Just started subscribing after watching a few of your videos! Love your hard work! I’m curious, have you ever blended a water based stain with an oil based stain? I’ll keep watching your channel to see if I can find a comparison on varnishes/finishes too! Thanks a million!
Thank you so much! So you cant blend an oil based and water based stain together unfortunately. I Do have several videos on topcoat finish comparisons on here as well!
Terrifically helpful overview. Beginner question: When you say to sand down to bare wood, does that mean leave no (not even barely-visible) trace of the old finish? Thanks!
Which oil based stains are best to use over paint to obtain a glazed finish? I saw your video "Staining Over Paint" using Fusion Stain and Finishing oil. I am looking for different colors of stain and more cost efficient products. Would you be able to use Gel stain if it just sits on top of a surface or will it darken the project too much? Great video!
Hi. So the fusion SFO is a different product than the other stains, it has an open time of 10 min ans a built in topcoat which allows you to do this kind of look very easily. Gel stains and other oil based stains set really quick and need to be wiped back immediately making it hard to get the same look and work them around. I have tried to see what would happen and it wasn’t easy or pretty.
Thanks, Kim! I have a question. The two times I have stained with regular stain and once with gel stain, I sanded to bare wood and I think once it was pine. Not sure the other time, but it has nice grain, so not pine. Anyway, it was blotchy and one section from side to side on one of the pieces looked a bit "drier" like it soaked up more gel stain. Do you pre condition to avoid blotches? I am wondering what I am doing wrong or if I am just getting unlucky. All times have been on side tables. Thanks for any help. :)
Hi there! So blotchiness can come from a few things, the surface not being sanded down to the bare wood as you may have thought, sanded to much and not enough in other area (so an uneven sanded finish - even though to the eye it looks fine), or the type of wood species you are working on could just be like that and have an uneven finish even when sanded. What I like to suggest is do a water test prior to staining, wet the entire piece with a dampened rag or sponge, usually you will see imperfections pop up. You can try a wood or pre-stain conditioner as well, some more porous woods need them as well as dense woods. Depending on the wood species you are working with (maple for example is a very hard dense wood and can be hard for stain to impart evenly if not sanded perfectly). Hope this helps! Good luck
@@BorninaBarnBoutique Thank you do much for your help. Geez. Don’t sand too much or too little or... I’m always afraid I’ll sand through the veneer wood on some pieces. It’s tricky. Thanks for you advice. It is appreciated. 😊👍🏻
I do not! It unless I’m working with pine - it’s very porous and can tend to need a little sand, I would not use anything with grit though - you don’t want to scratch - I use steel wool.
Thanks. That will help me today with a project.
Great information. This will help me a lot.
Awesome! Thank you for watching
Thanks so much! Very informative! I love the one hour Varathane also.
Just started subscribing after watching a few of your videos! Love your hard work!
I’m curious, have you ever blended a water based stain with an oil based stain?
I’ll keep watching your channel to see if I can find a comparison on varnishes/finishes too! Thanks a million!
Thank you so much! So you cant blend an oil based and water based stain together unfortunately. I Do have several videos on topcoat finish comparisons on here as well!
Great video Kim! Thanks for this useful information.
Terrifically helpful overview. Beginner question: When you say to sand down to bare wood, does that mean leave no (not even barely-visible) trace of the old finish? Thanks!
Thank you - completely bare yes no trace of old finish left at all. If you leave any finish behind you will get a blotchy uneven look.
What do you think of the Varathane stain + poly (all in one)?
I have used it before - it’s not bad I’m just a fan of the one our stain by Varathane
Which oil based stains are best to use over paint to obtain a glazed finish? I saw your video "Staining Over Paint" using Fusion Stain and Finishing oil.
I am looking for different colors of stain and more cost efficient products.
Would you be able to use Gel stain if it just sits on top of a surface or will it darken the project too much? Great video!
Hi. So the fusion SFO is a different product than the other stains, it has an open time of 10 min ans a built in topcoat which allows you to do this kind of look very easily. Gel stains and other oil based stains set really quick and need to be wiped back immediately making it hard to get the same look and work them around. I have tried to see what would happen and it wasn’t easy or pretty.
@@BorninaBarnBoutique Thank you so much!
Thanks, Kim! I have a question. The two times I have stained with regular stain and once with gel stain, I sanded to bare wood and I think once it was pine. Not sure the other time, but it has nice grain, so not pine. Anyway, it was blotchy and one section from side to side on one of the pieces looked a bit "drier" like it soaked up more gel stain. Do you pre condition to avoid blotches? I am wondering what I am doing wrong or if I am just getting unlucky. All times have been on side tables. Thanks for any help. :)
Hi there! So blotchiness can come from a few things, the surface not being sanded down to the bare wood as you may have thought, sanded to much and not enough in other area (so an uneven sanded finish - even though to the eye it looks fine), or the type of wood species you are working on could just be like that and have an uneven finish even when sanded. What I like to suggest is do a water test prior to staining, wet the entire piece with a dampened rag or sponge, usually you will see imperfections pop up. You can try a wood or pre-stain conditioner as well, some more porous woods need them as well as dense woods. Depending on the wood species you are working with (maple for example is a very hard dense wood and can be hard for stain to impart evenly if not sanded perfectly). Hope this helps! Good luck
@@BorninaBarnBoutique Thank you do much for your help. Geez. Don’t sand too much or too little or... I’m always afraid I’ll sand through the veneer wood on some pieces. It’s tricky. Thanks for you advice. It is appreciated. 😊👍🏻
@@bethscholtes4897 your so welcome! Yes veneers are tricky and you do have to be extra careful!
Do you sand between coats using the Java Gel stain?
I do not! It unless I’m working with pine - it’s very porous and can tend to need a little sand, I would not use anything with grit though - you don’t want to scratch - I use steel wool.
@@BorninaBarnBoutique Thank you! I love your videos. They have been very helpful
@@shellyluminais2374 your so welcome - I’m glad! Thank you for watching
I used the 1 hour varathane on my old seagrass chairs and it worked! No sanding.
I am glad it worked for you!