Thanks Brian. I will look to see who carries it. The name is vaguely
familiar. I just picked up some Dri Fast Bonakemi stain at a local
wholesaler and this time they got a little ****y about selling retail,
so I need a fall back plan for finding good stains. 'preciate your info.


dave

BRFordJr wrote:

I have never used McCloskey's. I have used truckloads of Minwax and have a
love hate relationship. I run a finishing shop for a large unfinished furniture
retailer. Unfinished furniture varies greatly in quaility in wood selection and
contruction. Minwax is great on oak and properly dried pine. On aspen, cherry,
and maple mixwax tends to be blotchy and uneven.
Recently I was turned onto Zar wood stain. It is made by UGL out of Scranton
PA. It is quite a bit thicker than Minwax but not as thick as gell stains.
Their catch phrase is "controlled penitration," and I have found this to be
true even on Aspen. Now for the good news, It is much faster drying than
Minwax, I have used shellac over Zar with as little as 6 hours dry time. Now
the better news, I have it on good authority from my UGL rep. that the entire
line of Zar stains and top coats will soon dry in 2 hours. The label will not
change right away to allow for the old inventory to sell. He told me to look
for a QD (quick dry) on the lid. Check out UGL.com to find a retailer. They do
not sell their wood finish line in home centers, as they like to support small
business.
I hope you try and like this product as much as I do.
Brian.