Help with staining pine - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 2:03 PM Sanding it down to bare wood may be hard but if possible it is the way to go. Also you can find polyurethane With Stain mixed in. You could try a few coats of that but you may still end up with the blotchies. My recomendation is the sanding it down method. sand down to bare wood and then use a pre stain sealer, at least 2 coats. Then stain it again. However with pine, anywhere you have end grain showing will still end up darker. Pine is difficult to stain evenly so you may want to try the polyurethane with stain mixed in. Try a small spot before finishing the whole door. Hope this helps.

Sanding it down to bare wood may be hard but if possible it is the way to go. Also you can find polyurethane With Stain mixed in. You could try a few coats of that but you may still end up with the blotchies.
My recomendation is the sanding it down method. sand down to bare wood and then use a pre stain sealer, at least 2 coats. Then stain it again. However with pine, anywhere you have end grain showing will still end up darker. Pine is difficult to stain evenly so you may want to try the polyurethane with stain mixed in. Try a small spot before finishing the whole door.
Hope this helps.

Post #114978 by Benzart on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 2:03 PM