Tutorial: Cover All (Tumbler Prep)
Environment: Apply in an environment above 68ºF. A temperature between 68ºF and 75ºF is ideal. Application: A dry, soft bristled brush works best. Use plenty of Cover All to get good...
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Tutorial: Grande' Finale 2.0
Environment: Apply at room temperature (68–75ºF). Preparation: Grande Finale is a top coat. After you have prepped, applied a base coat, and decorated your tumbler, it’s time for...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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How to Choose the Right Top Coat for Your Project
We often get asked, “What is the difference between your topcoats?” So here is a brief overview of the differences, so you can make an educated decision on what...
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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...
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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...
