Hello
this is my first ever project and have built a tabletop for the firehouse i work at. I have applied 1 coat of general finishes gel stain "nutmeg" color. Overall considering my experience level I am happy with the result but cant finish the project until I resolve some issues. i used birch plywood for the inside of the table and maple hardwood for the perimeter. There are some spots that will not take stain on the plywood and its brought me to standstill. I tried to use a stain pen with less than desirable results. my questions are:
1. any idea as to how to fill the bare spots in with stain?
2. im afraid to sand the plywood as i dont want to sand through the top layer
like I said I have ZERO experience so forgive me if these questions are elementary but I could really use direction at this point as I cant topcoat this with those spots still there. thanks in advance for your help
this is my first ever project and have built a tabletop for the firehouse i work at. I have applied 1 coat of general finishes gel stain "nutmeg" color. Overall considering my experience level I am happy with the result but cant finish the project until I resolve some issues. i used birch plywood for the inside of the table and maple hardwood for the perimeter. There are some spots that will not take stain on the plywood and its brought me to standstill. I tried to use a stain pen with less than desirable results. my questions are:
1. any idea as to how to fill the bare spots in with stain?
2. im afraid to sand the plywood as i dont want to sand through the top layer
like I said I have ZERO experience so forgive me if these questions are elementary but I could really use direction at this point as I cant topcoat this with those spots still there. thanks in advance for your help