Post #515947 by BIG tiki scott on Mon, Mar 8, 2010 4:25 PM

BENELLA!!! thnx for stoppin in and havin a look!! you are too kind!!! awsome is awsome but more awsome then awsome is really awsome!!! thnx a million benella!!! cheerz!!

tiki tonz!! thnx for swinin in and dropin a line!! as for the mexican fan palm i have dun a cple out of that and two big root balls of the same bout ready to go!! u are correct when u say that this palm when dry will just suck stain right up!! u will still get the color only it will be a little subdued. sum remedies to help the stain absorb more evenly and for lack of better words more "correctly" would be a nice coat of sanding sealer/prestain after any burning is dun. then stain and thane another not realy politicly correct way to do about the same thing is thin urethane w a bit of laqure thinner apply then let dry good for a day or so. make sure u do any of this after burnin!! then when you stain usin a brush wrks pretty good to keep things even. minwax stain or any oil based stain will wrk fine and is what i use. and also remember even if you dont try the pre stain /sanding sealer urethane makes all stains jump out ALOTT!! sheen is up to you but satin is most comonly used. hope this helps any ques just holla!! cheerz!!p.s. mybe try sum of this on a piece of scrap just too see what it will do.p.p.s. the guy withe bark headress has no stain at all on him the bark when sanded lightly will be this color!!

tikigodz!! flmao thnx brah cheerz!!

[ Edited by: BIG tiki scott 2010-03-08 16:28 ]