Home Improvement Asked by macmet on December 14, 2020
I have a new wood shelf that I am trying to stain to a sun-bleached colour. I believe the wood is pine. Before staining, I sanded thoroughly with grit 60, 100, 150, 220. I also used a conditioner before the staining.
My finished stained shelf has significant portions in which the stain is not absorbing. So far, I have put two coats on. Are more coats needed?
I have read on a couple of web sites lately that said to add a sealer before staining instead of after. Has anyone tried that? If I seal it now and then add a coat of stain, would that fix the problem?
Any tips are appreciated.
Sealers are important for pine because the stain will tend to seep in otherwise, making it look blotchy.
Sealing after the fact is not optimal but probably better than not sealing at all. I would recommend re-sanding it before applying the sealer.
Answered by Tyler Durden on December 14, 2020
If the stain is light colored, in my experience, a wood conditioner is not needed. For darker stains, yes indeed use it to prevent blotchy work. Sand it all back down. You can take it to 220G, but I usually stain at 120-150G, and after stain and the seal coat is applied, sand with 220-320G. and last finish coats with 320G. If you machine sand, finer grits will work on raw wood before staining, but I would not machine sand with the finishes.
Answered by Jack on December 14, 2020
Isopropyl alcohol will give a bit of a bleached effect to wood. Dilute with water. Use filtered water to avoid mineral deposits on wood too
Answered by user8592 on December 14, 2020
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