Happy Holidays to all!
I now realize that you can’t handle a newly stained project with bare hands. I stained a piece last night and this morning turned it over, and in doing so left finger prints on the edges. I then gave the piece a second coat of stain and unfortunately the prints are still visible.
Can anyone advise me on how to get rid of these prints in the stain? I really don’t want to sand them out at this point.
Work Safely!
Senor Dorado
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When this happens to me, I just sand them out with 400 grit or 0000 steel wool, and restain. It's not that big of a deal to do this. Some of the professional finishers here might give you a better solution, and it might help to post what type of stain you used, specifically oil, water based, gel stain, dye, etc......
Merry Christmas
Jeff
The primary questions I would ask myself would probably be whether the finish is still uncured enough for me to wipe if off of the damaged area, or would it be necessary to remove the scraping machanically, through scraping or sanding?
Is it necessary to remove just the damaged stain, or would I be better of removing all of the finish from the damaged section (e.g., top, side, drawer front, etc.)
I concur with Mr. Heath: knowing the kind of wood, kind of finish, and finishing routine would be vry helpful.
Did you put down any kind of barrier coat before you began staining? If so, what did you use? How many coats?
What kind of Wood was used? Not just the species, but how was it used - hardwood, hardwood plywood, veneered MDF?
How many hours has it been curing? Under what kind of temperature & humidity?
I think you get the idea,
-Jazzdogg-
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Good to hear back from you in such a timely manner. The material is yellow poplar hardwood with an Olympic oil based "Mocha Chocolate" stain. I did not use a precoat, merely applied the first coat with a brush and wiped it with a clean cloth. I then let it dry from 3:00 PM Monday 12/19/05 to 9:00 AM Tuesday 12/20/05. The temperature in my basement is about 70 degrees farenheit with very low humidity since it is 20 degrees outside and very dry. I lifted the stained peice with my bare hands and flipped it over on saw horses, when I saw the impressions in or on the stain. I tried rubbing them with a clean soft cloth, and had little success. Since the first coating of stain left the piece with bare wood showing through I then applied a second brush coating (I just left it as is without rubbing it)and left to cure over night till 8:00 AM Wednesday 12/21/05. As I went to take a better look at the results the finger impressions are still noticable, I have new impressions from the matting it was sitting on, and I have some swirling brush marks to also tend to. The color seems to be even now i.e. no bare wood showing. My first thoughts are to try Heath,s suggestion with the 0000 steel wool. Your thoughts and suggestions would be very much appreciated. Also there is some what of a time factor as the busy holiday festivities are quickly approaching. Work Safely! Happy Holidays Senor Dorado
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