Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - if she thinks she goofed. . .
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10-17-01, 06:46 AM
I'm staining an unfinished/unbuilt piece of furniture & I've goofed big time.
First, I started the project outdoors, thinking the heat would help the drying process. After laboriously weighting down my tarp (I live in KS), I started the project, following the directions. I'm using Watco Danish oil, which instructs to generously coat, wait 1/2 hour, then apply another coat, then wipe off excess. After applying the first coat, I left the area to do more sanding and found upon return parts of the tarp had blown onto the pieces and promptly stuck, along with other flying debris found in the out of doors. Oops! In that 1/2 hour, the tarp had made areas where the stain had not adhered.
After consulting my local hardware store help, I moved everything into my garage and proceeded to clean the stain from the affected areas, doing this in long strips so that the newly applied stain would not seem like a patch . This was going pretty well. Of course in the meantime of all of this the originally stained part was drying, making me at odds with every set of how-tos out there that advise to wipe off excess stain. The result: the wood has a barely sticky quality to it, yet is dry.
On top of this (oh yes there's more), the stain originally applied went over the edges of the rectangular pieces and seeped onto the opposite edge, making lovely patterns where the wood was in contact with the tarp. My first thought was to sand this off, use a solvent and go from there. But then I thought what's to stop what happened on the reverse side from happening on the original side & who's to say I won't make another blunder happen.
I am perplexed & running out of warm days. I am persistent though, so I haven't given up and would appreciate your help.
First, I started the project outdoors, thinking the heat would help the drying process. After laboriously weighting down my tarp (I live in KS), I started the project, following the directions. I'm using Watco Danish oil, which instructs to generously coat, wait 1/2 hour, then apply another coat, then wipe off excess. After applying the first coat, I left the area to do more sanding and found upon return parts of the tarp had blown onto the pieces and promptly stuck, along with other flying debris found in the out of doors. Oops! In that 1/2 hour, the tarp had made areas where the stain had not adhered.
After consulting my local hardware store help, I moved everything into my garage and proceeded to clean the stain from the affected areas, doing this in long strips so that the newly applied stain would not seem like a patch . This was going pretty well. Of course in the meantime of all of this the originally stained part was drying, making me at odds with every set of how-tos out there that advise to wipe off excess stain. The result: the wood has a barely sticky quality to it, yet is dry.
On top of this (oh yes there's more), the stain originally applied went over the edges of the rectangular pieces and seeped onto the opposite edge, making lovely patterns where the wood was in contact with the tarp. My first thought was to sand this off, use a solvent and go from there. But then I thought what's to stop what happened on the reverse side from happening on the original side & who's to say I won't make another blunder happen.
I am perplexed & running out of warm days. I am persistent though, so I haven't given up and would appreciate your help.
George
10-17-01, 03:31 PM
Mplavcan:
Go over the sticky areas with paint thinner and 0000 steel wool. Go lightly, but firmly.
Use solvent (I'd use acetone) and steel wool to remove as much run over stain as possible - THEN sand, if necessary.
When apply stain to a horizontal area, proper care must be taken to prevent the runover you experienced. My practice is to start away from teh edge, and work toward the edge, letting the brush get nearly dry as I approach the edge. Successive coats will even out the color.
Go over the sticky areas with paint thinner and 0000 steel wool. Go lightly, but firmly.
Use solvent (I'd use acetone) and steel wool to remove as much run over stain as possible - THEN sand, if necessary.
When apply stain to a horizontal area, proper care must be taken to prevent the runover you experienced. My practice is to start away from teh edge, and work toward the edge, letting the brush get nearly dry as I approach the edge. Successive coats will even out the color.