Jeff Jewitt writes:

 

We have started stocking some really good glazes that are made by Ronan
Paint. These folks sell to the decorative painter market in New York City
and they've come up with some good formulations. They're nice because I
stock three types

1. A medium speed medium viscosity (Deluxe Glaze) with an open working time
of 25 minutes

2. A medium speed very thick viscosity (Ultra Glaze)  that is good for
recess highlighting. It "hangs" better

3. A very slow (Long-set Glaze) that has about 45++ open time and is also
used as an extender for the above two.

With all due respect to Greg, I find adding colorant to a finish like Finish
doesn't really allow the decorative possibilities you can get with a thicker
glaze, nor does it allow "brushing out" of the glaze. Also the open or
working time of this type of glaze would be very short. I'm not dismissing
it's use, but the viscosity of the medium plays an important part in the
effect you're trying to produce. I don't have these products up on the
website yet but if anyone is interested you can call. Attached are 3 photos
of a dark glaze over a cream base using the Fuhr 380 paint and the Ultra Glaze.

Wipeglazeddoor - Note in in this photo how the glaze doesn't "bite" into the
surrounding color when it's wiped off.

Glazeddoorlight - this photos shows how the thicker viscosity of the Ultra Glaze
"hangs" in the recesses better and has wiped off clean from the surrounding area

Glazeddoordark - if you want to do traditional glazing (by applying the
glaze all over) scuff sand the paint first. The extended working time allows
"brushing out" of the glaze to soften it - similar to the technique used
with oil glazes.

Jeff Jewitt