Minwax Express Color Wiping Stain 308024444, Pecan

Like all Minwax products, Express Color Wiping Stain provides an easy, effective way to stain or color wood. But forget the instructions on the tube. After shaking well, REMOVE THE TOP COMPLETELY by unscrewing it. Don't even bother to try and squeeze the stain out... you'll end up making a mess. Slowly tilt the tube, placing a small amount on a clean soft rag. If you apply it directly to the wood you run the risk of creating a dark stain, depending on how quickly you begin to wipe and how porous the wood may be. Apply the stain to a rag and wipe on, spreading it out evenly.It does dry quickly, an hour or so to the touch, three to five hours for a second coat, overnight before using a clear coat or putting it into service.Cleanup is easy with hot water and dish soap.Finally, if you plan to wash the rag after use, be sure to wash it with other non-critical rags. Any color remaining in the rag can bleed into your other items in the wash.

Be careful or you will make a mess requires quite a bit of pressure to get it to exit the tube which means it can come out a lot faster and a lot more than you expect great stain incredible color very easy to use just be careful squeezing it out of the tube

Like the Emerald Green color. Easy to apply but messy. Be careful squeezing the product out, has a tendency to shoot all over the place. Would have given 5 stars if this wasn't an issue!

Loved this product, I was looking for a green stain for my dresser and I came across this one, I saw many reviews stated it was more like paint rather than a stain but I took my chances, especially cause I figured a fully coated green dresser would look better than a stained one. And I was right and couldnt be happier, it turned out exactly what I was aiming for and more. I used a sponge on the first coat and a brush for the next three, for the brush layed down more paint than the sponge. I waited about 8 hrs to paint the second coat because the first coat was so thin, and 24 hrs between the 3rd and 4th coat. I didnt add a top coat just because the the paint itself gave it a satin finish and that is what I wanted. It was my first time ever doing this kind of project and it was easier than expected. It's easy to work with, but you do have to work fast for it dries to the touch very fast and if not careful it will clump up and become very thick amd messy.

This is so easy to use from a tube, using clean old rags to rub it on and off. It absorbs evenly on unfinished oak cabinets. We did quite a bit of experimentation using liquid form and just couldn't get the color we wanted. Could not find this new tube form locally, so finally broke down and ordered it. First order was from another store and took a long time. However, we loved the product, its color (Indigo gave us a medium dark blue), and its ease of application. This order from Amazon was immediate. We were shocked it came a day or two after ordering. Amazon did not carry it just a few weeks before when we ordered the first 2 tubes. So glad they had the new tubed product when we needed it replenished. Thanks for keeping up to date on products, Amazon!! So appreciative for Amazon's dependability.

These rental cabinets are 62 yrs old. Very sad. Product dries to fast to be able to do an even coat.Pictures in order from before I started and at the end. Also note that up close it still looks streaky, but looks better from a distance. I also used water based glossy top coat. It's the price I was willing to pay to not have to use varnish that required mineral spirits to clean up.Next will be new countertop, backsplash, flooring, faucet and lights. I love the apartment, so I'm willing to fix it up.

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I've bought several tubes of Minwax water based express color wiping stain. I first used it on some bookcases we built. It was very easy to use and the color (the green stain) is beautiful. Very deep and rich. I did something unorthodox with the indigo stain. I wanted to stain some chairs and I wanted a blue stain. Just exactly the color of this indigo stain but it was indoor only. (The chairs were for outdoor use) I said what the heck. I was going to use outdoor varathane on them, so I figured they would be protected. So if the color would fade, I was OK with that. It hasn't faded so far.We also put up a gate we made with port orford cedar and I used the indigo stain on it. Looks beautiful. I also used four coats of outdoor varathane on the gate and fence we're putting up. It's a kind of art project.If you are someone who always follows the rules on packages, this wouldn't be for you. But this stuff goes on so easily (I used a spong brush) and a towel to wipe off the excess) and the result is terrific.