Super helpful video- thank you. Am just about to try and stain some pine floating shelves and will follow ur approach: conditioner, wood finish then gel stain 👍🏻👍🏻
@AbbottsAtHome7 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Good luck!
@PPHalpert2 ай бұрын
They all look fantastic, especially for pine! Nicely done!!! Ooo except that one 😂 probably a finicky old bastard in the first place and I bet the factors you mentioned continued to nail that coffin lid down. But still, a lot of great looking pine 🦅🦅
@LilyBecca25 күн бұрын
I would love to see what the rest would be if you used shellac imstead of wood conditioner.
@AbbottsAtHome24 күн бұрын
Good idea! Maybe next time. :)
@user-zl4yn7gp7d3 ай бұрын
Not having a final view and review from the same angle as the first half of the video made it really difficult to actually tell what was what.
@AbbottsAtHome3 ай бұрын
I’ll have to remember that for next time. Thanks for sharing!
@apatel77875 ай бұрын
Wish you had sown all products specilly wood conditioner so as a novice, i could buy the right product.
@SableSunsets6 ай бұрын
Two words GENERAL FINISHES 😉 I don’t think you are getting the results you desire. I suggest try water based by this brand it will knock your socks off. Pine is notorious for being a hard to stain wood. You need something very rich in pigment to knock down all that yellow. The stuff you get from the big box store doesn’t cut it. Also gel stain is more for layering the non wood surfaces or existing finishes. Pine is too soft for gel stain to get a good stick. I’ve watched videos of people that have been experimenting with stains and woods for 30 plus years. There is so much to the chemistry of it all. I don’t think many people realize the complexity to different wood species and different stain options. Keep trying don’t settle for anything in a yellow can minwax or varathane. I’m saying it the nicest way possible my makeup has more pigment than those brands.
@AbbottsAtHome6 ай бұрын
I think I used GF gel stain near the end of this video. 🤔 But, I didn’t wait long enough after applying the base. So the GF didn’t look as good as it normally does. For this video I was trying to get a medium brown look with just the options I had on hand. My GF is too dark for what I wanted anyway. But, I should do another video using just gel stains on Pine. It is easier to avoid the blotches with gel. Thanks for sharing. 👍
@carlawightman64185 ай бұрын
What product would you suggest?
@dearatmosphere2 ай бұрын
Hello!! Would love to see you do a tutorial or list some products… all I have access to is a Lowe’s and the stuff I’m making for my home looks great until I try and stain it, I’m so frustrated! You seem really knowledgeable
@vickyb99188 ай бұрын
If the glaze was oil based and the stain underneath was water based or vice versa, you probably didn’t let the underneath dry long enough before putting glaze over it.
@AbbottsAtHome8 ай бұрын
Good thinking. That makes sense. I actually checked General Finishes website after making this video. They recommend using the glaze over a clear coat when you want to use it over stain. 😊
@ThFitz2 ай бұрын
Simple, if I have a stain with a color I do not care for, I change the color.
@crowndroyalАй бұрын
Top right old masters provincial gel stain, what shade is that ?
@charlesmitchell8416Ай бұрын
Provincial is the shade, Old Masters is the brand.
@proppo49242 ай бұрын
A fundamental mistake is sanding it too smooth. There is no reason to go above 120. You don't want the pores of the wood closed tight, it inhibits stain penetration and finish adhesion. The stain surface can be knocked down before finish with any green pad if needed.
@AbbottsAtHome2 ай бұрын
Hmm, this is the opposite of what most people recommend. Especially with soft woods like Pine, stopping at just 120 will leave dark spots, swirls, and lines in the finish.
@pattiobrien540816 күн бұрын
@@AbbottsAtHomeabsolutely. I have always heard not to go above 220 for stain.
@McsandwhichАй бұрын
What? Literally used same finish.
@user-sv4fs5qw9bАй бұрын
Stop saying wood conditioner. FFS I can't stand these young people calling wood prep 'wood conditioner' smdh Had to stop the video.
@AbbottsAtHomeАй бұрын
God love you, Maurice. I’m nearly 50 years old, but thanks for calling me “young people”. I appreciate it. The problem with your statement is that the product is actually called wood conditioner. So, maybe finish watching it. 👍
@LilyBecca25 күн бұрын
The can actually says Wood Conditioner. It would be really confusing for people if she called it something else.