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   sholstein | May 25, 2008 06:10pm | #1

   Hello,

   Did you sand the project properly? An old wood instructer once told me that a beautiful finish starts with sanding. It might help to use a prestain wood conditioner by Minwax, but those are usually good for softer, more porous woods.

   I recently stained a project made from Red Oak, I used Golden Oak 210B Wood Finish by Minwax. I applied 2 light coats (no sanding in between coats) and a top coat of clear Polyurethane and it turned out beautiful.

   Good Luck,
   Steve

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   peter28 | May 27, 2008 04:58pm | #2

   What type of wood? What type of stain?

   Peter

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   jstapleton | May 27, 2008 07:00pm | #3

   Varithane (Provincial) on red oak, the stain was just purchased so I assume it is fresh. I have a dedicated finishing room with temps between 60-70.

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   peter28 | Jun 03, 2008 04:26pm | #4

   It's not your finish room, it's the oak. It has a nasty tendency to do this. The pores are so large and deep that it will bleed stain.

   When you add this type of stain you'll need to keep coming back and checking the surface for weeping, every fifteen to thirty minutes or so and continually wiping it dry.

   Prior to staining;

   You may try giving it a light wash coat of shellac net time you use it. SealCoat is blonde shellac and be cut 11 or or 21 , denatured alcohol  shellac. Just a thin application will help close up the pores a little and help the stain take a bit more evenly. Of course, you can alter the proportions of this wash coat to your touch.

   Good luck.

   Peter