Furniture and Furnishings - 2 in 1 stain
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ivanjennie
11-10-08, 06:53 AM
We have a very large entertainment center that was damaged while the house sat empty before we bought it. It got an oil based paint spilled on most of it. We have stripped, and sanded and have gotten all the paint off. The wood had previously been stained, and the stain was still on, after stripping. This past weekend, we applied a 2 in 1, stain/polyurethane. We have never done any of this type of stuff before, and the guy at Home Depot, told us to use a foam brush to apply the stain. It is too dark in certain areas. What do we do now? Shoud we sand down to the raw wood, and apply with a rag? It is way too big for us to strip/sand the whole thing, and we were wanting to blend it as much as possible.
Thanks,
Jennie
Thanks,
Jennie
spdavid
11-10-08, 07:48 AM
Anything that was on the surface before you applied the product is going to show through.If the dark areas are areas where the previous finish is still on the peice then there isn't that much you can do other than experiment by applying the product to the lighter areas and try to blend it all in.that will be an experiment that may or may not work.Otherwise everything has to come off to the bare wood or to a point where the previous finish is evenly left on the peice.If the previous finish is there then the finish will be darker than the product's actual color.Generally these types of products need bare wood to turn out well as they need to soak into the wood.when something is still on the peice the new product can't be absorbed.When you only remove some of the previous finish you end up with areas still with filled pores and/or remaining color.It's difficult to get an even finish in these situations.
marksr
11-10-08, 07:52 AM
Welcome to the forums Jennie!
Tinted poly like minwax's polyshades is always a little tricky to apply. As you now know it must be applied evenly for the color to come out even. I generally apply a coat of clear poly first and then the tinted poly - it makes it a little easier to control. I prefer to use a natural bristle brush but I doubt the foam brush was the problem.
With a bit of luck, you might be able to sand off some of the excess and get it to blend. It is possible that scrubbing the areas with liquid deglosser might disolve the poly enough to wipe off the excess.
Ideally you would chemical strip, then sand the wood so you could apply stain, let dry, poly and then add a coat of tinted poly if the color wasn't dark enough. Tinted poly should always be topcoated with a clear poly to protect the color from wearing off.
Tinted poly like minwax's polyshades is always a little tricky to apply. As you now know it must be applied evenly for the color to come out even. I generally apply a coat of clear poly first and then the tinted poly - it makes it a little easier to control. I prefer to use a natural bristle brush but I doubt the foam brush was the problem.
With a bit of luck, you might be able to sand off some of the excess and get it to blend. It is possible that scrubbing the areas with liquid deglosser might disolve the poly enough to wipe off the excess.
Ideally you would chemical strip, then sand the wood so you could apply stain, let dry, poly and then add a coat of tinted poly if the color wasn't dark enough. Tinted poly should always be topcoated with a clear poly to protect the color from wearing off.