Hey all. I'm a woodworking newbie, so bear with me.
I'm working on a 15-year old desk. I took it apart, zip-stripped,
then sanded. There are still patches of old stain, however, in some
areas. I've tried repeating zip-stripping and sanding, but those few
areas won't come off. I'm sure a master woodworker could probably get
them off, but I don't want to ruin the wood.
Question: can I stain over this old stain? Is it like paint, where a
few coats will cover up blemishes? I've started staining another area
of the desk (one that was completely stripped) with a dark finish, and
it looks great. Will a couple of coats and then a clearcoat do the
job?
Probably
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Mike G.
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Chris Gardner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hey all. I'm a woodworking newbie, so bear with me.
>
> I'm working on a 15-year old desk. I took it apart, zip-stripped,
> then sanded. There are still patches of old stain, however, in some
> areas. I've tried repeating zip-stripping and sanding, but those few
> areas won't come off. I'm sure a master woodworker could probably get
> them off, but I don't want to ruin the wood.
>
> Question: can I stain over this old stain? Is it like paint, where a
> few coats will cover up blemishes? I've started staining another area
> of the desk (one that was completely stripped) with a dark finish, and
> it looks great. Will a couple of coats and then a clearcoat do the
> job?