Water Based Wood Finishes Blog Table of Contents 2026 Wood Finishing Trends: What Every Finisher Should Know Working with Water Based Wood Finishes in Cold Weather Months EMCAT+ Now Available to Everyone 5 Steps to Create a Natural Wood Look for Your Next Woodworking Project Navigating Health and Safety When Wood Finishing: A Practical Guide How to Achieve a Flawless Finish on Kitchen Cabinets Wood Finishing in Warm Weather The Top-5 Water Based Wood Finishing Myths…BUSTED! The 7 Types of Water-Based Wood Finish: A Comprehensive Guide How to Create a Candy Coat Wood Finish Pro Advice for Finishing Oily Woods The Simple, Safe and Stunning Way to Use Water-Based Wood Stains How to Safely Clean Projects Finished with Target Coatings How to Use a Crosslinker with Water-Based Finishes Is There Such a Thing as Water-Based Varnish? Prime, Paint, or Topcoat? Let Our Labels Guide You A Water Based Lacquer? Making Sense of the Confusion Water Based Polyurethane: The Best Choice for Your Project Wood Finishing and Design Trends for 2024 Exciting, 2024 Upgrades Available Now (with More on the Way) The Best Makeshift Wood Finishing Tools and “Hacks” Wood Finishing’s Scariest Situations Water Based Stains: Common Faults and Fixes for Beautiful Results The Ultimate Guide to Water Based Polyurethane vs. Oil Based Polyurethane Buffing and Polishing Water Based Finishes (Part 2) Buffing and Polishing Water Based Finishes (Part 1) How to Make a Wood Finishing Spray Booth (4 Examples) Rodda Paint is Now Stocking Emtech Finishes in Select Stores How to Make a Temporary Spray Finishing Area in Your Shop How to Apply Water Based Finish Over Oil Based Stain How to Choose and Customize Your HVLP Turbine Spray Finishing System Special Effects: Wood Toning with Water Based Wood Finish Celebrating Our 34th Year: Part 3 of the Target Coatings Timeline Wood Finish Shading: Part 2 Celebrating Our 34th Year: Part 2 of the Target Coatings Timeline Wood Finish Shading: Part 1 Celebrating Our 34th Year: Part 1 of the Target Coatings Timeline When to Use a Penetrating Wood Finish Instead of a Film-Forming Finish Dry Film Thickness: Improving Water Based Film Finish Quality and Performance Wet Film Thickness for Water Based Polyurethane: Improving Film Finish Quality and Performance Finishing Open Grained Woods with Water Based Grain Filler 2K Polyurethanes: What Wood Finishers Should Know – Part 2 How to Get the Ultimate Furniture Finish with Water Based Finishes – Part 2 How to Get the Ultimate Furniture Finish with Water Based Finishes – Part 1 EM8000 Shines in Bent’s Woodworking Head-to-Head Walnut Finishing Comparison 2K Polyurethanes: What Wood Finishers Should Know – Part 1 My Favorite Turbine Spray Gun The Best LED Woodshop Lighting Part 2: Color and Brightness The Best LED Woodshop Lighting for You The Right Spray Gun Air Cap Size Can Make All the Difference My “Go To” Compressed Air Spray Guns Key Factors When Choosing an Air Compressor for Your Wood Finishing Spray Gun Wood Finishing Expert Marty Schlosser Joins Target Coatings Community My Wood Finishing Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet: Spray Gun Maintenance The Best Wood Finishing Gifts You Ever Received…or Gave Introducing the NEW Emtech NR4000 Stain Series Wood Stains 101: Understanding Dye vs. Pigment Stains The Most Important Wood Finishing Books in My Library (and Yours) How You Got Started in Wood Finishing How to Find a Good Wood Finisher When You Need One Products that “Play Nice” with Emtech Water Based Wood Finishes Can You Apply Water-Based Sealer over an Oil-Based Stain? Advice on Using Masks and Respirators with Water Based Wood Finishes Brushing a Water Based Finish The Best Spray Equipment for a Water Based Finish Trends in Use and Style: Epoxy Resin and Waterborne Clear Coats What Top Wood Finishers Do that Can Save You Tons of Time My Wood Finishing Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet: Water and Chemical Resistance My Wood Finishing Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet: Managing the Drying and Curing of Finished Parts My Wood Finishing Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet: Primers and Pigmented Topcoats Compatibility My Wood Finishing Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet: Stain and Topcoat Compatibility My Wood Finishing Troubleshooting Cheat Sheet: Surface Prep Water-Based Wood Coatings “Made in the USA” Are More Important Now than Ever The Only Water-Based Lacquer that Beats EM7000…is the New EM7000 Pro Finishing Tip: 3 Ways to Outsmart the Coming Weather Changes Notes from the Emtech Lab Continues! VIDEO: Our QA Testing Is Why Pros Trust EMTECH For A Premium Finish Let’s Be Perfectly Clear About This… 2019 Kitchen Cabinet Color Trend Report Video: How to Get a Vibrant Finish with WR4000 Waterborne Wood Stain To Seal or Not to Seal: When to Use Fine Wood Sealer & Primer When, and When Not to Use EMTECH CL100 Crosslinker Additive On the Road, Connecting with Long-time Target Coatings Customers in Asheville Customer Spotlight: Sundeleaf Painting – Pride of the Pacific Northwest! Pick-Up Your Order in New Jersey! Gearing up for Greenbuild – the World’s Largest Green Building Expo! How to Get the Ultimate Guitar Finish Lee Valley Tools in Canada Now Carrying EMTECH Finish! An Easy to Brush Clear Coat? See this Review of EM9300 Urethane! Earth Day Contemplation EMTECH Water-Based Finish Q&A: February 2017 EM6000 Ultra-Low VOC Lacquer: Beats the Competition Both on the Job and In the Air EMTECH Finishes Featured on Top Canadian Woodworking Website Introducing All-New EM7000HBL High Build Water-Based Lacquer Pro Tips: How to Get the Best Custom Cabinet Finish Buying Wood: How to Find Sustainable Lumber for your Project Target Coatings Reviews: What Pro’s say about EMTECH Finishes 2017 Kitchen Cabinet Color Forecast
