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    Question Staining gone wrong

    Hi All,
    I have just constructed a black-wood glass cabinet on a stand from some very blond black-wood. Its part of a set of four pieces of furniture the other three being made from darker black-wood. I have stained the glass cabinet (one coat) direct onto the wood with a diluted black-wood stain to try to match the toning of the other three and got a result way too dark. I'm not sure if time alone will help lighten the toning before I finish it with a varnish. Has anyone got ideas how to lighten the colouration of the cabinet suitable for use by an enthusiastic amateur. Thanks Reemer

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    Sand it off. I'm in the process of staining a old car dashboard from American walnut and have done several sample pieces. To avoid using too many I sanded off a couple without too many problems. If the timber is super absorbant (i.e. ply) then you might struggle but otherwise sanding should be ok.

    I would do a test piece first - i.e get an offcut, stain it dark, leave it for a day then try.

    Cheers,

    Tom

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomH View Post
    Sand it off. I'm in the process of staining a old car dashboard from American walnut and have done several sample pieces. To avoid using too many I sanded off a couple without too many problems. If the timber is super absorbant (i.e. ply) then you might struggle but otherwise sanding should be ok.

    I would do a test piece first - i.e get an offcut, stain it dark, leave it for a day then try.

    Cheers,

    Tom
    Thanks Tom - I've gone down the sanding option and the result os OK - next time I'll try more tests before rushing in
    Thanks Roy

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