How To Stain A Wood Table

Prep Your Surface Clean your furniture with a tack cloth to gently remove any dust or grime from the wood.

How to stain a wood table. To avoid getting stuck with a color or effect you dont want on your furniture test test test. The short edges of the planks will take a LOT of stain. Apply stain with a disposable brush following the woods natural grain.

Clean the wood with mineral spirits applied with a rag or a sponge. - Always test stain on a piece of scrap wood before starting on the furniture. Apply stain liberally allowing it to soak in for a few minutes then wipe off excess stain with a soft cotton rag synthetic rags arent going to soak up excess stain using the rag to rub the stain into fine cracks in the wood.

Sand with not against the grain of the wood. Stain any direction you wish but always make the last wipes in the direction of the grain. Let the table dry according to the directions on the stains packaging.

Allow the conditioner to dry for 15 minutes. Even the easiest to stain wood -- oak -- could use a little wood conditioner for a better coat. Reapply the stain to reach the desired depth of color.

- So that the stain doesnt leave blotches on the wood always apply a thin coat of wood conditioner first using an inexpensive brush. Rubbing or brushing against the direction of the grain will help fill deep pores with stain. After each round of sanding wipe down the furniture with a tack cloth and some mineral spirits.

Start with 120-grit sandpaper on refinished pieces. Sand until the wood is smooth and even to the touch. Do long strokes so you dont end up with blotches.