Wood Finishes - A General Overview!

Wood finishes are generally referred to as clear, transparent coatings applied to wood, to prevent moisture ingress and and to enhance it's appearance.

A wood finish is different to paint which contains a colour pigment that will hide the grain. It also differs from a wood stain which is effectively a colouring medium with thinner added that can be wiped off.

Application Of Brush Applied Wood Stain Finish

However, the word 'finish' can be confusing because it's a generic term that is often applied to all types of finish. This is why terms like lacquer finish, paint finish and wood stain finish are used, as they are more descriptive.

If finishes are used as protection, it means they protect the wood against moisture, which can warp the wood, as well as from unsightly finger marks. Generally, the thicker the finish, the better the protection.

Decorative finishes give wood a richer and deeper quality that lots of people find more appealing. The visual impact however, is more pronounced on stained darker woods.

When applying a finish, the first coat is used to seal the wood. This raises the grain and makes it feel rougher. When dry, the surface of the wood should then be lightly sanded by hand until smooth.

Where there are irregularities such as knots, they can be 'stopped off' to reduce their overall impact, using a proprietary knotting solution.

Some finishes like wood stains can be applied by brush, or cloth because they can be easily wiped off. Other finishes can be applied by spraying but more care is needed as spray guns need to be properly maintained to provide a high quality finish.

When the appearance is adversely affected by brush marks, runs and fatty edges, these can be easily rectified by sanding off and re-applying the finishing coat!

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Stains Can Be Beneficial Especially On Wood!

Making wood, presentation boxes from hardwoods such as Oak, Maple and Beech, can be expensive, so Polmac (UK) Ltd uses a range of beautiful, coloured wood stains, as an alternative. 

Polmac Wood Stain Finishes

These are applied to base woods such as Linden or Alder wood, as a more economic solution, whilst at the same time preserving the high quality finish that customers demand!

Light coloured woods, such as oak, pine, or ash can look dull with no wood staining, so it's used to highlight and compliment the wood grain, to provide a more vibrant finish.

Polmac wood stains are a mixture of dyes and pigments, mixed with water that can be applied with a brush, a sponge, or a spray gun.

The pigments lodge in the wood pores and the dyes are absorbed into the wood cells. This gives the wood a subtle, translucent quality, that oil based block colours cannot match.

Pigmented, wood stains are also more resistant to fading in direct sunlight and are easier to apply evenly than dyes alone.

Water-based wood stains, dry very quickly, so powered, spray guns are used before they becomes tacky. Using spray guns, also means that a perfectly even finish can be achieved and the job can be finished in one day. 

 Polmac Wood Stain Power Spraying

After the wood stain dries, a clear lacquer seal is applied, to preserve the finish and prevent finger marks remaining on the wood, when handled!

A wide range of colours are available, which means that wood stains are better for colour matching purposes, than oil based alternatives.

Many Polmac wood boxes are made from Linden and Alder wood, because the colour and texture of the wood is ideal for colour staining purposes!

Polmac, Linden and Alder wood, presentation boxes are beautifully made, versatile and terrific value, which means they boost bottom-line, product sales!

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