After putting it off for several years I finally got the urge to re-stain
the garage doors. So I spent a whole day last weekend sanding and then
washing down the rather old wood and previous finish. Then I applied the
first coat of Sadolin "Quick Drying Woodstain" (one of the water-based
ones). Unfortunately I didn't stir it enough so the first part of the tin
was very runny and the second much thicker, so one door is much better than
the other after one coat.

Today (i.e. 1 week later) I tried to apply a second coat (a new tin, and
stirred thoroughly this time - lesson learnt). However it seems that the
excellent water-repellent properties of the first coat make the second coat
all "shrink away" like trying to paint over a waxy surface. Not sure how I'm
ever going to get this second coat to stick properly! Anyway it started
raining and I had only done a bit so I scrubbed it all off and went indoors
to sulk.

Any tips on how to get it to stick? I've never seen another paint product
where you can't even put another coat on!

Thanks,
Simon.