: Staining isn't like painting. You can effect the end color of a piece by how
: and how much you put on. Once you get the color you want you can't do much
: in the way of additional surface without altering the stain job.
: Remember, you can't use an oil based stain if you intend to apply epoxy
: later.

I was hoping someone would have a brilliant solution, guess not.

Going to be a real trick staining one piece in a stripped deck, the stain tends to bleed and will want to color the strips next to the one you've stained. I'd rethink this idea and perhaps use instead a different color wood for that piece.

The other possiblity will take some experimenting, is to use a wood that doesn't absorb the stain as a border to the piece you're staining. There are woods that tend to be oily that resist staining, don't ask me which one as I've not tried this.

Bill H.
Bill H.