I repaired the broken edge of an interior panel of a wood door using minwax 2-part wood filler. Now, I want to apply sanding sealer and water-based poly (no stain, just the wood's natural color) for a rustic effect. Because the repaired part is grey (the color of the 2-part filler) I want to stain the repaired edge with a darker color stain.
Because I don't want to switch from oil-based stain to water-based poly, I would like to use water-based stain and because I know that minwax water-based stain requires a pre-stain wood conditioner, I was hoping to use the (water-based) sanding sealer as a pre-stain wood conditioner. Is that possible? If so, I'll apply sanding sealer to the whole door, then dark w/b stain to the edge, and then w/b poly.
But if I cannot do that, then I'll apply oil-base stain, then sanding sealer to evertything, then w/b poly. But this would take longer than I want...
Again, I want a rustic look, not a perfect finish, so I am OK with imperfections. (Also, the grey stuff is in the interior of this closet door, so it won't be noticeble most of the time)
Thanks