It'll work. I've done the same thing. In fact I've used the Red to
tone down some oak that is greener than the rest of the project. A bit
on a rag wiped across the previously stained wood does wonders to match
unevenly colored boards. I did that with baseboards and just a bit ago
on crown molding.
dave
elfa wrote:
> I'm about to stain some wood with Minwax 'Red Oak' stain. It's a bit too dark
> so I added some paint thinner to it to make it lighter. The wood test didn't
> seem the worse for wear. Is this the proper way of making a stain lighter or is
> there a better way?
>
> thanks
>
> elfa
>
On 6 Nov 2003 15:29:09 -0800, elfa <[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm about to stain some wood with Minwax 'Red Oak' stain. It's a bit too dark
>so I added some paint thinner to it to make it lighter. The wood test didn't
>seem the worse for wear. Is this the proper way of making a stain lighter or is
>there a better way?
It always works for me, for dyes and pigment stains.
Barry
What you did will work, but the better way is to mix it with minwax, Natural
which is strictely the vehicle base with no color in it.
Good luck
George
"elfa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm about to stain some wood with Minwax 'Red Oak' stain. It's a bit too
dark
> so I added some paint thinner to it to make it lighter. The wood test
didn't
> seem the worse for wear. Is this the proper way of making a stain lighter
or is
> there a better way?
>
> thanks
>
> elfa
>