Wood Conditioner Pine

Using a pre stain wood conditioner to help even out the color when working with bare woods you can try using a pre stain wood conditioner.

Wood conditioner pine. Gel stain works better than wood conditioner even when the wood conditioner is applied as i describe later on in this article but gel stain isnt promoted to. On page 109 of the first edition of your book understanding wood finishing rodale press you say allow the solvent to soak in. Much of the wood used for projects is soft wood such as pine or spruce. Wood conditioner is a pre staining step made for use on interior wood projects before finishing with an oil based stain.

Wipe off the excess. Wood conditioner is used to partially seal the grain of porous wood. The label on my can of minwax wood conditioner instructs me to apply the stain within two hours well before the wood conditioner has cured. What is the purpose of minwax pre stain wood conditioner.

Wood conditioner is marketed to solve the blotching problem but the directions on the two most commonly available brands minwax and olympic are incorrect for eliminating blotching. While some companies manufacture wood conditioner with a large concentration of solvents this may be too complicated to mix yourself. The conditioner works by penetrating and temporarily sealing the wood to even out the rate of absorption thereby creating a much more uniform stain coat.