Why is it some people just have the ability to teach when they don't even want to. Thank you so much for your videos. I have only watched about (5) so far but your mastery in your craft has given me the mental ease that I will be able to tackle an old chair that I have been given to upholster. When the chair was brought to me even I thought it was a little more than I could handle because it required so much work. However, after watching your videos I am a little more confident that the chair is not as nearly as complicated as my mind had envisioned. Thank you so much for all your teaching techniques. I'm now sure that I will be able to smoothly finish this customer's wants to perfection. Also, I like to thank your wife for her excellent videotaping because we are able to see your skills with her steady hands!
I have to say, I have watched this video soooo many times because I’m trying to learn and so far I haven’t found anyone that explains how to do things with such detail. Nothing fancy, just perfectly explained. Please continue to make more videos.
Started watching your videos this past few weeks, I love how Frank and down to earth you are and you keep yourself concerned with doing things relaxed and without heavy costs. Excited, I'll be back woodworking starting tomorrow. Thx so much! 💗 from Toronto Canada!
Best video I've seen on this product by far! I tried other techniques found on TH-cam with poor results, way too streaky I just couldn't figure it out. Watched this video... sanded it down a bit then applied like you showed and Vwala looks great! Thank you sir
did you sanded down the stain after it was dry and then applied the armour seal ? what grade sand paper did you use ? im new to this and cant find any videos about sanding in between but i heard some one else say this as well. thanks
@@Proud2BSAC I didn't apply it over stain just bare wood. Between coats sand with 600 grit.. if the last coat you did was really streaky (like some of mine) sand down with something coarser like 320 or 400 then 600 after. Then blow it off and use a tack cloth or microfiber cloth to get rid of any particles then apply next coat
you prolly dont care at all but does any of you know a way to log back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly lost my login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me
@Zane Malik Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and Im in the hacking process now. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Thank you very much for doing this great video. It help me a lot. I usually tend to go over and over wiping the clear finish too much, but I took your advice and came out very nice With gel stain and armor seal
I seen someone do a light stain on the wood before doing the gray stain so it looked less yellowish after finishing. However i like how simple you made Applying the gray finish and sealing it up! I just got a table and its so dark for my home i want it gray and white lol thAnks for the help💗
That weathered gray is nice, I tried to use Varathane weathered grey on a banister and it would not take properly and came nowhere close to looking like that
Hello, I'm new here and REALLY like the look of this table! But I can't find the follow up video that you say "Tomorrow I'm going to do the 2nd coat. . . ." Can you give me the link? Many thanks!
I’m a big fan but what I wish you would show your finished product. I’m new to this and trying to learn from your video. I bought all the products you love and use but I would like to have in idea as to what to expect. I started months ago preparing the wood I put it on hold I fear I’ll mess it up.
They have it online at Home Depot and amazon. I got mine at a local wood store. The general finishers website has a page where you can see who sells it near you.
Hi, This is a great video- thank you for making this! I have stripped and sanded all my kitchen cabinet doors and was thinking of using Arm R Seal (Satin). I have to do both sides of those doors. Can i do both sides of the door at same time or should i wait few mins or hours to do other side? Any advice you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks a ton :)
Arm R Seal is a great and very durable product. The only thing I see is the dry times. You probably need to apply 2 to 3 coats and wait between coats. It would probably be easier to do one side at a time. If you do both sides at once, how are you going set them aside to dry. Good luck with your project. Please send pictures.
@@darr1964 Thanks. I bought the Arm R Seal Satin a few weeks ago but havent opened the cans yet. I stripped and sanded all the doors and some cabinet box bases and this is the next step. I bought painters pyramids so use and will lay these doors flat when i do it and then after a week or so, ill put them all on a vertical rack similar to yours. I live in a major east coast city in a downtown area so will move out to another location for 2 weeks so I dont have to deal with the smell...
If your prpr was done correctly you shouldn't need to sand. Your stain should be smooth so you don't need to sand. If not smooth you can go over it with a 400 grit sand paper but it's just a very light sanding with hardly any pressure and be very careful with your edges because you can remove the stain.
You used Arm R Seal but I got the satin water based topcoat high performance from General Finishes that now has a blue label. Will I get similar results ?
It all depends on what you are going to use it on. It's good for furniture. On dining room tables it tends to leave stains if you put a wet glass on it.
Hi, I just applied my first coat of arm r seal to my table that I had used the carbon gray gel stain on. I feel like it actually took some of the stain off my table. How do I fix that?
Simone Belsheim I feel like mine did to, I started with the side no one sees and now I’m worried to continue or I wonder if I need to do more coats of stain before I top coat, how did yours turn out? I’m using java gel.
@@momof3blessingsfaithhopelo869 i was told to let it dry more. I ended using the gel topcoat on my table. It worked well, just apply thin, I used a foam brush to start, let that dry for a couple days til hard, gave a quick sand with 400 grit, wipe, repeat. I did about 4 coats. It give it a really smooth finish.
On my final coats I used a shop towel to apply to get a smoother finish. I would almost just do my first coat with a brush then use a shop towel on subsequent coats. When I say shop towel I mean the blue heavy duty paper towel, though I think a lint free cloth would work too.
@@simonebelsheim3891 do you have any tips for java gel being blotchy, I think it's my pine veneer table even tho j stripped and sanded and added wood conditioner it is still blotchy in some places. I'm going to let dry a few days and coat but I'm trying to fix my table. My trim on my hutch turned out perfect. I'm about to go crazy!
Darrio, could use some advice. Doing a large 8 x 4 oval table surface. I've sanded between coats, 320, 600, 1000 but am noticing a little streaking and/or dull areas. Do I rub it out with a paper bag after what I think is the last coat or what? Do some guys then use furniture finishing wax and buff that out? What do I do? Help me out brother.. lol
It is best to just leave final coat alone. Evan a 1000 grit will leave scratches. Usually my last sanding is 400 grit and do final coat. Some people do use a rubbing compound and then wax, if you're not experienced you can remove paint, specially on your edges.
@@darr1964 thanks bud. Saw a vid where he wet sanded with soapy water and 1k, 2k, 3k paper and then used corn starch with a lambs wool buff pad and then finish compound with the lambs wool bonnet. May try that..
Hey hope you see this - I applied this with a foam brush (should have done it your way but didn't see the video until now). I have streaks, and my final coat (despite sanding prior) still has some nibs from dust. What do you do to smooth out the final top coat? To get my streaks out, should I just do a couple more coats with your wiping method you think?
This video is very informative. I am in need of your professional opinion. I am refinishing a dining room table where the wood grain is circular so very hard to apply to direction of the grain. Have done so but the middle is clumped from it meeting in the middle on a diagonal. I have applied 3 coats with General Finishes high performance using a purdy brush but have brush marks. What can I do to smooth out the finish? Help!! Anyone?
Hello sr. I really like your videos. I would like to ask what kind of clear top coat can be applied on a painted table top for a hard finish?. I tried some water base poly but if feels to soft. I little poke with my fingernails and would leave a mark. Or maybe paint and poly not a good combination? Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks
Michelle Holtman..... Yes that's actually what he just did, the gray is general finish gray stain. He had done a video on the top only. It really turned out great.
Yes, you always, always, always have to sand anything before any and every coat. You need mechanical adhesion. The only time you don't have to sand is if your product has a wet on wet time. This means that you can spray a second coat within that time window. Always follow manufacturers recommendations.
@Andrew Scarella it all depends on the condition of the wood. You always have to go in order. If you start with 100 grit (on very rough surfaces), then 180, 150, 220, 320 and 400. 220 for primers. 320 and 400 between finish coats
I really like that gray stain used, and would have like to see a finished shot of the table top. Can you tell me the wait time between coats, and does is finish glossy?
First coat I went to heavy...I could see the streaks between strokes....what grit would you sand it? I used 320 but I saw the scratches...should I go up 420 or wet sand it? Thanks
Dude what did you say you painted the cabinet doors with...what type of paint also? Did you use the HP ArmRSeal as top coat for cabinets (over paint)?? Is the duro poly?? available in a color??
After proper prep of the cabinets I used Java gel as a stain to darken them up a bit. I let stain dry for about a week and I brushed 2 coats of General Finishes clear Enduro poly.
In order to get proper adhesion you always have to sand any topcoat between coats. I use a 320 grit. Just make sure to do it very lightly so you don't sand your stain off.
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Why is it some people just have the ability to teach when they don't even want to. Thank you so much for your videos. I have only watched about (5) so far but your mastery in your craft has given me the mental ease that I will be able to tackle an old chair that I have been given to upholster. When the chair was brought to me even I thought it was a little more than I could handle because it required so much work. However, after watching your videos I am a little more confident that the chair is not as nearly as complicated as my mind had envisioned. Thank you so much for all your teaching techniques. I'm now sure that I will be able to smoothly finish this customer's wants to perfection. Also, I like to thank your wife for her excellent videotaping because we are able to see your skills with her steady hands!
I have to say, I have watched this video soooo many times because I’m trying to learn and so far I haven’t found anyone that explains how to do things with such detail. Nothing fancy, just perfectly explained. Please continue to make more videos.
Started watching your videos this past few weeks, I love how Frank and down to earth you are and you keep yourself concerned with doing things relaxed and without heavy costs. Excited, I'll be back woodworking starting tomorrow. Thx so much! 💗 from Toronto Canada!
If it's not fun it just becomes work.
Thank you so much ! I'm refinishing a table just like this and I just bought the arm r seal.
I could watch your videos all day. You explain so well and come through very clearly and describe your technique so well.
I'm a big fan of wipe on products. I recoated 27 wood doors and frames this way came out great.
Best video I've seen on this product by far! I tried other techniques found on TH-cam with poor results, way too streaky I just couldn't figure it out. Watched this video... sanded it down a bit then applied like you showed and Vwala looks great! Thank you sir
did you sanded down the stain after it was dry and then applied the armour seal ? what grade sand paper did you use ? im new to this and cant find any videos about sanding in between but i heard some one else say this as well. thanks
@@Proud2BSAC I didn't apply it over stain just bare wood. Between coats sand with 600 grit.. if the last coat you did was really streaky (like some of mine) sand down with something coarser like 320 or 400 then 600 after. Then blow it off and use a tack cloth or microfiber cloth to get rid of any particles then apply next coat
Nick Wiens thanks for the tips! much appreciated :)
It's spelled "voila". It's a French word.
@@Wiensy90 If you did apply over the stain, would you have to sand first?
This is the week i stain, I am so happy I ran across your staining videos.
Love that "battle worn" T-Shirt man! Great review as I'm going to use that on my new Walnut dining table and can't wait to see my results. Thanks.
I like your videos dude ,exactly what the novice once in awhile projector needs.Felt like I was there getting a lesson from a family member.
I even brought popcorns
you prolly dont care at all but does any of you know a way to log back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly lost my login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me
@Alec River Instablaster :)
@Zane Malik Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and Im in the hacking process now.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Zane Malik It worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much, you really help me out!
Thank you very much for doing this great video. It help me a lot. I usually tend to go over and over wiping the clear finish too much, but I took your advice and came out very nice With gel stain and armor seal
Looks great. What do you do to finish the job? Do you sand after ever has hardened, and if so, what is the technique?
Looks good. That's how I apply it as well. General Finishes makes great products.
I seen someone do a light stain on the wood before doing the gray stain so it looked less yellowish after finishing. However i like how simple you made Applying the gray finish and sealing it up! I just got a table and its so dark for my home i want it gray and white lol thAnks for the help💗
How do you think this would work on knotty pine wood. I love how you can see the wood grain through the grey!
It would look amazing
That weathered gray is nice, I tried to use Varathane weathered grey on a banister and it would not take properly and came nowhere close to looking like that
Very nice. I love the grey.
dont know how i missed your videos, but i wont any more cause i just subscribed. been using arm r seal for years. great stuff great vid. thanks
Great video and tips on application. Thanks for posting! Scott W. ( CA)
I love this color!!! Where can I find the video of you sanding and adding the second coat??? It looks awesome by the way, I want to try this on mine
I'm about to do a old dinning table, this looks like the product I need!👍
Did you post part two yet?
Hello, I'm new here and REALLY like the look of this table! But I can't find the follow up video that you say "Tomorrow I'm going to do the 2nd coat. . . ." Can you give me the link? Many thanks!
I can't find part 2 to this video! Can you please send me the link?
I'm here because this is part 2 to his previous video of staining it gray ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Beautiful work! I too use GF products above their topcoats and stains…never disappoints.
I’m a big fan but what I wish you would show your finished product. I’m new to this and trying to learn from your video. I bought all the products you love and use but I would like to have in idea as to what to expect. I started months ago preparing the wood I put it on hold I fear I’ll mess it up.
How do you finish the legs? Especially when the legs are turned?
Thank you very much for you videos!!
Where do you buy your general finishes gray gel stain? LOVE LOVE LOVE this gray! But I cant find it at stores by me :(
They have it online at Home Depot and amazon. I got mine at a local wood store. The general finishers website has a page where you can see who sells it near you.
Hi, This is a great video- thank you for making this! I have stripped and sanded all my kitchen cabinet doors and was thinking of using Arm R Seal (Satin). I have to do both sides of those doors. Can i do both sides of the door at same time or should i wait few mins or hours to do other side? Any advice you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks a ton :)
Arm R Seal is a great and very durable product. The only thing I see is the dry times. You probably need to apply 2 to 3 coats and wait between coats. It would probably be easier to do one side at a time. If you do both sides at once, how are you going set them aside to dry. Good luck with your project. Please send pictures.
@@darr1964 Thanks. I bought the Arm R Seal Satin a few weeks ago but havent opened the cans yet. I stripped and sanded all the doors and some cabinet box bases and this is the next step. I bought painters pyramids so use and will lay these doors flat when i do it and then after a week or so, ill put them all on a vertical rack similar to yours. I live in a major east coast city in a downtown area so will move out to another location for 2 weeks so I dont have to deal with the smell...
Just found you. Just beginning and you are so informative. What was the sealer you said you use for painted surfaces?
Great video! How many coats of Arm-R-Seal do you put on the table and what grit sandpaper do you sand between coats? Thanks!
Great videos on the oil stain techniques
Would you recommend ArmRSeal for outdoor patio furniture that gets periodic sunlight?
Did you sand after you stained it before you put on the armor seal on ?
If your prpr was done correctly you shouldn't need to sand. Your stain should be smooth so you don't need to sand. If not smooth you can go over it with a 400 grit sand paper but it's just a very light sanding with hardly any pressure and be very careful with your edges because you can remove the stain.
Thank you
Would this process be acceptable on wood floors? to get my floors with this end result
is there a gloss version aswell? or just a satin? i want my cabinets shining after using a product like this. i stained with a kona gel.
Yes it also comes in glossy
You used Arm R Seal but I got the satin water based topcoat high performance from General Finishes that now has a blue label. Will I get similar results ?
It all depends on what you are going to use it on. It's good for furniture. On dining room tables it tends to leave stains if you put a wet glass on it.
Thanks, I really value your opinion. I'll try to swap it out tomorrow. I am doing a table.
I know this is old but what rag is that? Everything I buy seems to leave lint. Thanks!
Hi, I just applied my first coat of arm r seal to my table that I had used the carbon gray gel stain on. I feel like it actually took some of the stain off my table. How do I fix that?
Simone Belsheim I feel like mine did to, I started with the side no one sees and now I’m worried to continue or I wonder if I need to do more coats of stain before I top coat, how did yours turn out? I’m using java gel.
@@momof3blessingsfaithhopelo869 i was told to let it dry more. I ended using the gel topcoat on my table. It worked well, just apply thin, I used a foam brush to start, let that dry for a couple days til hard, gave a quick sand with 400 grit, wipe, repeat. I did about 4 coats. It give it a really smooth finish.
On my final coats I used a shop towel to apply to get a smoother finish. I would almost just do my first coat with a brush then use a shop towel on subsequent coats. When I say shop towel I mean the blue heavy duty paper towel, though I think a lint free cloth would work too.
@@simonebelsheim3891 do you have any tips for java gel being blotchy, I think it's my pine veneer table even tho j stripped and sanded and added wood conditioner it is still blotchy in some places. I'm going to let dry a few days and coat but I'm trying to fix my table. My trim on my hutch turned out perfect. I'm about to go crazy!
Use pre stain conditioner by General Finishes BEFORE you stain. It helps alot with blotching.
Darrio, could use some advice. Doing a large 8 x 4 oval table surface. I've sanded between coats, 320, 600, 1000 but am noticing a little streaking and/or dull areas. Do I rub it out with a paper bag after what I think is the last coat or what? Do some guys then use furniture finishing wax and buff that out? What do I do? Help me out brother.. lol
It is best to just leave final coat alone. Evan a 1000 grit will leave scratches. Usually my last sanding is 400 grit and do final coat. Some people do use a rubbing compound and then wax, if you're not experienced you can remove paint, specially on your edges.
@@darr1964 thanks bud. Saw a vid where he wet sanded with soapy water and 1k, 2k, 3k paper and then used corn starch with a lambs wool buff pad and then finish compound with the lambs wool bonnet. May try that..
Hey hope you see this - I applied this with a foam brush (should have done it your way but didn't see the video until now). I have streaks, and my final coat (despite sanding prior) still has some nibs from dust. What do you do to smooth out the final top coat? To get my streaks out, should I just do a couple more coats with your wiping method you think?
This video is very informative. I am in need of your professional opinion. I am refinishing a dining room table where the wood grain is circular so very hard to apply to direction of the grain. Have done so but the middle is clumped from it meeting in the middle on a diagonal. I have applied 3 coats with General Finishes high performance using a purdy brush but have brush marks. What can I do to smooth out the finish? Help!! Anyone?
What leds you to use gel stain over a water based or oil based stain?
I have used all kinds of stains. On this particular project I was in the mood for oil based stain. I do prefer a good quality water based stain.
Hello sr. I really like your videos. I would like to ask what kind of clear top coat can be applied on a painted table top for a hard finish?. I tried some water base poly but if feels to soft. I little poke with my fingernails and would leave a mark. Or maybe paint and poly not a good combination? Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks
somebody comes in for a quote,mmm ? dont like it,,goes away,,comes back next week,,charge more..
can you use the arm r seal over general finishes gel stains?
Michelle Holtman..... Yes that's actually what he just did, the gray is general finish gray stain. He had done a video on the top only. It really turned out great.
Gonna use java on stairs. Would you still use this to seal stairs or is there something more durable?
I'm not sure how it would work on stairs. I would prefer to use a Bona product for clear coat.
Is this a water based?
I have heard that wipe ons were to weak for table tops. Any complaints after a year about it wearing off?
My local woodcraft store has a ArmRSeal on the counter and it's probably 3 years old.
do you have any videos on do dining home chairs
No I don't
Do you have to sand before applying the first coat?
Yes, you always, always, always have to sand anything before any and every coat.
You need mechanical adhesion. The only time you don't have to sand is if your product has a wet on wet time. This means that you can spray a second coat within that time window. Always follow manufacturers recommendations.
@@darr1964 Thank you! What grade sandpaper should I use for the first coat?
@Andrew Scarella it all depends on the condition of the wood.
You always have to go in order. If you start with 100 grit (on very rough surfaces), then 180, 150, 220, 320 and 400.
220 for primers. 320 and 400 between finish coats
@@darr1964 Ok, thanks. So the wood is brand new, and I just applied 2 coats of stain. So would I start with 220 or 320?
@@AndrewScarella use 320 or 400
Not enough detail. Applying is easy in a table. But important steps left out- before, and in between steps.
@foodchoicemattersandmore616 watch all my stain videos to get all the info needed.
I really like that gray stain used, and would have like to see a finished shot of the table top. Can you tell me the wait time between coats, and does is finish glossy?
They have 3 sheens. Satin, semi gloss, and gloss.
What kind of rag do you use to apply the armRseal?
Do you need to sand between coats? If so what do you sand with?
Yes. Hand sand with a 220 or 320 grit foam block. Clean up the dust with mineral spirits or a tack cloth. Reapply. 3 coats is all you need.
Man, I love that arm r seal.
First coat I went to heavy...I could see the streaks between strokes....what grit would you sand it? I used 320 but I saw the scratches...should I go up 420 or wet sand it? Thanks
Just sand the streaks off with 320 and do some light coats to fill in as you go.
General Finishes needs to send you a check.... :)
thank you
How does this compare to polyurethane finish
ArmRSeal is much more durable.
Were donyou buy your armor seal??
You can get it on Amazon or woodcraft.com
Look for a local dealer or Amazon, woodcraft.com
Don't like it needed a 2nd coat of Gray surely
Dude what did you say you painted the cabinet doors with...what type of paint also? Did you use the HP ArmRSeal as top coat for cabinets (over paint)?? Is the duro poly?? available in a color??
After proper prep of the cabinets I used Java gel as a stain to darken them up a bit. I let stain dry for about a week and I brushed 2 coats of General Finishes clear Enduro poly.
@@darr1964 Just wondering where your finished video is. I saw first 2. Really nice. Thanks
It's over twice the cost now...eek
Well, show me something that isn't?
I stainded the first coat on my table today/why are you sanding after top coat? and what grit of sand paper?
In order to get proper adhesion you always have to sand any topcoat between coats. I use a 320 grit. Just make sure to do it very lightly so you don't sand your stain off.
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