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Thread: Staining/Colouring MDF
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17th December 2004, 09:50 PM #1
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Staining/Colouring MDF
Hi all, I am building an entertainment unit out of MDF and she who must be obeyed has requested a finish just like our large coffee table which is a very dark chocolate brown stain bordering on black with a satin finish,
Any ideas what a man can use stain wise to duplicate this finish
Cheers
Majordad
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17th December 2004, 09:54 PM #2
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Couple of coats of an oil based walnut stain should go close
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18th December 2004, 02:54 AM #3
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For a 100% match use the wood from the coffee table.
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18th December 2004, 11:40 AM #4
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Low sheen acyrilc house paint...
I would imagine it would be hard to get stain to look the same on the edges(endgrain)of your unit as it would on the mdf hard surfaces.
Or as gatiep said!....................................................................
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23rd December 2004, 11:41 PM #5
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Mdf can be made to look reasoanble & will stain in the normal manner but the end grain presents a chalenge.
One work arround is to do a sunburst sort of thing with the stain very dark at the edges and lightening toward the middle of the panels.
the endgrain will take quite some sealing & sanding.
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