• Yellow Sponge (For Staining / Topcoat application)
• Bleached or Dark Liquid wood (Optional Depending on kit)
• 1 Large Graining Tool (Optional Depending on kit)
• 1 Small Graining Tool (Optional Depending on kit)

Additional supplies we recommend:

• Disposable gloves (Optional to keep hands clean)
• Paper Towels (For wiping the graining tool and cleaning)
• Fine Grit Sandpaper (Optional for a smoother finish) 
• Denatured Alcohol or Rubbing Alcohol (For cleaning the surface)
• Warm Water and Dish Soap (For cleaning)
• Drop cloth
• Apron

Before getting started, put your apron on and place your drop cloth on your work surface to protect from any accidental spills or stains. This makes cleanup super easy!

• If surface is shiny or it has a wax/furniture polish on it, then scuff the entire surface up with sandpaper to give it tooth (This is just to remove any wax and give better adherence for the base coat.)
• Patch any divots or holes with Retique It® Mud.

Rustic Kits come with Dark Wood for graining.
Weathered Kits come with Bleached Wood for graining.

• Apply a thin coat of either Dark or Bleached Liquid Wood in small sections at a time about the size of a wood plank. This is so that the Liquid Wood does not have time to dry before you grain it.
• While the liquid wood is still wet, pull your graining tool in long even strokes across the entire piece.  Rolling the graining tool up or down will create the grain variation and knots. Do not stop when pulling the graining tool from one end of the surface to the other.  Try keeping one long continuous movement.  
• Wipe your graining tool off with a damp paper towel between strokes.
• If you don't like the grain, then pull the graining tool over it again. If you still don't like it, then paint more liquid wood over it and start on that stroke again.
• Wash your brush while you allow your project to dry for 2 hours or use a blow dryer to speed up your dry time.