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How to darken / stain a new lacquered wooden cabinet
I have just got a new TV cabinet (from IKEA, model typeLEKSVIK) that
turns out to be too light in colour . It's made from pine - stained & clear acrylic lacquered. What is the best way to darken it from about light oak to dark oak without having to remove all of the lacquer. I have thought of using stain on top of the lacquer or maybe using a coloured varnish. |
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How to darken / stain a new lacquered wooden cabinet
John wrote:
I have just got a new TV cabinet (from IKEA, model typeLEKSVIK) that turns out to be too light in colour . It's made from pine - stained & clear acrylic lacquered. What is the best way to darken it from about light oak to dark oak without having to remove all of the lacquer. I have thought of using stain on top of the lacquer or maybe using a coloured varnish. Stain over the lacquer isn't likely to work, it needs to be applied to bare wood. The trouble with coloured varnish IME is that it looks just like coloured varnish! If its pine it will probably darken over time to some extent. -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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How to darken / stain a new lacquered wooden cabinet
John wrote: What is the best way to darken it from about light oak to dark oak without having to remove all of the lacquer. Take it back to the shop or else live with the colour it is. You won't easily stain over that lacquer. You won't get that lacquer off Ikea products well enough to permit staining under it. |
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How to darken / stain a new lacquered wooden cabinet
The Medway Handyman wrote:
John wrote: I have just got a new TV cabinet (from IKEA, model typeLEKSVIK) that turns out to be too light in colour . It's made from pine - stained & clear acrylic lacquered. What is the best way to darken it from about light oak to dark oak without having to remove all of the lacquer. I have thought of using stain on top of the lacquer or maybe using a coloured varnish. Stain over the lacquer isn't likely to work, it needs to be applied to bare wood. The trouble with coloured varnish IME is that it looks just like coloured varnish! Which can actually look better than a stain if the base colour isn't too pale. A lot of antique finishes are based on glaze colours. You may find a stain based on naptha, or some other strong solvent, will attack the Ikea lacquer sufficiently to bond with it. If its pine it will probably darken over time to some extent. But to an orange colour rather than dark oak. |
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