I've an old can of Minwax (oil-base) stain (dark walnut) thats been in the
basement since sometime in the 1980's. It's contents look gelatinous.

Does anybody know if I can thin it with mineral spirits or ? to make it again
usable?

Thx,
Will

Wilfred Xavier Pickles wrote:
I've an old can of Minwax (oil-base) stain (dark walnut) thats been in the
basement since sometime in the 1980's. It's contents look gelatinous.

Does anybody know if I can thin it with mineral spirits or ? to make it again
usable?
....

Sure, if you can get the solids re-suspended--you may need to strain it
if some aren't so willing any longer...

--

On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:51:41 -0600, Wilfred Xavier Pickles
wrote:


I've an old can of Minwax (oil-base) stain (dark walnut) thats been in the
basement since sometime in the 1980's. It's contents look gelatinous.

Does anybody know if I can thin it with mineral spirits or ? to make it again
usable?

Thx,
Will

You might be able to revive it but a new quart can of Minwax is about
$8. Is your project worth the additional $8?
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

"Nova" wrote in message
...

You might be able to revive it but a new quart can of Minwax is about
$8. Is your project worth the additional $8?

Hell, MY time alone is worth the eight bucks.

Dave in Houston

On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:03:01 -0500, Nova wrote:

On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:51:41 -0600, Wilfred Xavier Pickles
wrote:


I've an old can of Minwax (oil-base) stain (dark walnut) thats been in the
basement since sometime in the 1980's. It's contents look gelatinous.

Does anybody know if I can thin it with mineral spirits or ? to make it again
usable?

Thx,
Will

You might be able to revive it but a new quart can of Minwax is about
$8. Is your project worth the additional $8?

What are you talking about? The old product is now mimicking the new
gel stains.

If it shakes up OK, he should try it on a scrap and see if it dries.
(I'd add "without mottling" but stains just do that, so I won't.)

--
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

As somebody else reported a month ago...the new Minwax stain is crap. I
believe they reported it contained some wax compound or something....I
forget. Urethane bubbles on top of it after allowing it to dry over a
week.This never used to happen, years back.

I have an oak staircase to resand and refinish now.


"Nova" wrote in message
...
You might be able to revive it but a new quart can of Minwax is about
$8. Is your project worth the additional $8?
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

On Jan 22, 8:15*pm, "Josepi" wrote:
As somebody else reported a month ago...the new Minwax stain is crap. I
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Urban legend I would think. I've used it by the gallons over the years
and never had a problem then or now.

SonomaProducts.com wrote:
On Jan 22, 8:15 pm, "Josepi" wrote:
As somebody else reported a month ago...the new Minwax stain is crap. I
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Urban legend I would think. I've used it by the gallons over the years
and never had a problem then or now.

I don't know...I suspect this is in reference to the Polyshades product
not the original oil stains. If so, I have to agree in my assessment of
it as an inferior product w/ my one-time experience of trying to help
patch up a started job by elder daughter on her kitchen cabinets.

--

My old stuff isn't a problem either. My new stuff was.

I am not an "urban" and it wasn't my myth.

Maybe sticking with matching brands would have helped.


"SonomaProducts.com" wrote in message
...
Urban legend I would think. I've used it by the gallons over the years
and never had a problem then or now.



On Jan 22, 8:15 pm, "Josepi" wrote:
As somebody else reported a month ago...the new Minwax stain is crap. I
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

On Jan 23, 2:50*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

As somebody else reported a month ago...the new Minwax stain is crap. I
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Careful when you quote. Jack didn't say that. The sock puppet did.

Urban legend I would think. I've used it by the gallons over the years
and never had a problem then or now.

Nor have I.

I was forced to start using it when folks went to HD or Lowe's (when
they carried it) and picked out colors. I never had a problem with
it, and as a matter of fact have found it to be quite good.

Guess it depends on the applicator.

Robert

Guess it depends on the applicator.

Robert

I think some people also expect oil stains to somehow act like paint
and turn any wood the exact color on the can label. Not realizing it
is an art with many factors such as the type of wood, how the wood is
prepared, how the stain is applied, etc.

I say this from experience because I only learned this via the school
of hard knocks and by making lots of mistakes and finally I stopped
blaming Minwax.

In article f8f750b3-b21f-45f8-a117-
, says...

On Jan 23, 2:50*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:

As somebody else reported a month ago...the new Minwax stain is crap. I
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

Careful when you quote. Jack didn't say that. The sock puppet did.

Urban legend I would think. I've used it by the gallons over the years
and never had a problem then or now.

Nor have I.

I was forced to start using it when folks went to HD or Lowe's (when
they carried it) and picked out colors. I never had a problem with
it, and as a matter of fact have found it to be quite good.

Guess it depends on the applicator.

How bad can stain be? I mean either it turns things brown or it
doesn't. And even a piece of crap can do that.