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Staining veneer interior doors Magenta 02-12-2008
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Posted by Magenta on February 12, 2008, 7:22 pm
I've bought two unfinished oak veneer interior doors (Jeld-Wen).
Neither stained well; splotches around the rail/stile glue lines with
some extending out over the face.

Is there something to clean these doors with prior to staining? I
don't want to sand the veneer too vigorously.



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Posted by Art on February 12, 2008, 8:16 pm
I had a problem with a fiberglass door.

I took off as much stain as I could with brush cleaner and then restained
with a gel stain by Old Masters. Looked great when redone.

The minwax gel stain made a mess for me.


> I've bought two unfinished oak veneer interior doors (Jeld-Wen).
> Neither stained well; splotches around the rail/stile glue lines with
> some extending out over the face.
>
> Is there something to clean these doors with prior to staining? I
> don't want to sand the veneer too vigorously.
>
>



Posted by Magenta on February 13, 2008, 7:32 pm
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:16:01 -0500, "Art"

>I had a problem with a fiberglass door.
>
>I took off as much stain as I could with brush cleaner and then restained
>with a gel stain by Old Masters. Looked great when redone.
>
>The minwax gel stain made a mess for me.


I've never used a gel stain. Is there a special technique for these?

I'm using Varathane woodstain, brush on and wipe with clean cloth (two
coats), then three coats of Varathane water based poly


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 13, 2008, 1:33 pm

> I've bought two unfinished oak veneer interior doors (Jeld-Wen).
> Neither stained well; splotches around the rail/stile glue lines with
> some extending out over the face.
>
> Is there something to clean these doors with prior to staining? I
> don't want to sand the veneer too vigorously.
>
>

Sand with 220 grit. The apply a pre-stain conditioner or mineral spirits to
avoid splotches.



Posted by Magenta on February 13, 2008, 7:26 pm
wrote:

>
>> I've bought two unfinished oak veneer interior doors (Jeld-Wen).
>> Neither stained well; splotches around the rail/stile glue lines with
>> some extending out over the face.
>>
>> Is there something to clean these doors with prior to staining? I
>> don't want to sand the veneer too vigorously.
>>
>>
>
>Sand with 220 grit. The apply a pre-stain conditioner or mineral spirits to
>avoid splotches.
>

I think it's glue. So the mineral spirits are probably a good idea.

And what is a pre-stain conditioner? What would I look for in the
store?

And do either affect my choice of stains?



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