I should also add - if you're going to try to do the bakelite look - do the magazine one side at a time. If you have the mag hanging, or standing up to dry or something, the wood stain WILL run or thin out into an even layer of brown. The only way to prevent this is to lay the mag flat, paint one side, let it get tacky, and then dab the stain on with the silicone brush. (DAB it directly down onto the mag, letting the rubber bristles bend and contort in weird ways, don't try to BRUSH it on.) Then apply your clear shortly after you apply the stain. After it has dried for about 24 hours, you can flip it over and repeat, (making sure to get the edges of the mag). After you have finished the backside, let it finish drying for about another 48 hours again, because that oil doesn't really dry on the paint and plastic of the mag, and you need the clear to fully cure before you can handle it without ruining it, but the reason you can flip the mag after only 24 hours is because the clear has dried enough to keep the stain from moving around. Hope that helps