General FinishesWater Based Wood Stain, 1 Quart, Graystone

Great Product

The media could not be loaded.  I used the espresso stain on the mantle and bottom portion of my kitchen fireplace. I primed the mantle and bottom section, then used a paint made for staining, then used the espresso color stain. It truly is a beautiful stain. It went on smoothly and only needed one coat for each section. I added a before and after pic for comparison

I used it to stain solid maple table top. Already that is a tall order for any stain, but it did get the very dark color I was after. Because of the size of the table and the speed at which it dried, it took two people and we have to lap the stain. This left dark streaks that looked bad. Rather than sand off and re-stain, we went ahead and topcoated and the streaks mostly cleared out. A little deceiving during application but the finished product is good.Might have benefited from thinning the stain at the start, will try that next time.

I loved how it went on, the easy clean up and the none smell, but wow, the color is super dark much darker then the original color. This is supposed to be provincial which is mid/dark color but this color is DARK. I was staining birch plywood (yes I know) and I did use GF pre stain as well. It's not that I don't like it, it's just super darker then expected, so I gave it 3 stars. I finished with GF waterbased poly and sand. This is my first time ever doing this, so im not sure why this happened.

I used this product on my oak floor, which needed to be stained, because it was very badly marked up. This was my first ever floor refinishing project, so I had no prior experience to draw from, and no idea what to expect. But, I found this stain to be very easy to work with. I found it's best if you thin it with water. 3 parts stain to one part water worked very well. It just keeps it wet longer, so it doesn't dry so fast while you're working with it. I did one entire coat, and then two partial coats, which were mainly to fill in areas where I didn't get enough stain the first time. I just sat on the floor, and applied it with a sponge brush, and then wiped with a lint free rag. If you have lap marks, or you accidentally apply it too thick somewhere, it's very easy to sand off, so it's a good product for amateurs like me who goof up a lot. There was also no odor, and I was extremely happy with the result.

The stain was great but it was just too dark for the walnut wood I had to match.

Stained some oak stair treads. First coat was almost black. Second one has some brown. Not the same color as the can. Putting a top coat on it and installing this weekend but for the price it should be closer to the can.

This stain went on much easier than I expected. I ended up refinishing our coffee table, stair railings, and master bathroom cabinets with it. Great product. I put the stain on using a stain brush and letting the stain dry to achieve a dark espresso finish. After 3 coats and light sanding between I used the General Finishes top coat. Came out great.

Needed to stain a wall and door therefore was after the GEL STAIN because it does not drip as easily as ordinary stain. Received a notice stating that the gel was not available and assumed I would get a refund. OH NO!! They just decided to send whatever they had on hand to get the sale hoping that I would not send it back because of the international post!!!!!!!! Well they were right!!!

Was not able to get the fence done properly. Had to buy a different brand.

This is neither oil-based nor a gel stain. It's a water-based stain. So at least the photo is accurate, but I was hoping for a water-based gel stain.

It is not a gel stain.It is a water base stain