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Stain
Posted by Henry in MI on December 16th, 2003 06:19 PM
In reply to stain too dark by Bari Bargerstock on December 16th, 2003 11:27 AM [Go to top of thread]
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OK, here is what I would do. Mix a cup of household stain, like Clorox, with a gallon of water and apply this to the sponge with a damp sponge. You will be able to tell when the bleach in the sponge is losing its power as it will not lighten the stain as effectively. When you have done the whole piece, mix a cup of white vinegar to a gollon of water and apply it the same way. The vinegar will neutralize the bleach and stop it from doing any further lightening. Then, use a gallon of pure water and the damp sponge and rinse the piece. You want to use just enough water to let the bleach work but not get the wood any wetter than you have to. Let the wood dry for a couple of days and let us know what it looks like.
Minwax is a mix of both a pigment stain and a chemical stain. The bleach will only work on the chemical stain but this may be enough. After a look at a piece, you also might consider using a gel stain as that will slightly cover the wood. Or you might want to complete the stain removal process by using Wood Bleach (oxalic acid) to go after the pigment portion of the stain. This is quite a bit messier and more dangerous so I would not suggest Wood Bleach unless you really have to go that way.
If I had to guess right now, I think that you will want to sand lightly to remove raised grain when the wood is dry and the dust removed, apply a coat of 5 parts denatured alcohol to 1 part white shellac to limit absorbtion of stain and allow a much more even application of stain, and then restaining with Special Walnut (#224 and a very controllable color), Provincial (#211) or Driftwood (#2126) might be in order but I can not say anything for sure until the bleaching is done.
You will want to wear rubber (not latex) gloves and eye protection when using the bleach and it would not hurt to have these when using the other materials. If you do try using the Wood Bleach without further instructions, be sure to follow all the safety rules with that stuff. It can be mean.
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