Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Stair Staining Debaucle!

Mike and I attempted to stain the stairs this past weekend. In order to get the color we wanted, we used a General Finishes Water-based stain in Ebony, and applied it on the heavy side. (We wanted a dark brown-black.)

We let it dry overnight, and tried to seal it the next day, using a GF water-based High Performance Poly in Satin, but the sealer pulled up some of the stain and left the wood looking streaky and blotchy.

Anyone have any suggestions as to how to leave the stain thick and still seal the staircase without it lifting the stain???


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Lorene (Renie) said...

If you let it dry longer would it lift off with the sealer? May need to wait 5-7 days to ensure it is good and dry.

March 31, 2009 at 12:46 PM

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