Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - help with one stain bleeding into another...
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08-25-00, 01:06 PM
I just bought an old teak table for our game room and I want to strip it down, re stain it and add a star (in a different color stain)in the center of the table. I am afraid that the stain from the star will 'bleed' into the top of the table. Any suggestions?
08-25-00, 05:16 PM
Nansjeans:
The two colors could well bleed into one another with the proper precautions.
After stripping and sanding the piece, try this:
Draw your star where you want it with a sharp pencil. Using a steel straight edge and a brand new single edge razor, cut the star into the table top, following the lines you just drew. You don't have to cut through the top, just make certain you put a visible line everywhere the edge of the star goes. Once this is done, sand out the pencil marks (if they're still visible) and clean away all the sanding dust.
Following the lines you have just cut, lay masking tape along the star. You can put the tape inside the star or outside, makes no difference. Stain the area you didn't cover with tape, and let it dry overnight. Remove the tape and apply fresh tape on the other side of the line. Stain this and let dry overnight. Remove the tape and finish as you please.
Tape alone wil not work - the grain of the wood will keep the tape from completely sealing off one area from another - hence the cut line AND tape.
Once the staining and finishing is complete, the cut line is invisible.
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George T.
The two colors could well bleed into one another with the proper precautions.
After stripping and sanding the piece, try this:
Draw your star where you want it with a sharp pencil. Using a steel straight edge and a brand new single edge razor, cut the star into the table top, following the lines you just drew. You don't have to cut through the top, just make certain you put a visible line everywhere the edge of the star goes. Once this is done, sand out the pencil marks (if they're still visible) and clean away all the sanding dust.
Following the lines you have just cut, lay masking tape along the star. You can put the tape inside the star or outside, makes no difference. Stain the area you didn't cover with tape, and let it dry overnight. Remove the tape and apply fresh tape on the other side of the line. Stain this and let dry overnight. Remove the tape and finish as you please.
Tape alone wil not work - the grain of the wood will keep the tape from completely sealing off one area from another - hence the cut line AND tape.
Once the staining and finishing is complete, the cut line is invisible.
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George T.