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Thread: Staining wood... Query
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21st April 2011, 05:14 PM #1
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Staining wood... Query
Hi,
I have been trying to stain a piece of rose wood. My challenge is that I am not able to completely remove the minute scratches that are the result of sanding... I started with an 80 grit sand paper and slowly worked my way to 100,120.150.220 and 320.. I was able to attain the required level of smoothness, yet the teeny tiny scratches bother me. Since am staining, I am concerned about using putty as am not sure of the color variation it might bring.
Any tip in this regard would be appreciated.
Cheers,
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21st April 2011, 08:58 PM #2
maybe you missed sanding out completely one of the courser grades you used. If it bothers you, you probably have to go back to 120 and go through the grits again.
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21st April 2011, 09:21 PM #3
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A couple of things come to mind. Are you sanding with the grain? If you are and are still not happy with 320 grit then go further to 600.
Cheers,
Jim
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21st April 2011, 11:30 PM #4
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Mic-D / Jimbur,
Thanks. Am indeed sanding with the grain... Maybe I need to try sanding again and go up to 600... Will try that out. Am only hand sanding, hope that ain't a constraint ? This furniture is atleast 80 years old and am a little scared to do my experiments on it.
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23rd April 2011, 01:22 AM #5
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I'd avoid using something as coarse as 80 unless I had a really good reason to use it. I've never used 80 where it hasn't been a real hassle trying to get the scratches out afterwards. I'm guessing you were removing old finish? 80 grit is tempting, as it eats through old finish, but I'd just work a bit longer with 120 to get it off.
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23rd April 2011, 09:14 AM #6
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23rd April 2011, 01:11 PM #7
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23rd April 2011, 01:34 PM #8
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Think of 80 and coarser more as "grinding" than "sanding". Glad you've got it sorted.
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