Secret to a new trendy wood finishing technique

#woodfinishes #cerusedfinish #cerusing

Watch as Wes shows you how to achieve this unique glazing application.

The paint is the same as my video with the 3 cabinet finishes I posted. It is a tinted primer sealer from M.L. Campbell. I used a white/black oil based glaze and final step is a clear top coat of lacquer.

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[normlor]

IN '92 I BOUGHT MY ALL-TIME BEST CONGAS FROM LP CALLED GIOVANNI GALAXY. I FOUND A VIDEO ON HOW THEY WERE FINISHED AND THIS ONE OF YOURS IS THE CLOSEST. MANY THANKS AS THIS TECHNIQUE IS VERY NEW!!

[daytoncrouch]

Wes, you'll get a kick out of this. My dad built our house in the mid 50s. He designed most of it, and it was a fairly modern style. He built the cabinets for the home, and our kitchen was and the master batch cabinets were done in this fashion. He called it "Silver Fox" technique. This brought back SO many memories of growing up in that house. Thank you for re-discovering it.

[hishamhamdan]

I'm just so glad I find u now Sir.
Just in the right time.
Thx for sharing experiences.
From Syria.. All respect

[johnnyo]

1st time here; very cool Wes! Very cool. I was researching a method of staining in black. A more contemporary look for a Bakers rack I am building out of 1" rounded 1/8" aluminum. TIG welded. The wood I chose more out of economics for my sister-in-law, select 3/4 pine from HD which is lovely and clean. I burned a Mapel 2" slab for a job and used an epoxy clear bar top and it came out almost 3-dimensional, totally cool. Can't burn 3/4" anything, so wanted to try black stain. I would of got oak but didn't know. I will be learning more in the weeks to come from "Woodworking with Wes" good times

[finscreenname]

Very cool. Never thought about layering. I do solid colors like black or white (any color for that matter) with spray rust-oleum flat paints and their matte clear on top. The wood grain shows through and looks more natural not being so shinny and plasticky looking that gloss paint or gloss clear on top of the flat would result. To get the right tone I have been known to stain a color and then sand the material so the darker would stay in the grains and then I could stain the sanded areas again with a lighter color. Pretty much what you are doing. Just never thought of doing it the way you did with paint.

[biglav]

OK! Here is my update from using Sherwin-Williams Sherwood Kem Aqua Plus Clear WB.

Sprayed two coats of Behr satin enamel paint on a large wine hutch w/ built in hickory wine rack (that was hit with lacquer)
Flawless. Turned out great! Laid on easy, melted into each coat well, no bubbling or peel of the paint.

I did a few test pieces on various woods and here are the results:

Oil based stain on maple ply: Two coats, no sanding between (30 minutes apart) no issues. I did place a third just to see and without sanding I did get some micro bumps in various spots. I wouldn't do 3 again on oil based stain.

Clear maple: No issues

Maple with oil based stain: No issues

Unsanded select pine: No issues, not even grain raise.

Walnut: No issues, though it was pretty dull. I would opt for urethane or oil top coat on this for sure.

OVERALL:

Definitely like the product and will use again for pretty everything, unless it's a walnut or natural wood requiring a pop finish. I'm going to talk to the techs at Sherwin-Williams and look into a tint to help with the "dull" look on natural woods. Hope this is helpful for all!

[tegan]

Great video! This would be a great look to update outdated natural oak kitchen cabinets and doors.

[BayAreaBrenner]

Later this year I will be building a guitar out of ash, and was looking for some tips on how to do this kind of finish. This video was really helpful, thanks for sharing!

[l____bugc____l]

This is such a nice technique...

I have done this technique a year ago but a simpler version. I found out by happy accident..

I got the brand "Flexa" color "Dark steel".. Its actaully a wall paint.. I simply sanded the wood with 80 grid only and painted it 2 times..
After the paint dried i stained it with a very dark gray, almost black just 1 time and sealed it with a matt varnish.

It gave me almost the same effect, just not as clear. It was a happy accident.. I like the more subtile effect because the silver woodgrains are different everytime you look at it from another angle.. From very bright to almost just as dark as the staining itself.. Depends on daytime and lighting in my house in the evening.

Its a very nice effect specially if you use wood that still has its bark on it. But leave the bark allone and have its natural color. It did nothing to it and it fits so well... so i desided to make accents in the house with this effect like hide heating pipes that come from the sealing that go thru the floor under my house and hid Hue led strips behind the bark. Also made a rectangular casing tube along the sealing with spots i them.. Wish i could post pictures in this comment..

Atm im working on a 2meter cabinet for under my TV with oak and its bark on it with the same effect.. Im loving it because it has this mix of nature and industial at the same time but not to much in your face.. very subtile.. yet still not to dark..

Great video btw love this effect aswell 🥰

[guyh.]

Neat!
Questions:
* What type of paint did you use?
* How did you seal the paint?
* What did you use for your glazing?
* What did you do the top coat?
Neat process

[thomasearl]

Been doing this for years on repurposed furniture getting it wet will naturally raise the grain as well then stain it or paint it then glaze and sand clear coat. I can match floors or any color paint to use as a base color. Burning it will also reduce the softer part of the grain and combined makes it feel like it looks.

[LoganBasketball]

Wes what a cool idea! You insprin' me, I'm bout to stain my coffee table somethin' like this, thanks bro!

[minimutt]

Cerused or limed finishes were big back in the 1950s and early 1960s. There is nothing new about this technique. Still, good to see videos on it. Thanks.

[psicopolitica]

Thank you, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[gregd.]

Been using this technique for years. There are a whole lot of kitchens around with this finish.

[fedelopez]

Cómo puede ser tan bella y noble una madera tan común. ❤️

[patrickdunn]

I am with you on the red oak, it’s my fav also. Love that look, and I have subscribed to your channel to learn from you. Thank you sir.

[nywvblue]

It’s a beautiful technique and you shared it well. Let me tell you, though, how my heart sank to learn the wood has to be painted first. I just spent 3 days stripping and sanding the paint off my wood stair treads! Sob!

[life_regeneratio]

Hi 👋 it’s cool video and thank you 🙏 so much !!

[gregorysillak]

Thanks for doing the cerusing videos. You’ve inspired me to finally tried it out. But I’ve run into a problem. When I go to sand after the 2nd color (glaze mix), it stays milky on the dark color. I’m not sure what I did wrong. I used exterior acrylic on 1st color (2 dark coats) and mixed glaze with white interior acrylic. The glaze didn’t wipe off very easily as it dried quite quickly. I mixed it about 3 parts glaze to 1 part paint. I thought that would be ok but when I sanded, it stayed that way. I even sanded down to bare wood in a few spots. I may not have let the 1st or 2nd color dry enough or both. It was over 24 hours drying time. Or perhaps I mixed the glaze wrong. Next time, I may try a clear coat between colors to see it that goes better. I’m going to just go with what I’ve got rather than start over as it still looks ok. It just doesn’t have the sharp contrast I was going for.