Re: Newbie practice on woodworking - Guitar rack
you can use brush for both, just make sure you lightly sand the sealer before applying the stain...
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Re: Newbie practice on woodworking - Guitar rack
Sir Timber,.
Would the sealing then staining procedure apply to both oil & lacquer based stains?
Re: Newbie practice on woodworking - Guitar rack
Sir Timber,.
Would the sealing then staining procedure apply to both oil & lacquer based stains?
long time no see Ramon. I use an oil based sealer sometimes lacquer based too and use an oil based stain... I get better result wit oil based sealer and oil based stain though.
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Re: Newbie practice on woodworking - Guitar rack
there are locally available linzer brand paint brush but these arent the natural horse hair natural bristles...yes these plasticized bristles do hold thick amount of paint best when applying acrylics but when i use it to apply the poly (they wont produce bubbles unlike the natural bristles) my next problem is how to get the poly off completely with mineral spirits (i use xylene for this job).
they are sold cheaply at any wilcon depot at around 50 bucks (2 inchers)..with yellow handles and thinner wickers..
the "naturalness" of the horse hair prevents the poly from sticking onto it especially if the brush is cleansed right away.
wait when i post the pics of these brushes and the xylene i am usingto clean the brush..its much better than mineral spirits except the cost.
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Re: Newbie practice on woodworking - Guitar rack
long time no see Ramon. I use an oil based sealer sometimes lacquer based too and use an oil based stain... I get better result wit oil based sealer and oil based stain though.
Thanks for the advise, sir Timb. I've worked with oil based stains for the longest time, when i'm doing (almost) natural to light shades.
I had luck using the lacquer based stains for deeper shades (of the same color). Easier to mix with lacquer paint, too, for concealing /spottong stubborn areas.
I'll try the sealing then staining process on my next.... Thanks again
