Stain wood furniture,,,no varnish on it.. just a light stain,. can i stain over that?
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You should be able to stain over it fine. If the stain has it's own top coat, you can take some fine sand paper, or light grade steel wool and slightly rub over the surface, just slightly scuffing it. That helps your second coat adhere. If it is just stain, then you should'nt have to do anything, if you aren't sure, use light hand with fine grade sand paper just to make sure... gl
With a darker stain yes I think so. Best to sand it down first - no problems if you do that.
This may sound negative but if you use a different stain than the original one you may have some problems with drying and even to the point where it might orange peel on you. (you will know orange peeling when you see it). Putting oil over urethane or vice versa can be a problem.
If the old stain is well dried then you might not have a problem unless the old stain was Danish oil stain. In that case new stains will not penetrate the wood so you have to remove it first. Danish stain is actually thinned out varnish and stain.
I would suggest sanding a small area with a fine grit then test the stain you want to use and see what happens. I would find a small area that can't be seen for your first test. If you know what kind of stain was used in the past then talk to your local hardware store to get a compatable formula.
Be careful sanding if the piece has a veneer because you can sand though the first layer of veneer then your pretty walnut piece will have pieces of less costly wood showing where you sanded the first veneer away.
sure, you can.
I agree that it's probably safest to sand it and start over. That way you'll get the best look.
For great sanding instructions, check out this page:
http://www.gelcowoodcraft.com/finishing-...
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