stain and Sealer Color: Transparent Redwood Coverage: 125-175 Sq. Ft./Gallon Smooth Surface Curing Time: 72 Hours to Full Cure ...

Because different floor finishes ... stains with the following steps using only an appropriate hardwood floor cleaner and a scouring pad designed for a penetrating-finished floor. The type of wood ...

Erin Shuford spent hours refurbishing the unwanted coffee table, telling Newsweek she wanted to get it "as close to the original" as possible.

Or should we just apply a really good beeswax furniture polish and leave it at that? A: Wood finishes can become dull over time in several ways. Sometimes the finish develops very fine cracks ...

I've seen success getting blood, grease, grass and oil stains out using items I already had in my house. Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in ...

Next apply the paint or stain according to the instructions. Most recommend at least two or three coats, with a four-hour drying time between applications. Use a pad applicator for the quickest ...