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Wood Finish and Coat Record
A free printable wood finishing record — prep sequence, then one row per coat with product, batch, thinning, how it went on, the time allowed and conditions.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Match a finish you got right, and trace one that went wrong to the coat, the batch or the damp afternoon that caused it.
Who it is for
Furniture makers, restorers, turners, guitar builders and anyone finishing timber who wants the same result twice.
How to use it
- Fill in the piece, the timber and the finish system once at the top.
- Record the preparation sequence — the grits and methods you used, in order.
- Log every coat as a row: product and batch number, thinning, method, the time you allowed before the next, and the workshop conditions.
- Note what was done between coats and how each one came out.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Every coat on one piece — the product and batch, how it went on, the time you allowed before the next, and what was done between coats.
The tin's figures, your record. Drying and recoat times, thinning ratios and how many coats a finish wants come from the tin and the maker's data sheet, and change with your workshop's temperature and humidity. This sheet has no figures of its own: record the ones you used, and the conditions on the day, so a finish that came out well can be matched again.
Write-on lines: Piece · Timber / species · Date started · Finished by · Finish system (stain, seal, oil, lacquer…) · Colour / tint match · Where kept while curing · Preparation — grits and method used, in order · Grain raised / filled / stripped · Prep done by
Coats — one row per coat, in order
Table, 10 rows: Coat · Date · Product & batch · Thinned · Method · Time allowed · Workshop · Between coats · Result
Questions
Why does the sheet not say how long to wait between coats?
Because that figure is on the tin and in the maker's data sheet, and it moves with temperature and humidity in your workshop. The sheet records the time you allowed and the conditions that day, which is what lets you repeat the good result or explain the bad one.
Why record the batch number?
Because a colour or sheen that will not match is often a different batch, and without the number you cannot tell.
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