water based stains

Oil over water works. to play it safe put a coat of dewaxed shellac first

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

yea its the other that doesnt…not recommended….i was able to put oil based poly over the water based poly…but not vise versa….at least that is what i have experianced…....

-- The Grizzone

oil based will want to soak in…. you can do it but minwax will not work too much oil and not enough pigment… you need a good quality oil based stain or a gell stain like a general finishes or bartley…. also the big guys like mohawk sherwinn williams, etc, etc, make them and often they are a lacquer based which will work much better.

i appreciate the input..

heres another question..

i have cherry cabinets and i want a deep red stain. whats a good way to get this??