Staining Pine
 

I am in the process of staining a pine baseboard to match what is there. It
is a rather dark color . This may take the rest of my life.

Is there some trick to get the stain the build up quicker? I did pre-treat
the wood .

Thanks in advance


Bill

One could simply say use a darker stain.

Another trick is to not sand to too high of a grit. Sanded to 150 will
stain much darker than sanded to 320. You can always add a top coat and
sand that flat later.

Finally, Pine will usually yellow somewhat over time from exposure to
sun, this can make thing slook significantly darker. A day or two in
the sun will speed that along. However, some pine whites out too so you
have to be careful with the sun and test it first.

BW

"Bill" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of staining a pine baseboard to match what is there.
It
is a rather dark color . This may take the rest of my life.

Is there some trick to get the stain the build up quicker? I did pre-treat
the wood .


Use a gel stain or a stain/finish combo. There's a limit to how many
pigment particles can stick to a surface (or angels and pins) unless the
pigment is in a curing vehicle.

What BW said, and/or add dye to the top coats.

Dave

Bill wrote:
I am in the process of staining a pine baseboard to match what is there. It
is a rather dark color . This may take the rest of my life.

Is there some trick to get the stain the build up quicker? I did pre-treat
the wood .

Thanks in advance


Bill

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:33:22 -0400, "Bill"
wrote:

I am in the process of staining a pine baseboard to match what is there. It
is a rather dark color . This may take the rest of my life.

Is there some trick to get the stain the build up quicker? I did pre-treat
the wood .

Thanks in advance


Bill



Pine is notorious for absorbing stain quickly and absorbing it
unevenly.

If you want a dark and even stain, I would allow the current
concoction to dry thoroughly and then seal it with a couple of coats
of three pound cut blonde shellac.

My guess is that you have been using either a pigment stain or a
combination pigment and dye stain, such as Minwax.

Once the current job is sealed with the shellac, I would apply a dye
stain. If you have the ability to spray, it will go on more quickly
and more evenly but the same finish can be achieved with a careful
brush.

Dye stains allow you much more control over the color and degree of
opacity.

Check out Jeff Jewitt's website.



Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)

I am using a Minwax Gel Stain 'cause it seemed to match at the time.

Thanks for the tips.

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Bill
"Bill" wrote in message
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I am in the process of staining a pine baseboard to match what is there. It
is a rather dark color . This may take the rest of my life.

Is there some trick to get the stain the build up quicker? I did pre-treat
the wood .

Thanks in advance


Bill