I am planning on staining a simple pine table with a slightly darkened
Minwax Natural stain (I will add a little Provincial stain). I plan to
glaze with General Finishes Van Dyke Brown glaze so I need to seal the
stain before the glaze. Minwax Polycrylic warns that it may amber if
applied over a light-colored oil stain. Is this true? Does anybody
have any experience with this? Will the ambering be worse than oil
based poly?
I am trying to avoid ambering/yellowing as much as possible. My father
finished this table with Tung Oil or Boiled Linseed Oil many years ago
and it has turned a nice shade of urine. With the amount of sanding I
have had to do, I really don't want to see any yellow when I am done.
:-)
Please give suggestions on using polycrylic vs oil-based poly before
bashing me on my choice of brand and/or stain color. ;-) JK, if
someone knows better, please share!
Thanks!!
Greg
"Greg Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am planning on staining a simple pine table with a slightly darkened
> Minwax Natural stain (I will add a little Provincial stain). I plan to
> glaze with General Finishes Van Dyke Brown glaze so I need to seal the
> stain before the glaze. Minwax Polycrylic warns that it may amber if
> applied over a light-colored oil stain. Is this true? Does anybody
> have any experience with this? Will the ambering be worse than oil
> based poly?
The polycrylic ambering (if at all) will be wayyy less than oil based. It
goes on almost clear with a little bit of blue tint. I actually hate the
stuff!
SH
Yep, oil on the surface can impart a bit of color. Nothing that should
trouble you, given you're "antiquing" anyway. As most older pieces used oil
finishes, we've come to associate that warm amber color with antiques. So
with two types of stains planned, what the oil will do is moot.
"Greg Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am planning on staining a simple pine table with a slightly darkened
> Minwax Natural stain (I will add a little Provincial stain). I plan to
> glaze with General Finishes Van Dyke Brown glaze so I need to seal the
> stain before the glaze. Minwax Polycrylic warns that it may amber if
> applied over a light-colored oil stain. Is this true? Does anybody
> have any experience with this? Will the ambering be worse than oil
> based poly?
>
> I am trying to avoid ambering/yellowing as much as possible. My father
> finished this table with Tung Oil or Boiled Linseed Oil many years ago
> and it has turned a nice shade of urine. With the amount of sanding I
> have had to do, I really don't want to see any yellow when I am done.
> :-)
>
> Please give suggestions on using polycrylic vs oil-based poly before
> bashing me on my choice of brand and/or stain color. ;-) JK, if
> someone knows better, please share!
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Greg
On 3 Dec 2004 20:33:23 -0800, [email protected] (Greg Jones)
wrote:
>Minwax Polycrylic warns that it may amber if
>applied over a light-colored oil stain. Is this true?
Yes. Everything yellows with time. If you need to reduce this, go
with a water base and don't even use oils or oil-based products
beneath it. On pine though, I'd expect the darkening of the timber
under sunlight to be more obvious than the change in a thin coat of a
good modern varnish.