Comments on: How to Stain Wood : Applying Gel Wood Stain http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:42:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: jws54 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-65 jws54 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:22:48 +0000 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/#comment-65 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. 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.

]]> By: flypro360 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-64 flypro360 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:39:57 +0000 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/#comment-64 GOOD GOOD

]]> By: 6of6 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-63 6of6 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:46:54 +0000 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/#comment-63 @jws54 End grain? So what is "end grain?" @jws54 End grain? So what is “end grain?”

]]> By: jws54 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-62 jws54 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:43:48 +0000 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/#comment-62 @6of6 End grain is simply the end of a board @6of6

End grain is simply the end of a board

]]> By: 6of6 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-61 6of6 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:24:12 +0000 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/#comment-61 @jws54 Ah! Thank you. @jws54 Ah! Thank you.

]]> By: jws54 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-60 jws54 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:09:22 +0000 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/#comment-60 @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 @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

]]> By: CompassionateBishop http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/comment-page-1/#comment-59 CompassionateBishop Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:51:15 +0000 http://www.bestdeckstainbuys.com/how-to-stain-wood-applying-gel-wood-stain/#comment-59 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! 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!

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