Remember they are not stains but paint and will give a streaked look, much unlike natural grain. Tiled floors? With Minwax® wood stains, there’s a color to suit every style. Here is a link that might be useful: Picturetrail link. I had to do a couple of coats on some pieces to achieve the color I was looking for. I tried rubbing the minwax and brushing. Even after full cure, the smell can be very, very strong. I found the rag method much easier and did my first coat on clean kit. It seemed to go on well and I gave the top a shot. If desired, apply stain such as Minwax® Water-Based Wood Stain or Minwax® Wood Finish ... moisten the wood with a rag or sponge dipped in water. The horizontal surfaces were OK. It takes several coats to go from the light to the dark color I want, and it's critical to rub with steel wool between coats. You have better control as to how much stain you apply and how you distribute it. It is fine for DIYers who need a table stained, or an Ikea pine bed stand that needs stain. Yeah, we are so not using this product. Wow Redbazel, those look GREAT! I would have to say that this product is NOT a time saver. It wouldn't go on evenly and became sticky in minutes. I am so excited to have found your blog!! I was wondering if it was possible to put it on with a rag, I think it would be easier to control the amount, and I could do multiple thin coats vs globby ones. http://www.minwax.com/wood-products/one-step-stain-and-finishes/minwax-PolyShades Love your wood furniture, but not the color of the finish? Wipe off the excess stain from the paintbrush. Using a rag to apply stain, you'll both apply and then remove any excess stain in one step. I found the rag method much easier and did my first coat on clean kit. finish with two or three coats of Helmsman Spar Urethane for … In my opinion, a rag/t-shirt is the way to go … http://www.minwax.com/products/onestep/polyshades.cfm. Hardwood should work with high-end product. Learn costs and other important details about renewing a hardwood floor — and the one mistake you should avoid, Comfortable, sustainable and easy on the eye, cork has a lot going for it. very relieved to read this post. Number of drawers in the kitchen? I am glad to hear it worked out for you Diane! I'm finding that I need to thin it out alot and have found by using a roller (very fine foam roller) I can get the large areas pretty even, but it's still pretty tricky. I think it great for crappy furniture to get a second lease on life, but we need to do it the old fashioned way if we do it at all! 5: A warm area, the poly needs to flow to fill the gaps made from the brush. The finish is below average at best…hard to work with and little control on shading. If you decide to use it I strongly recommend you test, test, test, on an area that won't be seen so you can get the hang of how to control it. 3: For best results use a paint strainer (the funnel type) this removes all the unwanted junk in the mix. Apply the stain on top of the pre-stain. Apply with high-quality natural bristle brush Cleans up with mineral spirits Combines beautiful color, tough protection in same step ... Minwax 61380444 PolyShades - Stain & Polyurethane in 1 Step, quart, Bombay Mahogany, Satin 4.4 out of 5 stars 74. withing ten years of building the house some of the trim that was exposed to direct sunlight faded to a very light shade of the original color. So I used a rag dipped in the product to do my application, rubbing it on and making sure the application was even. Conference last year and loved your presentation! I am hesitant to use it on our staircase because there is alot to do and I am afraid it will not go on evenly. after 3 hours i was only half way done and it looked terrible. The cabinets were cleaned and sanded but the foam brushed stain came out very streaky. Re: Spraying Minwax Polyshades 07-12-2012, 10:00 AM I tried mixing a bit of the red umber polyshades with my danish oil and used that to build color , very diluted mind you. DH won out, and I've been staining cabinets for weeks! Evaluate the room as a whole, and within the house, and the house within the neighborhood. Minwax ® PolyShades ® fournit une couleur de bois riche et une protection longue durée tout en améliorant le grain du bois. I do not follow the instructions on the can though. Using a rag to apply stain, you’ll both apply and then remove any excess stain in one step. the pigment pools and streaks and will not penetrate the wood apart from the poly, leaving color streaks. I’m looking forward to following along Bruce! I would call myself a skilled and experienced amateur. - Don't stop to chat on the phone and then come back into your section you were working on. Thanks for your input, I'll let you know how it goes!!!! A flooring professional worth his/her salt will work with anything BUT NOT Minwax. He is sanding the chest for a third time and throwing whatever was left over out. You have better control as to how much stain you apply and how you distribute it. You can use any tool – rag, brush, paint pad, roller or spray gun – to apply the stain. Since I now had a coat of Minwax polyurethane one the wood, I searched for a stain that I could apply over the existing varnish. I brush on, let sit for about minute while I’m brushing on further down the project. Using a rag also eliminates the bubbles you get when you apply Polyshades with a brush. Single fluorescent light? La finition PolyShades ® permet de réduire le temps consacré à la finition par rapport à l’application d’une teinture d’une part, puis l’application d’une protection d’autre part. The orange/red is toned down and the mushroom brown will hint a touch gray without going cold. That gave me more darkening quicker, but again, I find the brush just harder for me to get control. Enter PolyShades. i won't ever use this product again. It states you can change the color of stain directly over varnish without stripping. Soffits? In any case (if this goes horribly awry, or I decide to strip it the old fashioned way), I will just get some orange stripper stuff. The color is absolutely perfect! I waited four hours and applied a second coat, since the first coat was completely dry to the touch. My rule: the more intricate the project, the more apt I am to fall back on the two-step method. What a disaster. The Restore a finish is nice, but is not affecting the color much, and getting a redder hue is what I am after. I looked through the prior reviews and I would have to say that they all apply to my experience with Polyshades. My finance and I have been long time users of Minwax. I’m now back to sanding everything down and starting over on the finish. WOW, I am really getting some mixed opinions here (have it posted on Woodworking as well). Or did they rip it all out and start over? Using a rag also eliminates the bubbles you get when you apply Polyshades with a brush. Quick Tips from Minwax® - Applying PolyShades® Over Existing Finish Published Apr 19, 2017. It matched PERFECTLY! We had 2 different projects we were doing a chest of drawers and and end table that I converted to be used as a Lego table for my Grandson. All of the hard work in design and building went down the tubes after using this product. Now I’m the blogger behind a Disney inspired Home blog. ), cleaned that up and used a really soft brush to put down the Polyshade. My bathroom vanity is also the same oak and the Antique Walnut polyshades worked fine on that to give it a finish a couple of shades darker than the oak. Between a minute and two minutes (NO MORE, or it’ll blotch) wipe hard. One of my favourite looks. Finishes that offer protection for wood with a soft luster. Instead, I use a quality natural bristle brush and just dip half an inch of the bristles into the can. :~( It went on poorly and we had to redo the piece the old fashioned way. I’m looking forward to seeing you again this year at SNAP! I used it on my kitchen cabinets to darken the orangey oak finish and it made them look completely re-done. Especially if other areas of the kitchen are dated. I am starting to get acceptable results now. I have settled into 1.5" width max. Mehr erfahren. cabs in about an hour. I almost cried when I put the second coat on my tabletop (the table that I had sanded for hours!!). We were applying it to the verticle sides of a large piece of furniture and it looks like the stain "sagged". We just finished 1200 feet of pine trim, a hand rail, 5 six panel doors and 3 mahogany door with satin polyshades. I’ll tape off the side of one and then apply Polyshades to the one that’s not taped. You can even dip the object into stain or pour the stain onto the wood and spread it around. Applicator error is the usual disappointment in such products. Minwax also has very high VOC content. My finance said I must have done something wrong. So I re-sanded the entire piece again and started all over. I hope you enjoy it. Then choose a few different stains as well as one or two custom mixed stains. Overall layout of the space? when in fact it looks like garbage. It the trim is already stained and SEALED you should try in a small area gently sanding the surface and giving a coat of poly-shade. Here is a link to kitchen cabinet pictures. $23.73. Quality of wood? this was a huge mistake on my part that I won't make again. I used the bombay stain on floors and steps it was so lovely we wanted to stain kitchen cabinets. - I use small amounts in a separate container (don't paint directly out of the minwax can as I started doing. Frequently clean your brush with paint thinner. Those reviewers who liked their results obviously had experiences different from mine. - This stuff is too thick and sets too fast.To overcome this I work one thing at a time to "completion". The items were sanded and prepped. GOOD LUCK!!! Well, she politely (but firmly) suggested that I build a separate office over our two-car garage, which I did. Before staining any softwoods I always add a third step to the beginning of the process by first brushing on Minwax® Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner to reduce any blotchiness. I am thinking about giving it a shot. And here’s another tip I learned: PolyShades® will always work best on flat surfaces, simply because carvings, spindles, and corners naturally pull excess liquid out of your brush. Minwax Design Series washes, wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that's already stained. PolyShades provides both the beautiful color of a wood stain and the protective aspects of a polyurethane finish in a single product. My best friend thought I got a new dining room table!Diane. It looks great, it covered well and it is even. it was impossible to get an even color and the verticle pieces ran. DuroSeal is the "almost professional" line from Minwax...but many "well trained" floor finishes still won't touch the DuroSeal. This was a quick facelift on a 1920's bungalow. using a 4" purdy oil brush, about as nice as they come, I could not get an even color coat. Most often, they have huge lacks when compared to modern cabinets. Natural and synthetic bristle brushes specifically designed for use with Minwax® wood finishing products. Step 2. :-) ). Each time I took on a new project, I took over the dining room table or the coffee table. Sorry to hear of your experience with the PolyShades. So I went for it a tried a small patch of our staircase. Six years later they are still looking new, and Leigh Ann is happy to not have to live where I work! Gently repeat the stirring every 10 minutes to assure that the color remains evenly distributed throughout the polyurethane. Worst case, you'll have to strip it, leaving you pretty much where you started. It might be smarter to put the money into a fund that leads to doing a complete redo. The second bad result was my own fault. The better the wood preparation, the better the final result. You can even dip the object into stain or pour the stain onto the wood and spread it around. It IS VERY difficult to get an even color over large surfaces, and I have pretty good hand control and alot of patience. Allow the Polyshades® to dry for 6 hours between coats. Don't forget to pick out a high-quaity, natural bristle brush. It's stain and polyeurethane combined. Turn to Minwax® to add rich color and durable protection to your wood project in a single step. Thanks so much for teaching me the proper techniques! Lindsay from Artsy-Fartsy Mama (artsyfartsymama.com), Thanks, Lindsay! I am going to do some more pieces since it worked so well.Diane. It works by dissolving the exisiting finish [it wouldn't stick, otherwise], and if that finish is old, uneven, or very thick, it just makes a mess. Answer simple questions about your project to get product recommendations. 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