well more or less after about uh half dozen coats it looks reasonable but it kept the the dark it was uh just a real dark uh wood grain type paneling
We only needed once coat, and it came out very light. 
mnli hypothesis: We only needed once coat, and it came out very light.  premise: well more or less after about uh half dozen coats it looks reasonable but it kept the the dark it was uh just a real dark uh wood grain type paneling