Do You Need to Condition Wood before Staining? - Quick Tip
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A lot of people stain their own furniture. But if you’re working with soft or porous wood, make sure you condition it first. If you don’t pre-treat the wood it will leave your furniture looking splotchy and it will leave streaks. That’s because soft wood absorbs the paint stain unevenly. But if you condition the wood first, the conditioner will soak into the wood allowing the stain to go on even.
All you need for this job is conditioner, a paint brush, and paint stain.
If you don’t know if you’re working with soft wood, here’s how to find out. Press your fingernail into the back part of the wood. If it makes a dent, it’s soft and needs conditioner.
Applying the conditioner is easy. Using a cloth or brush…. You simply put it all over the piece of wood or furniture you’re going to stain. Once it’s dried for 15 minutes, you can apply the stain, wipe off the excess, and your furniture will look great.
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