Varathane Premium Fast Dry Wood Stain
The figures Rust-Oleum (Varathane) prints for Varathane Premium Fast Dry Wood Stain on its own data sheet, at the conditions it names. Where the sheet doesn't give a figure, this page says so rather than borrow one from another product.
- Dry to the touch
- 1 h
- Recoat
- 1 h
- Ready for use
- Not on the sheet we read
- Full cure
- 1 day
- Coverage
- 225–275 sq ft per quart
- Thinning
- Do not dilute
- VOC
- Under 550 g/L (4.59 lb/gal)
- Conditions
- 70–80 °F, 50 % RH; apply at 60–90 °F, RH under 85 %
- Indoors or out
- Interior
- Food contact
- The sheet we read makes no food-contact statement
One source: Rust-Oleum (Varathane), the maker of that product
From the sheet: Wipe off the excess after 2–3 minutes; topcoat with polyurethane for protection.
Against its kind
Varathane Premium Fast Dry Wood Stain is one of the products in oil-based penetrating stain; here is that kind across every maker we have read.
Oil-based penetrating stain: recoat across makers
2.5 h
span 1–24 h
Median of 3 sources
Oil-based penetrating stain: coverage across makers
800 sq ft/gal
span 500–1,100 sq ft/gal, per coat
Median of 3 sources
Related
- Every product of this kind: wood stain
- If it goes wrong: blotchy stain, raised grain, sticky or tacky finish
- How much to buy: finish coverage calculator
- Every finish side by side: finish dry time chart
- What the federal rules say about finishes and food: food-contact finishes
Work it out for your project
- Plan the finish for your project
Pick the piece and the wood, then get a dated coat schedule from the product’s own sheet.