Classic ExpressStain COLOR is a fast-drying stain. based on quality oil modified resins. with a high level of renewable raw materials. Classic ExpressStain COLOR corresponds to the latest resin technology for solvent-based stains and offers over 30 differrent colors. The product is free of any dryers containing cobalt and solvents containing aromatics. The fast-drying properties are outstanding. overcoating can be done quickly. Classic ExpressStain COLOR is easy to apply and excellent to work with. The penetrating stain is technically a sealer, reduces side-bonding effects, and is a perfect base for all AquaChoice® waterbased finishes.
In this video, Stephen from Berger-Seidle explains the importance of using Turbo when you use ExocBloc after ExpressStain.
Watch the Video here: https://youtu.be/2f--MKmw1kc
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This is our Express Stain. It’s available in gallons or quarts, comes in 38 different colors. . It’s an oil modified product. It is Cobalt free which means that it is a little bit safer for the end user. It's also not as offensive as far as odor goes. You can rag it on, you can lambswool it on, you can buff it on.
Most of the colors range in dry time from two hours to about 18 hours. As a general, overnight is going to be the recommendation before overcoating with either Flexsealer or the ExoBloc with the Turbo. With the ExoBloc and the Turbo option, you can overcoat any of our stains after a 2 hour window with the proper conditions. The ExoBloc cannot go on the stain without the turbo even after the proper dry time. If it's dried for 24 hours and you want to use ExoBloc, you have to use the Turbo in it.
As far as dry times go, in general typically the darker the color, the longer the dry time and that has to do with the particle size itself. So as an example a true black or an ebony is going to have very small particles that’s going to penetrate deeper and take longer to dry and off gas. As where a lighter colors or more in like the brown range tend to be more blocky and bigger particles, so they don't take as many to compact and saturate the wood, allowing it to dry faster.
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WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
- lead from lead-based paints,
- crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and
- arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber.
Your risk from exposure to these chemicals varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure, work in a well-ventilated area and with approved safety equipment, such as dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.