Hey guys I built this shelf to go under my tv and I thought it would be a good time to stain it yesterday while I was drinkin and bbqin and its all jacked up. The stain I used had the varnish built in. Of was one of those two in one deals. Do I gotta sand that drug off before painting it or will the paint stick as it sits right now? I only put one coat of finish on that wood yesterday.
You'll have to sand it. And/or use a bonding primer. If you sand it all the way off a regular primer might work ok.
If you want it to really bond well and not chip off, use a good bonding primer.
Damn so I gotta kiltz it? If I use kiltz do I still gotta sand it? It's a ***** cause it has fancy trim with grooves everywhere. It was supposed to look fancy. I should have gotten regular stain like I usually do...
Damn so I gotta kiltz it? If I use kiltz do I still gotta sand it? It's a ***** cause it has fancy trim with grooves everywhere. It was supposed to look fancy. I should have gotten regular stain like I usually do...
Hit it with some 1-2-3, let it dry good, and paint it.
If you're using Polyshades, it probably does look messed up. That's a product that you have to apply in multiple coats to get the color/look you want. If it was pine, a preconditioner may have helped make it look less splotchy. In any event, prime and paint.
Yea I used miniwax pre stain wood treatment and polyshades stain and finish. That polyshades is garbage!!! If I sand it back down to the wood and use a regular stain would it work or do you think I should paint it?
It's 46" long 12 1/2" deep. I took a scrap piece of permalam and put moulding around the edge, plywood on top, and fancy brackets under it. I want to paint it as a last resort. I intended to make it look like mahogany...
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