: I've posted before asking for help on staining before glassing....if i recall
: correctly, i got advice to use a water based stain..which i've not yet
: found in the stores around here....

: so my first question is where i can get a water based stain?

: i did try a couple of test panels with alkyd based stains....one was
: cabot...and beware! it severly reduces the adhesion of the epoxy.....

: one other stain, a ben moore product with "stoddards solvent"

: seemed to work fine..the glass looks like it adheres just like a bare wood
: panel (i'm using honduran mahogany)....i'm going to try some more
: tests....does anyone have an idea what Stoddards solvent is? and any idea
: if i should be wary of using it before epoxy?

: thanks, bruce

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