Dylanwad Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Can anyone recommend a pre stain wood conditioner? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 What wood are you staining? Most woods dont really need it, mostly softer woods tend to need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenspoke Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Can anyone recommend a pre stain wood conditioner? Thanks. If you need a pre stain conditioner you must be using pine? Then paint it. Most finishes are color tinted the wood is not stained directly. Most instrument grade wood will stain without a conditioner. Try testing samples of the wood you are using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylanwad Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Hi Guys. I'm going to be staining Alder, i was told it mght stain a bit blotchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenspoke Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Hi Guys. I'm going to be staining Alder, i was told it mght stain a bit blotchy OK you got me there... But I would still tint the finish if I were doing it. You can wipe the surface with alcohol to see where your blotching will occur. If you see any darker area this will be where the stain will absorb into the wood faster. A wash coat of a very thin shellac then sand back the shellac with 220 grit paper. Also sanding the wood first to 400 grit will reduce blotching. Also a commercial conditioner should work. If its water based make sure you pre raise the grain with a damp rag and sand the grain down before you apply water based conditioner to the wood. Link to staining Alder Discussion Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylanwad Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thanks for the link Woodenspoke. The un treated door looks pretty cool! Nice tip about alchohol, I'll definately try that first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I can't find the link, but StewMac website has a blue PRS finish tutorial done on a Tele that the back is alder and Dan stains it directly with no problem. I wouldn't recommend staining Ash, but alder should be fine. Just practice on some scraps before going to the actual guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I stained my bass with colortone black dissolved in alcohol and had no problems. I didn't use a conditioner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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