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Re: stain and epoxy
By:mike allen
Date: 9/30/1999, 8:21 pm
In Response To: Re: stain and epoxy (Don Lueder)

> A note of caution on staining. I used a water based stain on the combing
> lip of my Pygmy Osprey. It looked great before I assembled the pieces onto
> the boat. When assembly was completed I had to do a small amount of
> sanding. This resulted in the stain being removed or lightened in the area
> I sanded. It is not real noticeable to anyone but me. But it is there.

> Good Luck Don

So on a stripper or s&g or whatever, all the sanding and assembling should be done first? If you wish to control the area of staining and therefore use a masking agent(masking tape any others?), do you think you could w/ a water based stain? or would it travel slightly in the sanding marks or grain or strip joints? So if you anticipate putting on a sealer coat, would it make sense to mask that and use the sealer coat as the real mask for eventual staining? Grasping at straws?

-mike

Messages In This Thread

stain and epoxy
darren -- 9/30/1999, 12:46 pm
Water base stains
Jay Babina -- 10/1/1999, 9:22 am
Re: stain and epoxy
Don Lueder -- 9/30/1999, 8:02 pm
Re: stain and epoxy
mike allen -- 9/30/1999, 8:21 pm
Re: stain and epoxy
Don Lueder -- 10/1/1999, 10:07 pm
Re: stain and epoxy
Mike Hanks -- 9/30/1999, 1:14 pm
Re: stain and epoxy
darren -- 9/30/1999, 3:00 pm
Analine Dye
Chris -- 9/30/1999, 1:22 pm
Re: Analine Dye
Hank -- 9/30/1999, 3:16 pm
Re: Analine Dye
Mike Hanks -- 9/30/1999, 1:36 pm
Re: Analine Dye
James Cook -- 10/1/1999, 8:45 am