tint oil based poly?

[brian corwin]

Hi all, I built some cabinet doors for my kitchen. They are a simple flat panel mission style door with rails and stiles. I stained them before finishing with oil based polyurethane (wont use oil based poly again...). After applying the poly I have noticed that one of the sheets of 1/4" ply that I used as the door panels failed to take the stain the same as the rails and stiles. Is it feasible to tint ever so slightly an oil based poly and reapply so I can take the panels which appear too orange to my eye and add more of a brown hue?

Thanks,
Brian

[James Phillips]

I have fixed stain problems before by tinting Shellac and going over the entire surface with a little lighter or heaver coat as needed over the problem area. Let the Shellac cure and put one more coat of poly

[Joe Chritz]

It is called a toner and it is difficult to put down well by hand but it is possible.

I believe transtint is compatible with oil finishes but I am not sure about the urethane finishes.

Tinting a shellac coat is good advice.

Joe

[Howard Acheson]

Minwax's Polyshades is a tinted urethane varnish. It can be intermixed to product different tones.

[Scott Holmes]

James,

Shellac does not need (nor can it) cure. It dries and that's it, it's done. Varnishes need to cure, as do catylized finishes.