I get as many questions about Minwax’s® Gel Stain as I do any other single product. Like Minwax® Wood Finish Stain, it is oil-based, so Gel Stain gives you a longer working time than do water-based stains before it starts to dry. But Gel Stain is formulated as a heavy-bodied stain,
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When I mentioned to Alex here in my office that I showed the attendees at the SNAP! bloggers conference how to do “false graining,” she gave me the same look the day I asked her to get me a sheet of carbon paper, asking “What’s that?” In case you’ve never seen this old technique, I’ll show you what I demonstrated for Alex.
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We headed off to Salt Lake City last week for the SNAP! do-it-yourself bloggers three-day conference, where Minwax® was a sponsor and we had a booth in the show. We were demonstrating some of our products at the booth and finishing the chest in the background which we gave away on the final day’s drawing.
But the hit of the conference were the new Wood Finishing Cloths — water-based stain and finish on eight cloths in a convenient resealable package. Everyone had a chance to put on the gloves and give them a try.
Several years ago I stained this unfinished coffee table with a black base and a Golden Pecan top, then applied Minwax® Fast-Drying Polyurethane. But when I got done, I thought it looked a little, well — boring. So, I decided to add some faux inlay using just painter’s tape, a sea sponge, and Minwax® Gel Stain. If you’d like to see how easy this is to do, just keep on reading.
