Liquid Wood for Gel Stain & Wood Stain by Retique It - 16oz Bleached (Perfect Companion to Chalk Furniture Paint, Milk Paint & Cabinet Paint) Beyond Faux Wood Look Paint.. Pint Bleached Wood

My go to product when my redesigning furniture projects that have unfortunate issues with wood surfaces. It’s not a restoration product but it I can develop a new surface with a ton of creative possibilities especially with the trends leaning toward wood finishes. Salvaging quality vintage pieces starts with a good base. Retique It has expanded the playing field.

I love Retique It liquid wood and have tried several colors but this is the only one that really stinks. It lingered for days. I ended up selling it for a discounted price so I’m not sure if the smell ever dissipated but just something to consider if you’re wanting to use this product on a piece you’re trying to flip for profit. The buyer never reached back out to me after I told them about it so it may have gone away!

I have dreams of refinishing my table (golden oak aka outdated) and bought this to practice. I bought two colors Bleached Wood and Light Wood. I have never used this product before, until Saturday (today is Monday). I put on one layer of Bleached Wood and let it dry (1-1.5hrs) and put a layer of Light Wood on. I used a graining tool (SO EASY!!) and let it dry. After it dried I used 3 different color stains (I'm crazy). This is what I got. This was a thrift store find that is that white plastic-y covered particle board stuff. NOW, it looks like wood. Remember I have never used this before! I've never even stained wood. So easy to use. It is on the pricey side though. I'm going to try it out on a board to get all sorts of different options before I attempt my table.ETA: pictures of my table. I love this stuff! I used Kona Rustoleum gel stain on the table. RetiqueIt gel stain in Java on my chair seats.

I really wanted this to to work but it didn't for me and I tried a couple times.

At the time I purchased this, I was unaware that this product has a shelf life. I was waiting for a project to use it on, and low and behold it went bad. Stored in my laundry room so not near heat or cold. I stored it with my other chalk paints and spray paints. It curdled and no amount of stiring will fix it. I did contact the company and was told it had a shelf like, mmmmm I read the lable, their site and nothing on it that says that. Shame on you! Beware that if your not going to use right away Dont buy!

This product completely transformed my night stand! I can’t wait to use this product on other pieces of furniture !

I absolutely love this product! The pictures I attached are of two different projects both done with bleached wood. This product breathes life into pieces that you want to refinish but aren't real wood. It can also be used on wood. Projects where the veneer isn't in good enough shape to stain. There are Facebook groups and YouTube videos to show you how to use this. It's a game changer.

This stuff really works and looks like wood when you stain it. It doesn't take stain like raw wood, so you have to let the stain dry overnight before putting on a top coat, but over all it works great and really does look like real wood! I also tried the light wood and liked it even better.