Stain Gurus, 2 cents please.
Sorry wrong thread, moved to Painting & Finish Work Picture Post (Mods please delete)
Any finish guys out there I would appreciate any feedback on a current project I am finishing up.
This was a small trim replacement job (water damage) for a HO so it entailed matching of her existing trim. I have done a little stain work before but no matching, a new challenge.
I didn't fully realize how deep and mysterious the world of finishing was.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Clifton...authkey=Gv1sRgCJfyhqXxq4OxtAE&feat=directlink
So the pic with the piece laying diagonally is the final result, the diagonal piece is the original trim.
What I ended up doing was:
sand 100,150,220?(superfine)
1 coat General Finishes Pre-Stain (natural)
4 coats Zar oil-based stain (114 Provincial)
3 coats garnet shellac ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected] cuts)
sand 220 between the shellac coats
My questions issues are as follows,
1)My boards are a lighter than I wanted. I thought I was getting more darkening with the shellac coats (from my test blocks) than I ended up getting. I wish I had put another 1-2 coats of stain on.
2)The number of coats of stain seemed like more than there needed to be, by that I mean my technique seemed to be taking more stain off than was optimal.
I definitely didn't want any stain blotches, so I was applying, wait about 2-5 min then wiping down with a clean rag.
I caught Leo saying he wipes down first with a stain soaked rag and then follows with a clean rag. maybe part of why I was getting so little coverage with each coat. I know the pre-stain plays a big part in that as well.
3) what parts of the process did I not do or not need to do?
Well any thoughts, tips or tricks would be appreciated, I enjoy this area of the wood trade and much like finish carpentry I would like to focus on it so any info would be a big help.:notworthy
Thanks,
Clifton
Any finish guys out there I would appreciate any feedback on a current project I am finishing up.
This was a small trim replacement job (water damage) for a HO so it entailed matching of her existing trim. I have done a little stain work before but no matching, a new challenge.
I didn't fully realize how deep and mysterious the world of finishing was.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Clifton...authkey=Gv1sRgCJfyhqXxq4OxtAE&feat=directlink
So the pic with the piece laying diagonally is the final result, the diagonal piece is the original trim.
What I ended up doing was:
sand 100,150,220?(superfine)
1 coat General Finishes Pre-Stain (natural)
4 coats Zar oil-based stain (114 Provincial)
3 coats garnet shellac ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected] cuts)
sand 220 between the shellac coats
My questions issues are as follows,
1)My boards are a lighter than I wanted. I thought I was getting more darkening with the shellac coats (from my test blocks) than I ended up getting. I wish I had put another 1-2 coats of stain on.
2)The number of coats of stain seemed like more than there needed to be, by that I mean my technique seemed to be taking more stain off than was optimal.
I definitely didn't want any stain blotches, so I was applying, wait about 2-5 min then wiping down with a clean rag.
I caught Leo saying he wipes down first with a stain soaked rag and then follows with a clean rag. maybe part of why I was getting so little coverage with each coat. I know the pre-stain plays a big part in that as well.
3) what parts of the process did I not do or not need to do?
Well any thoughts, tips or tricks would be appreciated, I enjoy this area of the wood trade and much like finish carpentry I would like to focus on it so any info would be a big help.:notworthy
Thanks,
Clifton
