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skyfireblaze · 11/06/2006, 08:53 AM

Well, I put on another coat of the Sedona and Mahogany stains.

It looks like the Red Mahogany stain has a fair amount of red in it, but after I wipe it off (letting it sit on the wood for about 15 min) only the brown remains. For some reason it's as if the wood isn't soaking in the red pigments or whatever.

I do have the wood sanded pretty fine ... it's very, very smooth. Could this be the cause? Will roughing up the wood just a bit (using 120 instead of 240 on my random orbit?) help the wood take the stain better?

11/06/2006, 08:53 AM	#2
skyfireblaze Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 754	Well, I put on another coat of the Sedona and Mahogany stains. It looks like the Red Mahogany stain has a fair amount of red in it, but after I wipe it off (letting it sit on the wood for about 15 min) only the brown remains. For some reason it's as if the wood isn't soaking in the red pigments or whatever. I do have the wood sanded pretty fine ... it's very, very smooth. Could this be the cause? Will roughing up the wood just a bit (using 120 instead of 240 on my random orbit?) help the wood take the stain better? __________________ Jon Current Tank Info: 37g (24"x18"x21") - Eheim 1250 Return Pump - Deltec AP600 Skimmer - 250w MH & 2x24w T5 (Maristar) - 2 MaxiJet 1200's (for now) - Tunze Osmolator ATO