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Staining white oak baseboard

Staining white oak baseboard

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Old 08-02-18, 01:33 PM
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Staining white oak baseboard
Approx how much stain would I need to stain 100sq ft (200 linear feet of 6" high) white oak baseboard???
just need a ballpark as its a custom colour
 
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Old 08-02-18, 01:35 PM
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1 quart would generally be enough unless you are very wasteful.
 
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Old 08-02-18, 01:40 PM
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A gallon of oil base stain generally covers 500-600 sq ft. ... which means a quart should be plenty. I don't know much about water based stains but suspect they don't go quite as far.
 
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Awesome...thx to you both!
 
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