Reproducibility, exactness of match, intensity of color, blowing up a small recipe into a large batch – all are subject to a whole list of variables. A good tint specialist can fill a lot of holes and level a lot of mole hills.

EcoBlu Products Announces Red Shield Coating Agreement With Luxor Industrial Corporation. Red Shield™ Coating Now Being Produced in Abbottsford, British Columbia.

I watched WoodworkingNetwork.com's webcast on Sanding & Finishing – How to Get Green and liked it so much that I watched it again. If you haven’t done that yet then you should. Find it at WoodworkingNetwork.com/webcasts.

We are going to talk about wood coating viscosity relative to the use of a viscosity cup. Practice your measurements with a viscosity cup until you find the combination that works the best with your equipment and applications methods.

In my blog, Calculating Wood Coating Thickness, I stated, “The KCMA standard for dry mil thickness is 3 – 5 dry mils.” I have spoken that little sentence more times than I care to count. But now I suspect that I have mindlessly misstated that sentence for years. It may not be factual and one of my readers finally spoke up and called my bluff.

For the last couple of weeks I’ve talked about pre-cat and post-cat wood coatings, discussing the impact of each coating on your finishing process as well as marketing program.

Valspar Wood Products has launched a national, fully-integrated distribution program to support sales of its wood coating products. Among Valspar's initiatives is an optimized product platform, re-labeling of the product line and a new website.

Vogel Paint has signed an agreement with Hesse-Lignal of Hamm, Germany to become its exclusive licensee for the manufacture of wood coatings in the United States.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Valspar has tapped Hirshfield to distribute its complete line of wood coatings, including stains, varnishes, lacquers, topcoats, and other finishing products.