Asked on Jan 14, 2016
Staining wood- what to use instead of conditioner?
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What can you use if you don't have conditioner before you stain?
6 answers
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Here is a link to make your own if you have any of these on hand. http://www.ehow.com/how_5912357_make-own-pre_stain-wood-conditioner.html
117135
on Jan 14, 2016
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I don't use conditioner on all wood just certain types of wood like pine,cedar, fir ect. Because it is a soft wood it grabs unevenly, it takes stain unevenly. The conditioner helps give it a even stain. I don't use conditioner on hard woods because I have never had a problem
Sherrie
on Jan 14, 2016
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I recently read a post regarding pretreatment of wood prior to staining and they only used water - sponged on and wiped off followed by staining. I did do this on my last piece and it worked fine, but I was working on maple.
Gail Salminen
on Jan 14, 2016
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u put the stain on before the condiitioner- i use thinned out boiled linseed oil followed by very thin laquer- when dry a light sanding &then a thin topcoat to protect it.
Louis Lieberman
on Jan 15, 2016
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the point is to get the wood to absorb the liquid so that when you lay down your stain, there isn't one spot that absorbs more than another spot. A conditioner is like a very light sealer. I condition any wood that I stain. Maple, pine, fir, or any soft wood, will be blotchy without conditioning. You can use water but if you are using an oil based stain, then I would switch to a water based stain. (don't soak it) just know that water will raise the grain and you will have to give it a light sanding before applying the stain. see pics for what it would look like... I've used both Pre-Stain from Minwax and another one called pre-stain conditioner. They both work fine. Check the can for what type of stain to use with that particular conditioner. Sometimes using the conditioner will result in the stain being a lighter color. If that's an issue, then you might want to pick a darker shade. You could also thin some shellac with denatured alcohol and use that for a conditioner.
Beth H. Makemeprettyagain.blogspot
on Jan 15, 2016
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Nooo . . . you do not put a "conditioner" on raw wood if you want to stain it. The wood needs to absorb the stain. The second step is to use wax, polyurethane or whatever. Some stains have a sealer mixed in with it.
Taffetal
on Jan 15, 2016
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