Our Master Craftmen apply their expertise in Raw wood prep starting the finishing process. Coloring wood with dyes and pigments. Spraying with cup guns, pressure pots and air assisted airless. Spraying nitrocellulose, catalyzed lacquer and conversion varnish. Spraying solid color finishes. Adjusting transparent finishes with glazes and toners. Creating special effects with a variety of materials. Off-the-gun final coats. Rubbing out topcoats with production techniques. Proficient in high-quality, multi-layer finish. Experience the latest finishing systems, hands-on. Trained to safeguard with environmental compliance.

The process starts with surface preparation, either by sanding by hand or power sander, scraping, or planing. Imperfections or nail holes on the surface may be filled using wood putty or pores may be filled using filler. Often, the wood's colour is changed by staining, bleaching, ammonia fuming and a number of other techniques.

Once the wood surface is prepared and stained, a number of coats of finish may be applied (generally 8 plus layers), often sanding between coats. Commonly used wood finishes include wax, shellac, drying oils (such as linseed oil or tung oil), lacquer, varnish, or paint. Other finishes called "oil finish" or "Danish oil" are actually thin varnishes with a relatively large amount of oil and solvent. Water-based finishes can cause what is called "raising the grain" where surface fuzz emerges and requires sanding down.

Finally the surface may be polished or buffed using steel wool, pumice, rottenstone and other polishing or rubbing compounds depending on the shine desired. Often, a final coat of wax can be applied over the finish to add a slight amount of protection. Different tools used to apply wood finishes include rags, rubbing pads, brushes, and spray guns.