1. Remove all hardware, doors, and drawers.
2. All surfaces should be clean and free from all dirt and oils.
3. Fill all nail holes with putty before sanding. There are two methods:
1. Fill holes before you stain using putty that dries hard and can be sanded and stained, or
2. Stain the wood, apply one GF Top Coat, and then use colored putty that matches the stain.
4. Good prep sanding is absolutely essential to achieving a good finish! Prepare the surface by using medium paper first, and then proceed to finer grades. For softwoods such as pine, aspen, or alder, sand first with a #120 grit sandpaper, and finish sanding using #150 or #180 grit sandpaper. For closed grained hardwoods such as Oak, Maple or Birch, start with #100 sandpaper and finish with no finer than #120 sandpaper. NEVER start sanding with very fine sandpaper on unfinished wood.
5. Removed all the dust by vacuuming or wiping with a lint-free cloth or tack cloths. End-grains (areas where the wood has been cut against the grain), such as the front side of a table, tend to soak up more stain than other surfaces. Give end-grain areas an additional sanding to control the absorption of stain.
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