Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - Red Oak Staining
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teacher
07-29-06, 03:40 PM
I need some advice. I am staining red oak for kick boards in my kitchen. I am using some Porter oil base stain. I put the stain on Thursday (48 hours ago) and it is still sticky. I even have the boards in the house in 74 degree air conditioning. Is this normal? I have never had this happen before. Although, I have never worked with oak wood before either. Any advice would be really appreciated. I paid a lot for the wood and don't know what to do. Is this normal and it will just take a long time to dry? Thanks in advance for any info.
marksr
07-29-06, 04:08 PM
Welcome to the forums
How did you apply the stain?
The correct procedure involves wiping the excess stain off the wood [doesn't matter how applied but should finish with wiping] If you brushed the stain on and didn't wipe off the excess it can take a long time for the pigments to dry. If this is the case it is best to spray a coat of poly/varnish on the wood. The poly will dry and then you can sand lightly and apply another coat of poly/varnish.
If spraying isn't an option and waiting for it to dry takes too much time you can wipe it down with a damp thinner rag - THIS WILL CHANGE THE APPERANCE OF THE STAIN COLOR . If you try to brush poly over wet stain it is apt to loosen and smear the stain.
hope this helps
How did you apply the stain?
The correct procedure involves wiping the excess stain off the wood [doesn't matter how applied but should finish with wiping] If you brushed the stain on and didn't wipe off the excess it can take a long time for the pigments to dry. If this is the case it is best to spray a coat of poly/varnish on the wood. The poly will dry and then you can sand lightly and apply another coat of poly/varnish.
If spraying isn't an option and waiting for it to dry takes too much time you can wipe it down with a damp thinner rag - THIS WILL CHANGE THE APPERANCE OF THE STAIN COLOR . If you try to brush poly over wet stain it is apt to loosen and smear the stain.
hope this helps