How to Stain Wood : Applying Gel Wood Stain
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My mom and I just bought a new door. Before we got a chance to stain and finish it water got on it and is now this light purpleish colour. I have yet to find a way to get it out. The wood is mahogony. If we are to pretreat it and then stain it with a few coats of a natural colour will it still be visable? I have tried google and there is nothing!
@6of6
You will find it a lot in turnings and carvings where the layer of growth has been interrupted due to a cut. This creates an end of a board situation as it has exposed open cells. As wood is stained, this part tends to “drink” more stain and as it’s an interruption of a smooth surface, it reflects light differently. Stain with lighter version of wanted color. Seal with diluted topcoat, stain again, topcoat, and stain until you get uniformity of color if that’s the goal. thank you
@jws54 Ah! Thank you.
@6of6
End grain is simply the end of a board
@jws54 End grain? So what is “end grain?”
GOOD
One comment you made about stain pentrating deeper into wood, or moreso than gel stain.
Consider trying this. Stain a piece of wood with whatever you want. Let it dry. Cut a piece off it. Look at the end of the wood. Tell me, did the stain soak halfway through?
A quarter way through? 1/8 ? 1/16 ?
NO. It cannot It will not penetrate beyond the cellular walls. It cannot. End grain is different. End grain is like a drinking straw.
I know this to be true. Try it for yourself.