Help with staining pine - Tiki Carving

M MachTiki Tiki Socialite San Diego, CA Joined: Feb 16, 2004 Posts: 1369	M MachTiki Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 12:16 PM Aloha all, Okay, so this isn't about staining a Tiki, but I could really use all you expert woodworker's help. Recently my wife and I had a new patio door installed. The part of the door that is on the inside was unfinished Pine. We had a cabinet maker come out and stain the door for us, but they failed to use pre-stain prior to staining (which the door manufacturer HIGHLY recommends). Now the door has major spots of blotchyness. ALSO, he has already put on a very thin coat of polyurethane. My question is this: Is there anything I can still do to fix this? Is it possible to sand the door down and apply pre-stain then stain it again - or would this just make it worse. I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me.

Aloha all,

Okay, so this isn't about staining a Tiki, but I could really use all you expert woodworker's help.

Recently my wife and I had a new patio door installed. The part of the door that is on the inside was unfinished Pine. We had a cabinet maker come out and stain the door for us, but they failed to use pre-stain prior to staining (which the door manufacturer HIGHLY recommends). Now the door has major spots of blotchyness.

ALSO, he has already put on a very thin coat of polyurethane.

My question is this: Is there anything I can still do to fix this? Is it possible to sand the door down and apply pre-stain then stain it again - or would this just make it worse.

I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me.

Post #114942 by MachTiki on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 12:16 PM