Littlefair's Wood Stain Water-Based - (Dark Walnut) – Non-Toxic, Eco-Friendly & Quick Drying - Easy-to-Apply, Concentrated Formula for All Wood Types – 15ml Tester Pot

I wanted a water based stain to soak into my wood and colour it. I do not really like using a coloured varnish, so wanted to do this in two stages. This stain is easy to work with. It has the same consistency as water, so if brushing, use a jam jar or something to help reduce the amount of stain on the brush. Then I found it best to quickly brush it out (almost scrubbing it) as far as possible. Overloading the brush will cause splashes, and pooling on the surface. The colour will not be very dense on a first pass like this, but it might be surprisingly nice and even. If I was doing the same job again, I might have actually stopped before developing the full colour. The first passes left a subtle colour and more prominent grain, which was nice. Using a dark stain (French Oak), this disappeared somewhat with further coats. The stain finish is very flat matt and actually begs to just be polished, but I had planned to finish with a satin varnish to make it look a little more saturated, and to protect the wood from splashes, and make for easy cleaning. I used the littlefriars water based varnish, but this was much more tricky than the stain. The water based varnish started picking up stain in seconds, and spreading it around like a coloured varnish (which I wanted to avoid as it is too easy to produce streaks). I am not sure if an oil based varnish would have had the same effect. It is probably best to test the system components before attacking the final product, but does anyone ever do that ? I dont as I am too impatient, so I can blame myself for shortcomings in the finish. With the water based varnish picking up some of the stain, it was inclined to leave darkened marks at the end of brush strokes. If ending brush strokes on the same line (as I would for painting). This produced noticable lines accross the work, so I started ending lines in a sawtooth to avoid straight lines. Grain differences seemed also to be exagerated by the varnish interaction with the stain. I now think that the first varnish coat needs to be applied reasonably thickly and very quickly , to avoid going back over the same patch (in total opposition to painting the stain). Returning to a patch even within seconds will result in picking up the stain in the varnish and moving it in an undesirable way, and probably resulting in patchy or streaked work. Most of my difficulty was with the varnish but this needs to be known when starting out. I still think this is what I wanted and think it relatively easy to use, it just needs care when finishing.

​I recently used the Little Fairs Water Based Woostain for a few DIY projects around the house, and I'm very happy with the results. I had a lot of questions about application, so I'll try to provide a detailed review for others. ​First off, the colors are beautiful and rich. I used the it on some shelves and it gave them a really classic, deep wood look without being overly dark. The stain itself is low-odor, which is a massive plus if you're working indoors. It also dries quite quickly, so you can do multiple coats in one day. ​Now for the "be prepared" part: this is a water-based stain, so it's a bit different to work with than traditional oil-based ones. It can raise the grain of the wood, so you'll want to do a very light sanding after the first coat. I also found that a good quality foam brush worked best for application to avoid streaks. It absorbs very quickly, so you need to work in small sections and wipe away the excess within a minute or two. Don't let it sit too long! ​Overall, I highly recommend this stain, especially if you're looking for a low-odor, quick-drying option. Just be sure to do a test patch first and get your application technique down. The end result is beautiful and long-lasting. I'll definitely be buying more for future projects.

Good product difficult to mix thoroughly very important that it is mixed extremely well had to scrape the bottom with a coffee stirrer to get the colour uniformed but when to was the finish is very pleasing

What an excellent product! I had bought 250ml of light oak first to stain some pine shelves, they only needed one coat but I am very happy with the result. Very easy to stain, after shaking the bottle I poured some into a glass jar and used a paint brush. They dried quickly outside. I then bought a 1l bottle to stain my new beech wood chairs, they looked nice with one coat but I ended up doing two coats, but you need to be careful as it can get patchy, I just got a damp cloth and wiped off the patchy bit which worked. I then waxed them with no problems. I like the fact it is water based too as I am very sensitive to lots of things and I did take an antihistamine before using this and I stained them outside, but I had no allergic reaction so very happy about that🙂 excellent product and i would definitely recommend 🥰

Amazing product! After trying different ones and i could never get the color what they promised this brand is just so refreshing to use. Colour came out beautiful it's not patchy 😁

Easy to apply but one coat of the golden pine dries almost black. The colour chart is incredibly inaccurate.

This is by far the best stain I have used so far. I applied this with a sponge brush and it gave outstanding results. It is so easy to apply and re - coat. I have never used a stain that is so forgiving in respect to the application, brush directions and going over it again when it is still wet make no difference, when it dries and it does so very quickly it leaves an unblemished uniform finish. I was staining light oak to black and this took a lot of coats to achieve the shade of black I wanted, but I didn’t find this a problem as the coats went on so easily and dries quickly between coats. Unlike other stains i have used you can literally go over areas that you have just stained and it doesn’t matter at all, it just soaks into the wood leaving a perfect finish. When using the foam brush I noticed it left a few tiny bubbles in some areas, so I went over the area again while still wet, but it still left a couple behind. I decided to leave them to see what it looked like when dry. It dried to a perfect finish. I thoroughly recommend this product and will purchase again.

Good stuff. Great colour. Good coverage.

It went in smooth and consistent with zero bubbles or discoloration. The quality is high end and it's water based. Works well and is a great value for the money cost.

Neither on the product or the leaflet it came with states how long that the dye needs to stay on the surface and how it should be wiped off. I got lucky by applying it with a disposable sponge brush and let it for 30 seconds before wiping it off. It worked for me. The color turns out to be beautiful.

Resa e lavorabilità molto buona. L'ho usato per un mobiletto fatto con pannelli melaminici bianchi, e con un paio di mani ha coperto egregiamente. Anche la finitura è gradevole al tatto.

Ho usato il color noce scuro e devo dire che fa un bel effetto , ho dato solo una passata di pittura con pennello e poi rimosso il più grosso con un panno in cotone perché non volevo un effetto troppo scuro , e il risultato è quello che vedete nella foto , mi piace un sacco ed è facilissimo da applicare , rimane molto liquido , più mano si danno e più diventa scuro .

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