Dixie Belle Paint Company Introduces Four Innovative VooDoo Gel Stains, Offering Fresh, Custom Wood Finishes for DIY ...

Stain or Paint the Wood Now, your wood furniture is ready for a new coat of paint or a new stain finish. Apply your selected stain or pain following the instructions on the paint.

A: Especially on south-facing wood, go with paint, not marine varnish or stain topped by marine varnish. When ultraviolet rays from the sun hit wood, they break down lignin, the natural glue that ...

Painting laminate cabinets can give your kitchen an entirely new look. Here’s what you need to know about surface preparation ...

Q: My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. I’d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware, but I’ve heard that you can’t get good results painting over stain.

On a piece of wood furniture, any old lacquer, stain or paint has to come off. For that kind of heavy sanding and stripping, says Glass, “you need coarse sandpaper measuring 40 to 60 grit.” ...

Olympic’s exterior stains—which include solid, semi-transparent, wood-tone, and clear finishes—can be found at Home Depot, Lowe’s, and independent paint and hardware dealers.

Consumer Reports' experts break down how to use clear or semi-transparent wood stains for your decking projects. Achieve the look you want for your deck with our advice.

Finishes may go by different names depending on the paint brand, but there are basically three standard types: Flat/matte, eggshell/satin, and semigloss/high-gloss, which is sometimes referred to ...