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Staining, varnishing, and wood grade
Normal procedure for staining wood is like this, according to all
manuals: 1. Buy stain grade wood 2. Apply wood conditioner 3. Apply stain 4. Apply varnish If I want to preserve the natural color of the wood (rather than make it darker), then they tell you to apply Natural Stain (#209 at Home Depot) at step 3. But could I, instead, buy paint grade wood (which is much cheaper than stain grade), and just apply varnish alone, without stain ? |
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I don't think that would be a good idea at all. It is a very low quality
product and every defect and blemish will show thru. Purchase a small test piece and try it. You will see what I mean. "Ikon" wrote in message ups.com... Normal procedure for staining wood is like this, according to all manuals: 1. Buy stain grade wood 2. Apply wood conditioner 3. Apply stain 4. Apply varnish If I want to preserve the natural color of the wood (rather than make it darker), then they tell you to apply Natural Stain (#209 at Home Depot) at step 3. But could I, instead, buy paint grade wood (which is much cheaper than stain grade), and just apply varnish alone, without stain ? |
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On 28 Feb 2005 18:05:26 -0800, the inscrutable "Ikon"
spake: Normal procedure for staining wood is like this, according to all manuals: 1. Buy stain grade wood 2. Apply wood conditioner 3. Apply stain 4. Apply varnish If I want to preserve the natural color of the wood (rather than make it darker), then they tell you to apply Natural Stain (#209 at Home Depot) at step 3. But could I, instead, buy paint grade wood (which is much cheaper than stain grade), and just apply varnish alone, without stain ? PLEASE do, and try Waterlox while you're at it. It's a combo of tung oil and varnish that you wipe on, and it doesn't darken the wood much. Regarding the wood, buy whatever looks good to you. Get it from a hardwood lumber store, not Blowes or Borg. -- Remember: Every silver lining has a cloud. ---- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
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