Velvet57 Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Hello, all. Newbie here. I just wanted an opinion on whether to stain, this table..or leave it as is. It has 2 coats of seal coat on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Leave it. I don't know what wood that is. If you have 2 coats of seal coat your best bet would be a tinted top coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Leave it. +1 But I am not a fan of using stain at all. I prefer to let the natural color of the wood be the star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet57 Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 I think the wood is an oak, it's as if they put floor boards over a round surface, and made a table. It has already been stripped. Here's a before. Thanks for your opinion/help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 That's not oak at last it doesn't look like it. Kinda looks like birch or maple but it's probably not domestic. Oak has a very strong porus grain. Anything from where your at is tricky and could turn bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet57 Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Chestnut, you're looking at pics after lots of sanding and being sealed. I'm not for sure what you mean by "Anything from where your at is tricky and could turn bad". Could you explain that a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Yeah so to get a stain to take you need it to penetrate the wood some. If you have two coats odd sealer you won't get that. You could use dye and tint your finish but you'd need to apply that in perfect even coats. If you don't you'll get a streaky finish with uneven color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 I am with Drew on this. From the pictures you have posted it does not look like oak, oak has a lot of strong cathedral grain to it. and the pores are visible even after sealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted August 10, 2018 Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 I think, Chestnut is right on it being maple. Sure looks like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet57 Posted August 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2018 Thanks to all for your opinion and your help. I will post a picture when it's all done. You guys rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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