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Posted by dadiOH on May 19, 2008, 4:28 pm
pipedown wrote:
>> wizof103 wrote:
>>> I sanded my knotty pine, purchased a very small container of a color
>>> called Natural Minwax number 209. I wanted it a light as possible. I
>>> don't know if this was a problem but I stained a day after sanding.
>>> The color was great, nice and light. OK, now the sanded wood has
>>> been sitting open to the air for about two weeks now and when I put
>>> on the same color, it came up a lot darker that the original. I
>>> used an old sock to apply the stain. If I sand lightly before I
>>> apply will I get a lighter finish? Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Why stain again? You already did it once, adding another coat
>> naturally darkens again. AFATG, why stain at all if you want the
>> wood as light as possible?
>>
>
> I think the OP only stained a sample spot then sanded the unstained
> project in preparation for a final staining this week.
Yes, thanks, I see now what he did...sanded, stained an area,then stained
another area mtwo weeks later.
In addition to the possible causes which you listed for the newly stained
area being darker than the old one is the fact that the raw wood itself
darkens with exposure to light....stain it and it will be darker than an
area stained shortly after sanding.
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dadiOH
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