moojiefulagin Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 hi everyone- Ive been reading around the forum, and now im thoroughly confused. is it possible to apply a coat of wood stain after the sanding sealer has been applied? my spalted maple didnt take in the stain too well, and after sanding a coat of the sealer i accidentally sanded a little through the stain. is it possible to reapply the stain now? what about in areas that still have the sealer? Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted June 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 also, do i have to be very careful not to sand through the sealer? does this occur easily? (stewmac sanding sealer spray, 320 grit paper) Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Hi Moojie, The answers are: 1) It depends on the sealer and the stain. Some will, some won't 2) You will have to practice a bit to find out for sure. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morben Guitars Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 That's actually my prefered way of applying a dye. However there are some issues to address - What type of Dye are you using? When you say "Stain", I'm assuming you're not using a "Minwax" wood stain. You'll have issues with that since they mix in a sealer/oil with the dye. The other point to note is what type of sealer you are using. The Stew Mac sanding sealer is Nitro based. This has a good bit of solvent in it and *can* disrupt the dye, making it blotchy. I've switched to a Vinyl Sanding Sealer (but you'll need spray equip..) I also use alcohol based dyes. Bottom line - you need to be testing all of this on a scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted June 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Thanks, i decided ill just skip it. its a small imperfection, and probably not worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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