1st tiki - Tiki Carving

T tikiboy Member Brentwood CA Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 77	T tikiboy Posted posted on Wed, Mar 31, 2004 12:52 AM Kono, My Kahuna of stain says to use a sanding sealer on your wood before you stain. The sealer consists of 9 parts alcohol and 1 part clear shellac. Apply with a brush or rag and let dry. When you apply either water-based or oil-based stain the finish should come out even over the surface of the wood. On Tikis, any areas with exposed end grain surfaces will stain darker. Adding a second application of sealer to these areas might help prevent this effect. P.S. Don't drink the sanding sealer! Tikiboy

Kono,
My Kahuna of stain says to use a sanding sealer on your wood before you stain. The sealer consists of 9 parts alcohol and 1 part clear shellac. Apply with a brush or rag and let dry. When you apply either water-based or oil-based stain the finish should come out even over the surface of the wood. On Tikis, any areas with exposed end grain surfaces will stain darker. Adding a second application of sealer to these areas might help prevent this effect.
P.S. Don't drink the sanding sealer!
Tikiboy

Post #83766 by tikiboy on Wed, Mar 31, 2004 12:52 AM