Cerusing is always so neat to watch! Precolor Easy Intense Black was applied and was finished with Oil Plus 2C White! #rubiomonocoat

A two-toned, high-contrast wood finish, cerusing offers a look that is very unique!

Light Grey Cerusing Technique on White Oak Board

What is cerusing and how do you achieve this look? 🤔 Cerusing is a wood finishing technique that creates a two-toned look where the open grain of the wood is accentuated against a contrasting base color. Another name for this technique is “liming”! Most commonly, you will see cerused looks with a dark base and a light color in the open grain, like this sample! To create a look like this, you would apply your pretreatment such as Precolor Easy, Pre-Aging, or one of our tannin reactive pretreatme