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Hi, everyone,
I need some help for my husband; he has a "finishing emergency". Here goes:
(My husband says…) "I'm using Minwax red mahogany stain on a side table to match the existing furniture for my church. To get close to the color match, I had to build up several coats to get the oak as dark as possible. The stain seems to sit on the surface and not penetrate the wood at all. Any polyurethane topcoat I apply picks up the stain and lightens the color. Even lightly buffing with 0000 steel wool in-between coats has even exposed some of the lighter grain.
I wanted to have a durable and long-lasting finish, and this approach hasn't given me much confidence. It's now the 11th hour and I wanted to present the table by Christmas - I have a feeling that it's not going to happen."
Any help on this day-before-Christmas Eve, will be most appreciated! Thanks so much to all my new friends!
Merry Christmas,
Michele
I need some help for my husband; he has a "finishing emergency". Here goes:
(My husband says…) "I'm using Minwax red mahogany stain on a side table to match the existing furniture for my church. To get close to the color match, I had to build up several coats to get the oak as dark as possible. The stain seems to sit on the surface and not penetrate the wood at all. Any polyurethane topcoat I apply picks up the stain and lightens the color. Even lightly buffing with 0000 steel wool in-between coats has even exposed some of the lighter grain.
I wanted to have a durable and long-lasting finish, and this approach hasn't given me much confidence. It's now the 11th hour and I wanted to present the table by Christmas - I have a feeling that it's not going to happen."
Any help on this day-before-Christmas Eve, will be most appreciated! Thanks so much to all my new friends!
Merry Christmas,
Michele