Forum topic by StolCo | posted 10-25-2016 08:19 PM | 2349 views | 0 times favorited | 6 replies | ![]() |
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10-25-2016 08:19 PM |
Hey guys – I’m new to the forums, but have found myself here seeking advice many time before. I’m in a bit of a pickle, and I’m hoping someone here has a little nugget of wisdom that can help me out. I’ve taken on a rather large project making a series of benches for an office building. Super basic benches – basically a rectangular box. They wanted to use Birch plywood. So I have 6 sheets of this stuff all cut up and ready for finishing. They picked a color – the ever-classic Early American Minwax stain. I spend nearly an entire day testing staining processes to make sure I got it right. Everything from thinned out sanding sealer to only sanding. I probably ran 15 different samples. The best result was to hit it with 120 then 220 sandpaper, then apply the pre-stain conditioner, then stain. The first set of boards I did turned out awesome – exactly what we were looking for. But the next set turned out not-so-great, then the next set was good again. All done in the same day, in the same afternoon. Attached is a pic. The front and back pieces are good. But the middle one is suuuuuper light, more golden colored than brown. Any advice on getting those light pieces darker? Already did two coats without much change in color. Thoughts? Suggestions? Help?!? -- Patrick | StolCO Designs |