Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - Refinishing pine furniture
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01-15-01, 04:48 PM
I have a faux fireplace, made of pine, with a warm golden oak like finish on it. I want to darken it to a fruitwood/antique, aged/ oak finish.
Can I just sand it down a little in order to get the new stain to work or do I have to remove the entire old finish?
It's a very shiny finish, so I'm assuming he used something like poly to clear coat it after he applied the minwax finish.
Thank you.
Can I just sand it down a little in order to get the new stain to work or do I have to remove the entire old finish?
It's a very shiny finish, so I'm assuming he used something like poly to clear coat it after he applied the minwax finish.
Thank you.
George
01-15-01, 06:06 PM
Fran:
Traditionally you would have to strip the piece in order to get a new stain to work, but technology moves on.
Check out the newer gel-type stains. They adhere better and don't need to be absorbed into the wood. A 'traditional' oil base pigmented stain will NOT work. You will need to sand the finish (220 grit) in order for the stain (and finish to follow) to have something to adhere to, but it should work.
You need to give the stain plenty of time to dry completely - at least a couple of days. The stain and the poly have the same solvent. If the stain isn't completely dry you'll start dragging the stain around when you apply the finish - a real mess.
Traditionally you would have to strip the piece in order to get a new stain to work, but technology moves on.
Check out the newer gel-type stains. They adhere better and don't need to be absorbed into the wood. A 'traditional' oil base pigmented stain will NOT work. You will need to sand the finish (220 grit) in order for the stain (and finish to follow) to have something to adhere to, but it should work.
You need to give the stain plenty of time to dry completely - at least a couple of days. The stain and the poly have the same solvent. If the stain isn't completely dry you'll start dragging the stain around when you apply the finish - a real mess.