Comments on: How to Stain Wood : Water-Based Vs. Solvent-Based Clear Coats

By: alan838

alan838 — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:01:08 +0000

i think i like the solvent based better.
it shines more than the water based.

i have a table that i want to stain, and i want a dark brown color. what brand do you recomend? or what do i have to look for when i buy it?. thank you.

By: peterwilson69

peterwilson69 — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:03:13 +0000

Thanks. Nice video.

By: unnamedny

unnamedny — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:03:02 +0000

You can get a dark colors from Campbell or Mohawk, You can spray Last-And-Last polyurethane.

Try Natural brushes to apply polyurethane

By: belalaszlo65

belalaszlo65 — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:46:11 +0000

Thank you for the clear easy to follow instructions.
A quick question. When you start building up a few coats of water based finish, do you need to do any sanding in between, or you just wait for one coat to dry and apply the next one? If you could let me know, that would be awesome. Thanks!

By: Pedrooch

Pedrooch — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:58:17 +0000

Yes, I’e used water based stain & finishing as well as the oil based stain & finishing. I like water based much better for most things. Between coats I stand. I give a minimum of 4 coats (I do the same with oil based polyurethane also) I use 320 grit between coats, on the last coat I use 400 then 600, then 800, 1000, 1200, 1500 and finally 2000 grits ( I like my finishes as smooth as glass). But most people would be satisfied with just 400 grit between coats.

By: belalaszlo65

belalaszlo65 — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:45:37 +0000

Thank you for the advice. It all make sense.

By: strumpeteer

strumpeteer — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:30:16 +0000

The waterbased clear does not shine less than the oilbased and does not require alot more coats to build up the sheen to match the oilbased clear as he mentioned. He had forgotten that the waterbased clear he used was a semigloss only so no matter how many coats add it will only be a semigloss finish.