 Probably more than that, really. There's four steps. You've got to see if it'll accept the stain. Dollop of water. Water goes into the wood. It passed that test. Then you want to clean it. You don't have to use the wet and forget. I mean, it is the easiest product in the world, and it'll do a great job. But if you're going to use it, it's not immediate. You're not going to do anything to it. Mother Nature is going to do the work.