Stain finish?

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glepko · #1 Post by **glepko** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:44 pm

Can anyone recommend a type/brand of stain.....paint and stain are not my specialty!

gdougherty · #2 Post by **gdougherty** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:25 am

Minwax has always worked well. If you plan on clear coating afterwards you can get the stain/poly coat combination product that goes on all at once.

LelandCrooks · #3 Post by **LelandCrooks** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:29 am

There are better stains than Minwax, but for availability and ease of use Minwax is pretty hard to beat. I personally have always preferred Varathane Flecto, but it's gotten hard to find.

The disadvantage to the poly/finish combos is controllability. Much harder to get the depth of color you want. They're pretty much WYSIWYG. But if you have wood that will stain evenly it's fast and looks good.

Scott Brochu · #4 Post by **Scott Brochu** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:51 am

LelandCrooks wrote:There are better stains than Minwax, but for availability and ease of use Minwax is pretty hard to beat. I personally have always preferred Varathane Flecto, but it's gotten hard to find.

The disadvantage to the poly/finish combos is controllability. Much harder to get the depth of color you want. They're pretty much WYSIWYG. But if you have wood that will stain evenly it's fast and looks good.

I agree