stain and varnish?

Question

i need to varnish a bare wood, i sand it well without any dirth or particles or oils on it, but is stain kind of oil?? if yes why should apply it to wood befor varnishing while wood should be pretty clear?
in another project i applied food oil instead of stain to the wood (because here no paint shop sellers know what is wood stain; they tell only apply varnish on sanded wood) to shine the grains and then applied the varnish but after two weaks the surface is steal sticky.
I want to end up with a hard (simillar to glass) and shiny surface on wood with grains impresseions.

this is an interior project and what to do if I want to darken the more light woods?

Answer 1

If you wish to change the colour of the wood before you varnish it there are many spirit or water based stains available (do not use oil based stains) There are also varnishes with stain already in them, the only disadvantage is that you can't control the depth of colour with these. The best type of varnish for floors is high gloss polyurethane.

Answer 2

You apply the stain to make the color different than it is naturally.

You can varnish bare wood. If it's still sticky after 2 weeks, you may be in a high humidity location and varnish drys slower in low temperatures and high humidity.

If you want a really hard, shiny varnish I'd suggest high gloss spar (marine) varnish.

Answer 3

What are you talking about floors or furniture. There is a difference