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Posted by Dave Combs on September 10, 2006, 12:32 pm
I'm about ready to stain some new doors (Douglas Fir wood). Does it make a
difference whether I use water based or oil based stain?
Thanks.
Dave
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on September 10, 2006, 1:18 pm
> I'm about ready to stain some new doors (Douglas Fir wood). Does it make
> a
> difference whether I use water based or oil based stain?
Nope
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Posted by Larry Jaques on September 10, 2006, 7:29 pm
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:18:50 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "Edwin
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>> I'm about ready to stain some new doors (Douglas Fir wood). Does it make
>> a
>> difference whether I use water based or oil based stain?
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>Nope
That's right, since stain looks like sh*t either way. ;) I wish more
people would buy the right wood in the first place.
Dave, aniline dyes might be a better choice if you MUST discolor the
wood. Then a couple nice coats of Waterlox will seal it nice and
tight.
www.waterlox.com -my favorite clearcoat. (std disclaimer applies)
www.wdlockwood.com -dyes, excellent prices (std disclaimer applies)
LJ--who _doesn't_ do poly.
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Posted by m Ransley on September 10, 2006, 8:09 pm
Fir needs a prestain to get the wood to not stain blotchy, Bix Pre stain
works, you should experiment on scrap wood , staining can be difficult
depending on the stain and color you want. Ive never used water base
stain but try it.
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Posted by Joe on September 10, 2006, 10:35 pm
Dave Combs wrote:
> I'm about ready to stain some new doors (Douglas Fir wood). Does it make a
> difference whether I use water based or oil based stain?
You really need to experiment with fir to get the effect you want.
Minwax has a a wide variety of decent products, as does Cabot among the
readily available.
Some products that I've got good results from came from
targetcoatings.com. They have a highly informative catalog to help you
decide. For entry doors a weather resistant boat finish might be best.
If you want to avoid the yellowish tint of oil based, the water based
products can' t be beat.
Joe
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