Comments on: I HATE Water-Based Stain http://www.anpark.com/index.php/2006/01/26/i-hate-water-based-stain/ Media Center, Software Development, Woodworking Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:46:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: mike http://www.anpark.com/index.php/2006/01/26/i-hate-water-based-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-305 mike Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:41:31 +0000 http://anpark.com/?p=16#comment-305 I work at an unfinished furniture store that sold General Finishes Water based stains. and applied the product many times. We also sold it to customers as well. After constantly running into complaints from customers about difficulty of application and our own problems with lap marks, as well as the ever increasing costs of using an already pricey product with such low coverage, we said it wasn't worth it. So we trashed remaining inventory. Good luck trying to remove the lap marks. Instead you get light spots as the second application removes too much stain. Now we use Zar oil based stain, which goes on effortlessly, leaves zero lap marks, excellent coverage and uniform finish. We let that dry 48 hours and spray water based top coat. I work at an unfinished furniture store that sold General Finishes Water based stains.
and applied the product many times. We also sold it to customers as well. After constantly running into complaints from customers about difficulty of application and our own problems with lap marks, as well as the ever increasing costs of using an already pricey product with such low coverage, we said it wasn’t worth it. So we trashed remaining inventory.
Good luck trying to remove the lap marks. Instead you get light spots as the second application removes too much stain.

Now we use Zar oil based stain, which goes on effortlessly, leaves zero lap marks, excellent coverage and uniform finish. We let that dry 48 hours and spray water based top coat.

]]> By: Isaac http://www.anpark.com/index.php/2006/01/26/i-hate-water-based-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Isaac Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:20:41 +0000 http://anpark.com/?p=16#comment-303 I feel you pain. Not really, but I do understand. I am still working out the kinks, but I have learned to use them really succesfully for over a year now. It only took me twelve years to really give waterbase stains a chance. It is like learning how to stain all over again. Happy Staining I feel you pain. Not really, but I do understand. I am still working out the kinks, but I have learned to use them really succesfully for over a year now. It only took me twelve years to really give waterbase stains a chance. It is like learning how to stain all over again. Happy Staining

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