Treating the wood surface with minwax pre stain wood conditioner helps prevent streaking and blotching to help ensure a beautiful even stain.
Minwax stain sticky.
And will dry clear.
Typically if minwax stain is still tacky after 4 6 hours there was too much stain left behind.
Tonight after about 24 hours the dresser is still tacky and is not as dark as we d like.
After wiping off the excess it should be almost dry.
After 5 15 minutes wipe off the excess evenly and consistently.
The varnish can be applied over the tacky stain.
We used a minwax stain and applied the minwax pre stain conditioner prior to staining.
I ve also used fast drying polyurethane varnish to seal the stain and help it to dry quickly.
Active 2 years 10 months ago.
It s new minwax poly stain espresso colored.
Ask question asked 3 years ago.
Many soft or porous woods like pine fir spruce soft and maple alder and aspen porous have a tendency to absorb stain unevenly.
Anyway i put one coat on the door fronts yesterday and added a second coat on top of the light and it turned out the same color.
Minwax pre stain wood conditioner is specifically designed for use before staining new or bare soft and porous.
Minwax poly stain still sticky.
To help dry the stain turn on a fan to remove moisture out of the air.
More humid the room the longer it takes to dry.
Stain becomes sticky on a wooden surface because it doesn t have a binder such as you find in paint or varnish.
After that apply your stain evenly and consistently.
When the solvent evaporates all that remains is the pigment and the oil that is.