Retique It® Liquid Wood (Light, 8 Fl Oz (Pack of 1))

Normally I don't leave many reviews on products, but this stuff is truly amazing. We didn't want to purchase a new table and decided to try and redo the top of ours, and WOW. I absolutely love how it came out. We used a graining tool and it looks just like real wood. My husband and I were both skeptical but we love it!

I loved the way my project turned out. I didn't try to rush through it. I had white painted cabinets in the bathroom and I wanted a more natural wood look. New cabinets where just too expensive,and the cabinets themselves were good quality, so I thought I'd give this a try. What you see is: one coat of Retiqueit over the white paint,then I took a small stiff paint brush and pulled it through through the surface to get a slight grain look. I chose not to get the graining tool, because the grain was to large and won't look right the rest of the natural wood. I also show one picture of the retiqueit next to the natural wood. The door is thenatural wood and the cabinet is the Retiqueit. It is very close to the existing wood. The natural wood in the bathroom,I belive, is Alder wood. The Alder has a slight redish under tone, and the Retiqueit is a little warmer color than it looks like in the photo. I followed the steps as directed, I scuffed the surface, wiped it down with the water/alcohol mix, and let it dry a bit. I did not stain the cabinets, the color pictured is the lightwood color Retiqueit over white paint. That gave me the color I wanted.

This is the most fabulous product I have ever used. Had a laminant coffee table two tiered with drawers. Took apart no sanding required, did use wood filler for a few holes. Painted on the Retique it, let it dry and stain. Put on a clear coat and the most beautiful finish ever. I was told all I could do was paint it because of the laminant. But this product is a game changer! Love love love it. Highly recommended. Still waiting for it to dry with lat coat before putting back together. Before picture is put together and other is the new finish not together yet.

Product has a learning curve. It’s verrrryyyy thin, and the edges must not have too much product or it is failure (see pic). I’d recommend several coats BEFORE the final coat with the wood grain tool to get the stain to take, and it does not take well!!!! Gel was a disaster and I strongly encourage you not go that route. It entirely covered my grain and I had to sand and entirely start over.Penetrating stain worked much better, but it was light. Several coats were required. I will say, it does look like wood. But I ended up having to start over two times between the edges looking low quality and the gel stain.In the first coats, long, smooth brush strokes. The final application where you use the wood grain tool, I would apply the product with a brush starting in the middle and and going out. When you use the wood grain tool, use long strokes as straight as possible. The wood grain tool creates grain anyway so it isn’t necessary to have the long strokes suggested, and it was a big mistake in my world.But the product itself is pretty amazing. It does look just like Wood. I was impressed. Wish it was thicker, but honestly it’s amazing what it did to particleboard.

The media could not be loaded. Was hesitant to try this but I have done 2 projects already & I love the way it turned out. The window sill was white pvc board in my sunroom window. I painted it with a few coats of the wood paint, stained it using the graining tools & sealed it with a clear coat. The 2nd project was an ikea shelf I made into a drawer top for some built ins I’m doing in the bedroom!! It was actually my practice piece that started on & I loved the results so much I went bigger!The staining does take a little practice if you want the wood grain look so just practice on some scrap board to achieve your favorite results. I used a water based stain in American walnut. Water based is also so much easier to work with and to build the color to desired result. All in all, the Retique it wood paint 100% makes a surface feel like real wood and allows you to stain it just like wood. I’m super impressed & happy I tried it!!PS, use a primer paint if trying to use on a slicker surface, like a laminate. To prevent chipping of paint.

I am familiar with Retique it liquid wood and have ordered it many times from the Retique it website. This was my first time ordering via Amazon. The two jars I received did not leak, but they were not sealed. The consistency was extremely watery. The logical conclusion is that they had been opened and watered down. I’m talking reeeeeeally watered down. In all the other jars I’ve ordered, they need to be stirred well before using as they contain real wood particles that can settle to the bottom. There was absolutely so settling if any particles in the bottom of these jars. The color was way off as well, which also makes me think this may not just be a watered down product, but may not contain any real Retique or liquid wood at all. Im obviously returning the product and will be only ordering directly from the company’s website from now on.Update: it should’ve noted that you will get special deals if you order from Retiqueit.com. I just placed my order and they gave me 20% off as well as free 2-day shipping.

Easy to use, stains take to paint perfectly. Will use for future projects because it is easy to use without harsh stripping fumes or dust from sanding.