Hello
I have to re-produce three spindles on a stair case, the spindles are poplar, the stain looks to be factory made, on a broken spindle the coating is only on the surface, the color, looks to be a paint not a stain/dye, Dose anyone know how to match a factory finish, Ive tried Three different dyes,and Minwax stains with no success. I even went to a paint store, (believe it or not they refused to try to match the color!
Any ideas would be gratefully accepted.
C.A.G.
C.A.G.
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This is a major challenge, but should be possible, albeit with a lot of experimentation. The commercial finish is probably based on use of pigmented toners since you tell us it has a paint like look. After getting the poplar to the general color range with a dye, and sealing it with a coat of the finish, you apply a toner to bring the color the rest of the way to the finished color. Usually sprayed, the toner is top coat with pigment added. It works best if the pigment is not too concentrated so you can sneak up on the desired shade with multiple coats. Finish off with non-pigmented topcoat for durability.
Thank you for your fast response.
By toner do you mean a thinned stain? I do not have a spray booth, normally wag wipe, or brush my finishes.
I like the dye base coat idea, I've already done that, then I tried to wipe a Minwax stain over the spindle, I'm close but I still don't like the color. could you suggest a different source of toner?
I like Minwax, because you can mix stains and reach different colors without getting a neutral graying that happens when you mix others stains.
Thank you again.
C.A.G.
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