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  • An image of Wood Grain Filler

    Tutorial: Wood Grain Filler

    Wood Grain Filler fills open grains and pores leaving an absolutely clear, glass-smooth surface, ready to topcoat. Drys fast, sands easily, and is also stainable.     Environment: For best...

  • An image of Sanding Sealer

    Tutorial: Sanding Sealer

    Sanding Sealer is designed to be applied to raw wood. It enhances the natural wood tone and accents while also sealing wood fibers, binding the wood grain to minimize grain...

  • Tutorial: Crab Coat (Marine Grade, Exterior Topcoat)

    Tutorial: Crab Coat (Marine Grade, Exterior Topcoat)

    CrabCoat is an innovative, environmentally safe top coat that seamlessly matches the strengths of acrylic and urethane. It creates that familiar, oil-finished appearance without the disadvantages of oil-based products. A...

  • An image of Extreme Protection Polyurethane

    Tutorial: Extreme Protection Polyurethane

    Extreme Protection Polyurethane is a non-yellowing, environmentally safe top coat. It is super hard, clear, and easy to use, offering scratch, chemical, and water resistance for various surfaces. Perfect for...

  • Tutorial: Brite Tone (Instrument Finish)

    Tutorial: Brite Tone (Instrument Finish)

    Brite Tone is a high-solids protective coating, or "topcoat", originally designed for musical instruments. Weighing in at around 85% solids content, Brite Tone gives you the best durability for hand-crafted...

  • The Basics of Water-Based Finishes

    Whether you're a newbie or a veteran of using water-based finishes and coatings, it's super important to understand the fundamentals. When you master the basics, your projects are on the...

  • Help! My Project is "Yellowing"

    Help! My Project is "Yellowing"

    You can rest easy knowing that CrystaLac products are carefully formulated and manufactured to never cause any yellowing. It's our CrystaLac Clear promise! Now, you might still be experiencing some project...

  • All About: Wood Grain Filler

    All About: Wood Grain Filler

    Wood Grain Filler (WGF) fills the pores in the wood to give you the smoothest surface possible. It is used to fill pock marks (small hollows on the surface in the...

  • Sanding Sealer - Why should you use it?

    Sanding Sealer - Why should you use it?

    Why should I use CrystaLac Sanding Sealer?   Waterborne finishes “wet” the wood and cause the wood grain to raise. Sanding Sealer helps to minimize the grain raise so that...