To protect the gel stain you will need to top coat it after the gel stain completely dries with a suitable floor finish.
General finishes gel stain hardwood floors.
That s any thick stain applied over a film finish covering the blotched stain.
Appropriate for mill work furniture cabinets garage doors windows decks and more.
So i ventured over to my favorite local store saving grace and purchased a pint of general finishes java gel stain.
General finishes focuses on state of the art water base finishes and waterbourne coatings and is the country s leader in waterbased finish technology offering wood stains dye stains top coats gel stains exterior wood finishes liquid oilbase stains water based lacquers furniture paint.
Hardwood floor finishes have varying levels of ease durability even glossiness.
Gel stains are in between a traditional stain and paint.
But would i do this on an entire wood floor no way.
I used java gel by general finishes for the top of the buffet as well as the table top.
Here s a picture of the floors before the makeover.
One pint covers 100 sq.
In my opinion this is best left to smaller projects and perfect for them actually.
Begin by applying a full strength sealer coat of the same finish you ll use for your top coats.
Please forgive the picture quality i was a little bit newer in my blogging journey.
When it comes to application gel stain requires less preparation than regular stains and paints.
If you would like to learn more about how to use the gel stain over the existing stain read my post here.
General finishes pro image was developed to give the hardwood flooring contractor the opportunity to offer customers a safer job site and superior indoor air quality during application.
Ft so this was more than enough for my little 4 5 bathroom.
Yes it will julie.
As part of the process i updated my hardwood floors with general finishes gel stain.
I like to use the gel stain over the existing stain because you do not have to strip the original finishes.
Yes but be advised the gel stain is not a floor coating.
Stains and general wear.
Gel stains water based wood stain water based paints pearl effects glazes.
You can read all about that project here.
General finishes hp poly and or crystalac polyoxide.
Gels let some of the wood s unique markings and texture shine through while giving the wood a crisp consistent finish.
After the finish dries lightly roughen it in the direction of the grain using 0000 steel wool to provide scratches where pigment particles in the glaze can catch.
Minwax does have a product called complete 1 step floor finish that is basically the same thing however i have not used it so i can t say how the application of that product is.