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Refinished Mandola with General Finished Enduro -Var Water Based Polyurethane

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John Mosconi of Sting King Lutherie in Akron, Ohio takes us on his journey of refinishing this mandola.

Step 1: Prep and Sealing

General Finishes 2016 Design Challenge Categories and Prizes

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This years contest features thousands of dollars of prizes! 

This year's contest entries will be accepted between Monday, July 4-25. GF will post a link to the entry page on July 4th. Voting begins Tuesday, July 26 and winners will be announced the first week in August.

Woodworker Wednesday - Sarah Marriage Furniture

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Happy Woodworker Wednesday! Check out the incredible work of Sarah Marriage, a talented furniture designer and woodworker from Hoboken, NJ! Sarah is also the co-founder of Works & Days, an online quarterly of arts, letters, music, and no small amount of craft."

Father's Day Projects

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Father's Day is Sunday June 21st.  Spend some quality time with Dad in the workshop this year and do one of these great projects together. You'll be sure to make his day extra special!

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New General Finishes Milk Paint Color Contest Winners Available for Order

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Our newest Milk Paint

General Finishes 2016 Design Challenge

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Rev up your brushes and save the date! The 2016 GENERAL FINISHES DESIGN CHALLENGE CONTEST kicks off July 4th, 2016. We will post the link to the contest at that time.

GF's Annual Design Contest

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR GROUNDHOG DAY. The General Finishes 2015 Contest Starts February 2nd and runs for 40 days. There are two categories to enter. Enter one or both as often as you wish here

1) WILD NIGHTS DESIGN CHALLENGE 

General Finishes 2016 June Blogger of the Month - Salvaged Inspirations

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General Finishes June 2016 Blogger of the Month is Denise of Salvaged Inspirations!

Creating custom glaze colors, pastel color washes and varnishing techniques

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A glaze is a small amount of colorant carried in a clear base (such as Clear Glaze Effects or

Can I adjust the color of my Dye Stain?

Dye Stains (Water Based) Color correction (toning)

Yes, there are a couple of ways. Dye Stain Reducer is the clear base that we use when manufacturing General Finishes Dye Stains. The Reducer is made first, then the dye color is added.

It is easy to make your own custom color Dye Stain by adding in 10% increments of Dye Stain color to Reducer until you achieve the color you want. It is not possible to mix too much of our Dye Stain and Reducer together.

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