Wood Filler not Taking stain - FineWoodworking
WEBDec 18, 2019 — Use a small brush to cover the area with a light coat. Then use a fan brush to feather the paint and blend it into the surrounding area. Feather with the grain and keep wiping the brush clean. It is best to shoot for a color slightly darker than the piece you are repairing. Darker is less noticeable to the eye.
Make Your Own Grain Fillers - FineWoodworking
WEBAfter wiping on a coat of boiled linseed oil, sprinkle some fine, 4F-grade pumice onto the wood. Pack the pores. Work the pumice and linseed oil mixture into the wood using a cloth in a circular motion. The linseed oil causes the pumice to …
stainable wood filler - Woodworking Talk
WEBNov 24, 2007 — making a stainable wood filler/putty. Hide glue is the key. Hide glue can be stained. For convenience, Minwax has a liquid hide glue. Mix that with your saw dust to make a thick putty/filler that is stainable. Keep in mind that hide glue is s slow drying glue.
"Stainable" wood filler..not so stainable - Woodworking Talk
WEBSep 7, 2018 — This is the most common cause of shiny spots. Anytime you use a wood stain the excess needs to be wiped off with a clean dry cloth. Any amount of stain allowed to dry on the surface can prevent the finish from bonding to the wood. The finish will bond to the stain instead of the wood and start to peal off within a month or so.
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WEBFeb 19, 2014 — making a stainable wood filler/putty Hide glue is the key. Hide glue can be stained. For convenience, Minwax has a liquid hide glue. Mix that with your saw dust to make a thick putty/filler that is stainable. Keep in mind that hide glue is s slow drying glue.
Stainable Wood Filler Recommendation - FineWoodworking
WEBMar 30, 2024 — Helping out a friend and refinishing 100+ year old dinning room chairs. The wood is fairly punk with moisture damage rotting away a significant part of 2 legs. One each on separate chairs. Looking for suggestions on what wood filler to use that will be strong but also stainable to match the rest of the chair when refinished.
Stainable Wood Filler - Pickling/Whitewash Oak - FineWoodworking
WEBOct 18, 2010 — Ideally, I’d like to remove the handles on them and just have the doors flush with no handle. However, everything I’ve read seems to infer that the any of the ~stainable~ products on the market is not that great. Which leaves me with a couple of options.. – Leave handles alone. Remove handles. Whitewash the wood and install handles back.
is there a way to thin/moisten dried wood filler?
WEBOct 3, 2010 — cabinetman. 24011 posts · Joined 2007. #2 · Oct 3, 2010. WELCOME TO THE FORUM. If the filler is waterbased hot water may soften it. If it's solvent based, Elmers may have a thinning solvent, or lacquer thinner/acetone may work. In either case, as in all wood putties, diluting the mix will reduce its effectiveness. . .
Filling Pores - FineWoodworking
WEBDec 4, 2020 — To make the pores darker than the color of the wood, apply a dark brown filler and sand off the excess when dry. To color both the pores and the intermediate areas, use a solvent-based dye (alcohol or NGR) to color the wood. The dye will deepen the color of the filler while staining the nonporous areas of the wood.
Wood Filler Choice - FineWoodworking
WEBMar 12, 2009 — I need a good wood filler for (1) general use, filling holes, including furniture repair, and (2) to fill the gaps in a oak floor (the largest gap is 1/8″). In both cases there would be a finish applied atop the filler. [This question is NOT about grain fillers.] Rockler shows great review for both Famowood & Wunderfil.