"Amateur" wrote in message
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What is a spit coat? What kind of sealer are you referring to other than
the polyurethane? Thanks.

Minwax, as well as most others, recommend a pre-stain on soft wood before
applying the stain. Essentially, it is mineral spirits. Keeps the stain
from getting blotchy. You can just paint on some mineral spirits, then
stain.

Spit coat is a thin coat of shellac to do the same thing.