Fricasseekid Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Ugh... I sanded the trouble spots down and restained. I did not use the conditioner this time. Most spots came out really well. The lid is absolutely gorgeous. But there is a bad spot right on the front that is giving me trouble. Plus the sand paper is clogging up with stain oil so quickly that I'm getting some really bad sanding swirls. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Nobody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tpt life Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Down periods like this happen from time to time. Finishing is not my personal area of expertise. I know what I know but that is limited by experience. Can you define what you mean by "bad spot" and/or post a closeup? The paper load up sounds like moisture to me. Your finish may not be cured enough to sand right now. Does "swirls" mean random orbit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I think you got a lot of good ideas in previous posts. I'd try one or two of those. Softwoods and oil-based stains don't play nice. They just don't. That's why it was suggested to either try a sealer or pre-stain conditioner of some kind, or to spray. I don't care what kind of witch's brew concoction you come up with...if you're wiping oil-based stain on raw softwood, you're gonna have problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Well I think I got as good of a result as I can. I sanded the light spot down and then some. Made sure I would be sanding through any blo/mineral spirit mic that might remain in the wood. Then I applied the stain liberally let it sit for a minute and rubbed it out. Here's the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Didn't turn out too bad. But if your gonna ask questions and then ignore the answers..............? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I didn't ignore the answers. I had made it clear the plain was to use the stain. The question was about how to mix the best conditioner and whether or not I need a conditioner. I do appreciate the input and plan to use some of the wisdom shared on future projects. But for now the question really wasn't answered within the parameters. I am an admin on a few audio forums as well and one of my pet peeves is when somebody asks for suggestions for a 15" subwoofer and people are like "check out these 10" woofers". No disrespect intended of course. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I see you made it all right, and it looks good. I was going to suggest that you try a cabinet scraper when you mentioned the sandpaper clogging up with stain.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I have a few old saw blades I've been meaning to turn into scrapers. But for now I don't have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 In a pinch, any blade will scrape. Similar to York Pitch plane iron angles, you can use a sharpened plane iron. The action is not identical to a well burred card, but it will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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