Spraying Minwax Stain? - Woodworking Talk
Jun 2, 2010 · IMHO, spraying anything minwax is a PITA. Tinted lacquers, shellacs, and water based products made for spraying are far superior. Generally speaking, spraying stain doesn't make a lot of sense to me. The way that stain works is to apply the stain, allow the stain to absorb into the wood and then the excess is wiped off.
Spraying stain with poly - Woodworking Talk
5 posts · Joined 2007. #4 · Feb 24, 2007. It wasn't my first choice, but the customer bought a unfinished end table and used a poly/stain combo that I was trying to match. We are retriming a duplex with pine 6 panel doors, base and crown and I was trying cut some time. It never fails when you try to take a 2 step process and make it 1 you ...
Spraying spirit-based stain on a slatted timber ceiling
Jun 14, 2024 · Spraying the stain will save some time but only marginally. You still have to do small areas at a time and wipe off the excess. Don't know what kind of sprayer you have, if it's a gravity type you would have to hold the gun too far from the ceiling to do it. It would be a lot easier to use this type sprayer.
Tips for using FLEXiO 5000 for oil based stain - Woodworking Talk
Sep 3, 2024 · When spraying you want to adjust the gun too around a 6" fan width and keep the gun tip around six inches from the surface at a perfect 90 degree to the surface. Normally you will want to overlap 50% and cross hatch the pattern. With stain it …
Spraying polyurethane with hvlp rig? - Woodworking Talk
Mar 27, 2014 · 1160 posts · Joined 2011. #2 · Mar 27, 2014. Oil based varnishes are not a good finish to spray. They dry so slowly that the overspray is in the form of liquid mist. The mist floats around the shop and gets on to everything. When it dries you will have a crust of finish on everything. If you want to spray an oil based finish you need a good ...
HVLP spray stain on maple - Woodworking Talk
Oct 31, 2012 · For a general overview, the comment below applies... Hammer1 said: Stain, regardless of how it's applied, must be completely wiped dry afterwards. It's not a coating. Leaving any on the surface will effect top coat adhesion and probably make a mess. Toners can be sprayed, and color tinted top coats can be used but these are more commonly used ...
Oil-based stain and lacquer - Woodworking Talk
Aug 10, 2010 · Lacquer is not oil based, it's acetone based (lacquer thinner). Lacquer can be used as a topcoat over a dry oil base stain. Oil base stains can also be coated with oil base polyurethane, oil base varnishes, shellac, and waterbased polyurethane. On the minwax website it mentions to use either polyacrylic or polyurethane as a finish to the oil ...
Trying a water-based dye stain. Advice or tips?
Nov 22, 2009 · The secret with water based dye stain on blotchy wood is to spray the stain on but not to get it so wet that it puddles. Just a damp even spray with NO WIPING. (practice on scrap first!) On areas where it is not practical to spray on the stain evenly (like inside of cabinet boxes for example) just spray it on wet and wipe it off.
Dark stain on clear vertical Douglas fir - bad idea?
Jun 20, 2010 · 1. We stripped, sanded doug fir to natural. 2. I used Zansser Seal Coat and sanded. (suggested by Rockler) 3. Then applied Java color Gel Stain by General Finishes. 4. We applied two coats of Vermont Natural Coatings Poly Whey Satin finish - it looked exactly like what I wanted. Like a rich, buttery chocolate.
automotive clearcoat over wood - Woodworking Talk
Sep 1, 2011 · S. Steve Neul. 33007 posts · Joined 2011. #16 · Sep 6, 2011. Automotive clear coats are designed for metal surfaces. Wood finishes are designed more flexible for the expansion and contraction of wood, where automotive clear coats will just crack. Wood finishes are cheaper anyway.