Water Base Stains, Finishes, Milk Paints & Special Effects 

EF Water Based Stains are friendly to the earth and all it's little creatures.  Made in the USA!

 

EF Milk Paints

EF Glaze Effects

EF Wood Stains

EF Country Colors

EF Kids Colors

EF Antique Wax

EF PolyAcrylic Blend Top Coat

EF High Performance Polyurethane

EF Milk Paints

EF Country Milk Paints are classic interior/exterior acrylic paints suitable for furniture, crafts, cabinets, and outdoor furniture.  Uniquely engineered from the latest in paint technology, EF Country Milk Paints can be used straight from the can to produce a high quality satin sheen finish.  Country Milk Paints can be used alone or with any other EF Water Base product in the General Finishes color line, including EF Wood Stains, EF Country Colors, EF Kids Colors, Ef Antique Wax and EF Topcoats.

EF Milk Country Milk Paints are available in the following colors: Snow White, Antique White, Buttermilk Yellow, Sage Green, Autumn Haze, Brick Red, Federal Blue, and Lamp Black.  The digitized colors shown are for reference purposes only. Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

EF Glaze Effects

EF Glaze Effects are translucent water based colors used to create beautiful faux and decorative finishes.  Suitable for furniture, crafts, cabinets and walls. Decorative finishes such as distressing, marble, shabby chic, burnishing, color washing, rag rolling and wood graining are easy to create using EF Glaze Effects.  Use over EF Wood Stains, EF Country Colors, EF Kids Colors, Ef Antique Wax and EF Country Milk Paints.  EF Glaze Effects can be inter-mixed to create custom colors.  They may also be layered over one another to create deeper, richer looks.

EF Glaze Effects are available in the following colors: Winter White, Yellow Ochre, Red Sienna, Burnt Umber, Van Dyke Brown, Pitch Black and Clear Base (not shown).  All finishes are shown here over Buttermilk Yellow Country Milk Paint. The digitized colors shown are for reference purposes only. Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

EF Wood stains

EF Wood Stains have been created with technology new to water base stains. Our EF Stains have all the advantages of oil base stains: they spread easily, can be repaired, can be blended effortlessly, and have plenty of open time. The thicker formula allows controlled penetration, which will reduce blotching on hard-to-stain woods such as Aspen, Pine and Maple. This brilliantly hued stain formula will make wood staining an enjoyable experience for you.  Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

EF Wood Stains are available in the following colors: Whitewash, Natural, Country Pine,  Golden Oak, Antique Oak, Pecan, Shaker Maple, Early American, Antique Cherry, Black Cherry, Walnut, Rosewood, Brown Mahogany,  and Black Walnut. The digitized colors shown are for reference purposes only. Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

EF Country Colors

Country Colors Stains have been created with our technology new to water base stains. Our new EF Country Colors have all the advantages of oil base stains: they spread easily, can be repaired, can be blended effortlessly, and have plenty of open time. The thicker formula allows controlled penetration, which will reduce blotching on hard-to-stain woods such as Aspen, Pine and Maple. They are also perfect for special effects finishes such as Faux Marble, Crackle Finishes, Pickling, Distressing, Antique Wood Graining and more.

Country Colors are available in the following colors: White, Egg Shell, Mustard Yellow, Cranberry Red, Barn Red, Hunter Green, Slate Green, Salem Green, Heritage Blue, Wedgwood Blue, Navy Blue and Black. The digitized colors shown are for reference purposes only. Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

EF Kids Colors

General Finishes Kids Colors are the same fabulous water base formula as the popular Country Colors. Perfect for children's furniture, specialty or faux finishes and today's bold new furniture finish designs! Kids Colors are easy to apply, odorless, non-combustible, and can be blended effortlessly.

Kids Colors are available in the following cool colors: Fire Engine Red, Sunflower Yellow, Froggy Green, Pumpkin Orange, Royal Blue, Deep Purple. The digitized colors shown are for reference purposes only. Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

Antique Wax

Antique Wax is a fast one-can wax finish that makes paste waxes obsolete! It is easy to apply, odorless, non-combustible, fade resistant, dries in 20 minutes, and is made right here in the USA by the friendly folks at GF. The smooth creamy formula glides on with incredible ease! Because it dries in 20 minutes for recoating, you can apply multiple coats and still be finished in hours.

Antique Wax comes in Clear and and the following old world colors:  Pickle, Windsor Gold, ;Scrub Pine, Wexford Maple, English Brown Oak, & Victorian Cherry. The digitized colors shown are for reference purposes only. Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.

EF PolyAcrylic Blend Top Coat

This crystal clear finish is rated by Fine Woodworking magazine as "Best Brush-on" in a competition of national brands. It is our standard "work horse" top coat and can be used in furniture and woodwork. Formulated to be durable and consumer friendly, it flows and levels easily and has great adhesion characteristics. It has strong sag resistance for vertical surfaces and its higher polyurethane content provides greater durability than other polyurethane/acrylic blends. Once you use PolyAcrylic Blend you will say to yourself, "Fine Woodworking was right on!"  Available in the following sheens, Satin, Semi-Gloss, Gloss, White Satin, and White Gloss.

PolyAcrylic Blend now comes in a convenient spray can, perfect for touch ups! Available in Gloss, Semi-Gloss and Satin.

EF High Performance Polyurethane Top Coat

EF High Performance top coat is the hardest, most durable consumer polyurethane top coat on the market today. It contains all the consumer friendly characteristics of PolyAcrylic Blend. In addition it contains a UV Stabilizer to protect it from breaking down in sunlight and to protect the underlying stains from fading. And with its pure polyurethane durability, it can even be used on floors. This is the most durable product.