Black walnut buffet—recommendations to enhance grain, deepen color, reduce fading over time?
I am finishing a buffet made of airdried black walnut and would like to deepen color, enhance the grain, and reduce fading over time.
Recommendations plaese.
thanks, Ryan
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Buffet
To deepen the color a natural stain or BLO will work. To help protect against fading a wiping stain would help but then your adding color. No easy answer; ........ after the project is complete keep the blinds closed during the sunny part of the day.
SA
Multi-step process
Ryan,
Walnut tends to have quite a bit of color variation with heartwood and sapwood, so you should begin by applying a waterborne walnut dye. I would recommend using SolarLux since it will help prevent the finish from fading when exposed to sunlight. Next, apply a walnut gel stain. You brush it on and then wipe off most of it so you can still see the grain. After this dries, apply the clear topcoat of your choice.
Jim
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