This semi-transparent pigment based wiping stain is non-grain raising and fade resistant. It can be applied by brush, spray, or cloth. Behlen Wood Stain is easy to control because lapping is simply not a problem. When this stain is used over dye stains, the combination produces a striking finish of deep-layered color with a beautifully enhanced grain pattern. This stain will never bleed through the finish. It can be topcoated with lacquer, shellac, varnish, polyurethane, acrylic, etc.