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dodging blotches in maple
I need to dye or stain a maple table to a brownish red color, but i've been hearing horror stories about maple's tendency to blotch pretty badly. I'd really like to use an oil based poly as a top coat. so I guess the acute question is:
can i use a clear sealer of some sort before the dye/stain to keep the blotching at bay? what works best?
thanks guys....
I use very thin Zinsser's Seal Coat dewaxed shellac for that. Maple is still a pain for me but less so when sealed. I get best results on maple when the color is a dye and it is sprayed. I don't get as much visual depth, but it is more even.
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This is interesting since I'm working with Maple too. I'm using Zinnser's sanding sealer as well but now I can't get the color as dark as I would like using Watco's red mahogany Danish Oil. I'm thinking of tinting the seal coat to see if that will help me get it darker. What do you think?
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Watco is an oil/varnish & stain blend... it is not intended to go on sealed wood.
Tinting the seal coat would be the correct step. This is known as a toner.
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