Streaks in Refinished Wood Bed ..HELP
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Streaks in Refinished Wood Bed ..HELP
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I'm new to this forum ( first post). Yesterday, I decided to refinish/darken my cherry wood bed using a darker stain. First, I sanded and next I stained using General Finishes Java Gel Stain. After my first coat, I can notice white streak marks. Will this go away after the next couple of coats or this I do something wrong? Pics are attached .
I'm new to this forum ( first post). Yesterday, I decided to refinish/darken my cherry wood bed using a darker stain. First, I sanded and next I stained using General Finishes Java Gel Stain. After my first coat, I can notice white streak marks. Will this go away after the next couple of coats or this I do something wrong? Pics are attached .
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Well, as shiny as it is, you must not have removed any of the finish (clear coat) that was on the wood. Stain is applied to unfinished wood, not finished wood. I would guess the streaks are from your sanding method.
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Best bet is to use a stripper instead - way too much sanding on a finished piece like this to get down to bare wood.
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I agree, use a stripper followed by sanding.
If you don't want to go thru that much trouble, you could scrub the stain [you applied] off with mineral spirits and apply a coat of tinted poly [like MInwax PolyShades] to darken the piece. Tinted polys must be applied evenly as heavy areas, lap marks, runs, etc will all be darker than the rest!
If you don't want to go thru that much trouble, you could scrub the stain [you applied] off with mineral spirits and apply a coat of tinted poly [like MInwax PolyShades] to darken the piece. Tinted polys must be applied evenly as heavy areas, lap marks, runs, etc will all be darker than the rest!