I have sanded and sanded, and applied 2 coats of stain (bombay mahoghany) and it isn't like similar pieces i have seen in stores of the same stain. I have been told to sand with a fine grit (220) so the stain does not soak in so deep and spread out. Any thoughts?
2006-10-24 09:26:16 · 7 answers · asked by dc11978 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
If you have put on any minwax stains, theyhave a sealer in them so that they cannot take more. You will have to strip that all the way off to bare wood.
Now you have to find an oil penetrating stain, or an alcohol based penetrating stain - no easy task to find - but I would call Mohawk stains and get a color chart from them. You can apply as many coats as it takes to get the color, but I would think that the best way to apply it would be with a two rags, one to wipe it on and one to immediately wipe it off after a minute or so. You have to build it the the dark color that y ou want.
If you are trying to match an antique oak piece, or a Cherry piece, one of the reason that you can't matchit would be that it was not stained in the first place. Older oak furniture was "fumed" with a strong solution of Ammonia that you can only get from Blue Print (Diazo) supply stores. Cherry was "stained" with a coating of lye, and you don't want to deal with that as lye will burn your hands up.
Fuming requires that you build a tent, put the thing you are staining in the tent (any large drop cloth will do, but it cannot touch the wood) and putting a large flat pan of the ammonia in it and that will take several days. The ammonia works with the tannic acid in the oak and if the furniture has already been fumed, I doubt that it fuming it again will work.
The lye reacts with cyanide in the cherry, but like I said, don't even try that unless you want yourself cooked.
2006-10-24 12:26:50 · answer #1 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When all else fails, read the instructions. I ran into the same problem when I was staining a wood a cherry stain. First you can use a pretreater to the wood so that the wood absorbs the stain evenly. Second, read to see how long you need to leave the stain on the wood before you wipe it off. You are probably not leaving the stain on long enough before you wipe it off. The longer you leave the stain on the darker it will get. If you wipe it off too soon, even if you apply a second coat it will not darken it up quite as much as you'd probably like because the stain will kind of seal up the pores in the wood not allowing more stain to get into the wood. If that doesn't work, I'd consider trying a different stain or a different piece of wood. Different woods will absorb differently too based on how dry they are and how much resin they have in them.
2006-10-24 17:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when u are staining furniture u want to make sure the grain(lil pieces of wood) is'nt rough, thats y u use 220 grit when u do that make sure u go in with the grain which is the lines in the wood. After that u apply one slow coat of stain with a gentle cloth (wear gloves,make sure ur in a ventlated area, or just use a fan) then repeat with a second coat with the same steps,when dry let it sit in the ventlated area when ur done ur going to need a finish coat make sure u dont feel roughness on ur wood(it means u did it wrong) lol then apply the finish and it should be done and if it doesnt look like the stain u wanted, u should see wut stain the manufacture used cause some stains arent wut u want.
2006-10-25 09:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the wood the same as the manufacturer? Different wood will look different with the same stain. If it's the same wood then maybe another coat might help, make sure you let the stain dry overnight before the next coat.
2006-10-24 09:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by Dolby21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The surface "has" to be entirely bare. This will give the stain a chance to actually soak into the wood. Right now it sounds like you are putting it on and it's not soaking in. The original finish is preventing it from doing that. It isn't easy,,,,,lots of work. Good Luck. Oh Ya... you might try paint remover to make sure the surface is bare.
2006-10-24 09:40:49 · answer #5 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a chemical stripper to remove the old finish. I'd go with a non toxic variety. Some are citrus based and would be best used around food prep areas. After it is stripped just clean it with a light detergent and lightly sand any imperfections. Apply the stain of your choice. Good luck with it.
2016-03-28 06:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by Beverly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My thought would be that perhaps they painted the piece a similar color as the stain,then lightly sanded, then applied the stain over this.
2006-10-24 09:42:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋