I just tried some ZAR brand wood stain on a small project. It worked
really well. Not a gel and not a paste. Kind of a liquefied paste. Went
on very smooth with no streaking. We had been using Minwax and a couple
of other oil based stains. It will probably be my first choice for
projects from now on. Jim
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Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
->My favorite ZAR is "114 Provincial" and I use a _lot_ of it ... AAMOF, my
->painter just bought two gallons for me last week and told me that when he
->picked it up they told him at Sherwin Williams (the only place in Houston I
->can find that handles ZAR) that it is no longer being made?
->
->I certainly hope that is not the case.
Not necessarily true... A check of UGL's web site shows that it is
still listed in the product lineup.
http://www.ugl.com/zarwoodstn.html
Joe
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "James" wrote in message
>> I just tried some ZAR brand wood stain on a small project. It worked
>> really well. Not a gel and not a paste. Kind of a liquefied paste. Went
>> on very smooth with no streaking. We had been using Minwax and a couple
>> of other oil based stains. It will probably be my first choice for
>> projects from now on. Jim
>
> My favorite ZAR is "114 Provincial" and I use a _lot_ of it ... AAMOF, my
> painter just bought two gallons for me last week and told me that when he
> picked it up they told him at Sherwin Williams (the only place in Houston
> I
> can find that handles ZAR) that it is no longer being made?
>
> I certainly hope that is not the case.
>
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> Last update: 10/29/06
>
You have a personal painter? Is he on retainer? :)
Wed, Dec 6, 2006, 4:10pm [email protected] (Locutus) did
unthinkingly post:
You have a personal painter? Is he on retainer? :)
Don't you guys "ever" think before you post? Thanks a bunch. So
now I keep thinking about him calling in his personal painter, and
getting painted. That is so so disturbing, on so many levels. Happy
now?
JOAT
I am, therefore I think.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "James" wrote in message
>> I just tried some ZAR brand wood stain on a small project. It worked
>> really well. Not a gel and not a paste. Kind of a liquefied paste. Went
>> on very smooth with no streaking. We had been using Minwax and a couple
>> of other oil based stains. It will probably be my first choice for
>> projects from now on. Jim
>
> My favorite ZAR is "114 Provincial" and I use a _lot_ of it ... AAMOF, my
> painter just bought two gallons for me last week and told me that when he
> picked it up they told him at Sherwin Williams (the only place in Houston
> I
> can find that handles ZAR) that it is no longer being made?
>
> I certainly hope that is not the case.
>
> --
> www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 10/29/06
>
>
I sure thought that I saw Zar at Lowe's may be HD. Courts Hardware in
Stafford handles Zar.
"James" wrote in message
> I just tried some ZAR brand wood stain on a small project. It worked
> really well. Not a gel and not a paste. Kind of a liquefied paste. Went
> on very smooth with no streaking. We had been using Minwax and a couple
> of other oil based stains. It will probably be my first choice for
> projects from now on. Jim
My favorite ZAR is "114 Provincial" and I use a _lot_ of it ... AAMOF, my
painter just bought two gallons for me last week and told me that when he
picked it up they told him at Sherwin Williams (the only place in Houston I
can find that handles ZAR) that it is no longer being made?
I certainly hope that is not the case.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/29/06
10x wrote:
> Not necessarily true... A check of UGL's web site shows that it is
> still listed in the product lineup.
>
> http://www.ugl.com/zarwoodstn.html
UGL also has a dealer locator page:
http://www.ugl.com/dealersearch/
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
I too like Zar wood stains. Lowes stopped carrying it here several years ago
and I bought every can that they had left, which won't last me much longer.
I can't believe that a product that is this good is being dropped everywhere
and a product like Minwax is taking over the shelf space.
Since I had a sizeable supply I wasn't immediately concerned about not
having a supplier nearby, but I'll be running out soon.
I recently heard that Ace Hardware was carrying Zar products, but I haven't
checked that out yet.
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Charley
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "James" wrote in message
> >> I just tried some ZAR brand wood stain on a small project. It worked
> >> really well. Not a gel and not a paste. Kind of a liquefied paste. Went
> >> on very smooth with no streaking. We had been using Minwax and a couple
> >> of other oil based stains. It will probably be my first choice for
> >> projects from now on. Jim
> >
> > My favorite ZAR is "114 Provincial" and I use a _lot_ of it ... AAMOF,
my
> > painter just bought two gallons for me last week and told me that when
he
> > picked it up they told him at Sherwin Williams (the only place in
Houston
> > I
> > can find that handles ZAR) that it is no longer being made?
> >
> > I certainly hope that is not the case.
> >
> > --
> > www.e-woodshop.net
> > Last update: 10/29/06
> >
> >
>
> I sure thought that I saw Zar at Lowe's may be HD. Courts Hardware in
> Stafford handles Zar.
>
>
10x wrote:
> Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ->My favorite ZAR is "114 Provincial" and I use a lot of it ...
> AAMOF, my ->painter just bought two gallons for me last week and told
> me that when he ->picked it up they told him at Sherwin Williams (the
> only place in Houston I ->can find that handles ZAR) that it is no
> longer being made? ->
> ->I certainly hope that is not the case.
>
> Not necessarily true... A check of UGL's web site shows that it is
> still listed in the product lineup.
>
> http://www.ugl.com/zarwoodstn.html
>
>
> Joe
I got mine at the local Ace Hardware. I was also getting Behr Spar
Varnish ( for our boat ) and Behr Clear Lac there but since Home Depot
bought Behr it's become unavailable. They're suppose to be carrying it
under the True Tone name now. We'll see. Jim
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James wrote:
> I just tried some ZAR brand wood stain on a small project. It worked
> really well. Not a gel and not a paste. Kind of a liquefied paste. Went
> on very smooth with no streaking. We had been using Minwax and a couple
> of other oil based stains. It will probably be my first choice for
> projects from now on. Jim
>
and it doesn't stink like Minwhacks stains! :) I much prefer Zar to MW.
Dave
"James" wrote in message
> I got mine at the local Ace Hardware. I was also getting Behr Spar
> Varnish ( for our boat ) and Behr Clear Lac there but since Home Depot
> bought Behr it's become unavailable. They're suppose to be carrying it
> under the True Tone name now. We'll see. Jim
I heard this morning that Ace Hardware might carry it here in Houston. I've
not been able to confirm it, but certainly hope that is the case.
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RE: Subject
SFWIW, got some WoodKote gel stain this week.
It was on the same shelf as the Zar product in a Benjamin Moore store
in Long Beach, Ca.
What made this so unusual that the owner of the store and I graduated
from the same school in Cleveland, only four (4) years apart, as well
as a long time ago.
You can run, but you can't hide.
Lew
I have been getting mine at the local Ace and hope they continue to carry it.
It's the only stain I use now.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"James" wrote in message
>
>> I got mine at the local Ace Hardware. I was also getting Behr Spar
>> Varnish ( for our boat ) and Behr Clear Lac there but since Home Depot
>> bought Behr it's become unavailable. They're suppose to be carrying it
>> under the True Tone name now. We'll see. Jim
>
>I heard this morning that Ace Hardware might carry it here in Houston. I've
>not been able to confirm it, but certainly hope that is the case.