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What is the difference between wiping stain and penetrating stain?
Wiping stain is more resistant to blotching than penetrating stain due to the fact that it doesn’t deeply penetrate the wood. Also, you can use wiping stain over previously finished wood to change the wood tone color without stripping the old finish off.
Where do you use wiping stain?
Where to Use. Wiping Stain can be used on variety of surfaces including unfinished wood, previously finished surfaces, fiberglass, coated metal and composition surfaces. Especially recommended for woods such as pine, birch, maple, poplar and cherry.
Can you use wiping stain over existing wood?
Also, you can use wiping stain over previously finished wood to change the wood tone color without stripping the old finish off. The largest advantage to wiping stain is it allows for a lot more control over the stain color.
What is Old Masters wiping stain?
Old Masters Wiping Stain is also offered in a unique pickling white formula. Pickling white creates a classic, white washed appearance on wood. Contemporary, southwestern colors can be achieved using Old Masters Pickling White as a tint base.
What Is Wiping Stain?
Wiping stain is a liquid product intended for use on fiberglass, metal, composite surfaces, and finished or unfinished wood. It is thicker and heavier than water-based stains, but thinner than gel stains.
What Is Penetrating Stain?
Penetrating stain is a wood finishing product that alters the color of wood. It is a pourable liquid that dries through the evaporation of solvent.
Wiping Stain vs Penetrating Stain
To choose between these two products, you must understand both their commonalities and the differences between them. Then, you’ll be able to evaluate which is right for your particular situation.
When to Use Wiping Stain
Use wiping stain on surfaces that have previously been finished, without the need to remove the old finish.
When to Use Penetrating Stain
Use penetrating stain on unfinished wood. Existing finishes must be completely removed, or the stain will not be able to penetrate the surface of the wood.
Which Is Better, Wiping Stain or Penetrating Stain?
Penetrating stain is better for unfinished hardwoods with open grains, and softwoods other than pine.
What kind of stain do woodworkers use?
Most woodworkers use oil-based stains, which dry so slowly it’s rare to have wipe-off problems. But some use water-based stains, some use dye stains and many professionals use lacquer stains.
How to get good results with stain?
The basic rule for getting good results with any stain is to apply a wet coat and wipe off the excess before it dries. You can use any tool – rag, brush, paint pad, roller or spray gun – to apply the stain. You can even dip the object into stain or pour the stain onto the wood and spread it around.
Why does my lacquer stain blotch?
Blotching caused by fast drying. Lacquer, water-based and dye stains dry rapidly. So they could lead to this type of blotching if some of the stain dries before you have time to get it all wiped off.
Can you brush a stain into a recess?
Brushing into recesses. If you don’t get your cloth wet enough with stain, you’ll have trouble getting the stain into recesses. You can always use a brush to help do this. There is one exception, however. Brushing can be more efficient for getting stain into inside corners and other recessed areas.
Is it better to wipe or brush a stain?
Brushing is the slowest method of applying stain. So not only might you get blotching or lap marks, you’re also wasting time. It’s more efficient to wipe stain than to brush it, and you’re less likely to have color problems.
Is it better to wipe stain or spray?
Wiping is the efficient way to apply stain. The purpose of this article is to emphasize what I’ve said in passing many times in this column: It’s much more efficient to wipe stain onto wood with a rag than to brush it. Wiping is fast, almost as fast as spraying (without the downside of having to clean the spray gun).
Do lacquer stains dry quickly?
All other stains, including water-based, lacquer and all the dye stains, dry too rapidly to allow time to both brush on and get wiped off of large surfaces before the stain begins drying.
