Wood Stain

Bought for staining a set of pine stair rails. Applied using a sponge (just a normal cheap pack of kitchen dish sponges) (used a brush just to get the stain from can to wood, then sponge to cover). 2 coats of this with a bit of drying time inbetween coats (dries very quickly), followed by 2 coats of a clear protective varnish (with a brush). Very easy to apply. Ensure you stir well. Came out fantastic - Consistant colour, that brings out the grain nicely. Colour looks expensive - not orange, but a richer darker brown. Highly recommend.

I found this wood stain really easy to use and very effective. I’ve posted three photos. The first is the chair before I started. I’d sanded it down as it had been previously stained. The second photo is after one coat and the final photo is after two coats all over but three coats on the seat, backrest and arms. I’m really pleased with the finish. I like the deep rich colour of the dark oak. I think as my wooden furniture gets older it maybe looks better with a darker colour as it covers a multitude of marks. This colour has made the chairs look almost new and I’m glad went for it. So you do need a flake free surface before you start but if it’s plain new wood you can start without any preparation. Give the tin a good shake or stir it well and I used an ordinary paintbrush. I suppose you could use a cloth but you would get really messy as it’s fairly thin consistency. I did it on a nice sunny day and it was touch dry inside 30 minutes. It says you can put the next coat on after 4 hrs. I did wait as per the instructions. So across a couple of days I managed to get two chairs fully stained. To do these chairs it took half a tin so I will have enough to re do them again next year. I love the fact you wash the brush out in warm water so very easy to clean up after. Once finished I noted that water sits on the top of the stain in droplets so it’s great protection for the Great British summer when we are bound to get plenty of rain. I’ve not used this make of stain before but I’d be really happy to choose it again. No issues and does a great job. It was also cheaper than stains I’ve used in the past and yet does an equally good job. Very pleased I tried it.

Brilliant product . Great colour , very easy to use , clean up with just water . Definitely value for money .

Purchased this to stain two outside thresholds, one on my front door and the other on my garage personal door. The instructions say to remove any existing stain completely, but mine was very thin and missing in places, so I just gave it a light sand. I gave it a good stir as per the instructions and set to it. The first covered quite well, but I left it for about 30 minutes and applied a second coat and I was very pleased with the results. It dried to a lovely dark and even finish and very quickly too. Bring water based, clean up was easy and fast. I would highly recommend.

Excellent product. I miss calculated the amount needed when I purchased the 250ml so ordered another, this time 750ml. Out of this I've managed four coats and still havr half the tin left so 500ml would of been enough for that application. The floor looks brilliant. The look I wanted, a nice shine look but not glossy, very rich deep colouring. I was going to apply with a cloth but the instructions said to use a brush. I was a bit cautious at first but it dried smooth. My landing took four coats to get the desired colouring. What I like about this product is I managed to bring the colours to an equal tint via applying on certain sections that were lighter during each application. It dried evenly and I can't recomend enough. It goes on greyish then stains to a brown oak, just as it says on the tin.

It's not bad stuff once you get the application right. I've supplied a photo of the desk I made. Its built from pine which is notorious for blotching when being stained. I did a lot of test pieces first before committing the stain to my desk. To get the best application I found that applying a shellac sanding sealer mixed down with a bit if turps to the timber first worked best. It really helped in limiting the ugly blotching you get on pine. Just one thing coat was enough. Once shellac is dry after a minute I then used a foam brush to apply a thing coat of stain. It's important with this stain to apply it with the grain or you'll get a weird look to it if you aren't paying attention. The application strokes need to be accurate with the grain. Once the hole area had a layer of stain I then went back over the stain every few minutes with the foam brush just to skim off the excess. I found this gave the best results. Once dried I repeated the same process for several more coats for my desired affect. It's not the easiest stain to work with but it does the job. I would ge inclined to have a look for a different stain next time round but would fall back onto this stain if I couldn't find anything that was a little easier to apply.

Decent stain produced. Made some new slats for my garden bench. The 3 photos show the 3 coats I applied, with a light sanding before the third. Keep stiring the tin as it does seperate quite quickly as it's fairly thin. Don't apply it too thick, it's not paint. I used about half a tin on them.

This was quite a bit cheaper than many other products and it is probably just as good. We have stained a shelf and small unit with it and it gives a really nice finish with a pleasant sheen. We used the Dark Oak stain and it is accurate and very easy to use. One thing I would recommend is to read the instructions as sanding the wood lightly before applying a final coat really does give it a smooth finish.