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11 Days 'til Christmas - Featuring General Finishes Holiday Red Milk Paint

Post Date

Sat, 12/14/2013 - 12:00

11 days until Christmas!

Glaze Effects Clear Base for Custom Glazes

General Finishes Clear Base Glaze Effects, Quart

Make your own custom glazes by mixing with GF water-based paints & stains, or use to dilute GF Glaze Effects colors. Glaze Effects Clear Base is the base used to make General Finishes Glaze Effects.

FAQs: December 2022 Discontinued Milk Paint Colors

Q: Which 12 colors will remain in the Milk Paint line?

General Finishes Transformation Tuesday - Holiday Red Milk Paint Settee

before and after of refinished settee using holiday red milk paint

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Tue, 01/21/2014 - 12:00

For General Finishes Transformation Tuesday, we wanted to share this settee project by Beth of Farm Fresh Vintage Finds. This was her first time using

Getting to know Chelsea Hooper of Red Poppy Pickin' by Chelsea's Creations

newspaper article "Getting to know chelsea L. Hooper" owner of Red Poppy Pickin'

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Tue, 02/02/2016 - 12:00

Recently Chelsea L Hopper was recently featured in the Richmond Times dispatch newspaper for her astounding success as a business owner. Chelsea will be soon expanding her once 2000 sq foot store front to 7000 sq feet!

Distressed Paint Color Combinations: 100s of Examples

In the following faux finish examples, several layers of GF Milk Paints, GF Glaze Effects, GF Wood Stains and GF Top Coats are combined in the tradition of old world craftsmen to create unique, distressed looks in any color palette.

General Finishes Launches 14 New Milk Paint Colors!

Post Date

Mon, 11/25/2013 - 12:00

The votes for our first Milk Paint color contest have been counted. After 127 submitted entries and 1,014 votes, we have a total of 12 color contest winners!

How can I prevent bleed through on mahogany furniture from the 1920-1930’s?

Stain Blocker Repairing & Trouble Shooting Water Based Finishes Preparation and Sanding

Never guarantee a finish on this era of furniture. Inform your customers of this issue and steer customers away from using light colors. Many mahogany pieces from the late 1920's to early 1930's have an aniline dye lacquer finish which can bleed through no matter how many times you paint or prime over it. Although ideal coverage over an aniline dye lacquer can never be guaranteed, the following two products have been known to minimize bleed through:

Why Should I Use General Finishes ENDURO Pro Series Polyurethanes?

Enduro Pro Series Clear and White Polyurethane by General Finishes

ENDURO PRO SERIES SELF CROSS-LINKING CLEAR & WHITE POLY by General Finishes

Get professional performance for a competitive price. This new pair of ENDURO topcoats are tintable, fast-hide coatings for professional and industrial use. The high solids content provides strong build and 2-coat hide when primed with Enduro White Undercoat or General Finishes Stain Blocker.