In a recent article in woodworker s journal june 2005 michael dresdner says the important thing is to stain while the wood is still wet with conditioner.
Conditioning oil for wood.
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Using an oil based primer rather than a latex primer helps create a bond between the boiled linseed oil and oil primer which gives your paint job an extraordinary bond.
Latex primers are water based and don t work as well with this system.
Allow the conditioner to penetrate the wood for 5 to 15 minutes and then wipe off any excess.
A pre stain wood conditioner.
How to apply.
Use a brush or cloth to apply a liberal coat of the pre stain conditioner to all surfaces of your woodworking project.
Using a good oil based primer cover the bare wood after the oil is cured.
Varathane wood conditioner helps prevent splotchy uneven staining on soft and porous wood types including birch maple alder fir and pine.
Apply the oil to a soft cloth and wipe it on the surface of the.
You also go on to say that using wood conditioner isn t a very effective method for obtaining even stain penetration and you recommend using a gel stain instead.
As with the stain you will soon apply always work in the same direction as the wood grain when applying the wood conditioner.
Condition your dry wood surfaces with holloway s lemon oil scott s wood conditioner or another product designed to moisturize wood.
Most wood finishing oil is recommended for use on all types of wood finishing projects including wood furniture turned wood toys crafts and other interior surfaces such as kitchen work tops wood cabinets paneling tables cork stone wood floors and many other porous surfaces.
Minwax water based wood conditioner 32 fl oz wood conditioner.
Wood conditioner is a pre staining varathane 1 qt.
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Wood conditioner refers to the pre staining step for interior wood projects before the application of an oil based stain finish.
Varathane wood conditioner for example is one such product that prevents uneven staining on the surfaces of the soft and porous woods such as maple birch fir pine and alder.