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Coloring Finishing And Painting Wood
After dipping the brush into stain, it is best to get rid of any excess wetness by wiping one side of the bristles against the rim of the container, or on a drip-wire placed across the top for that purpose.
4. Work should be done rapidly and with great care that stain may not run over the edges or drop on surfaces which are to be stained later on. Careless work is apt to leave spots that will show after the staining operation is completed. The workman should also be very careful as to where he places the stain container, if he would avoid spots where they are not wanted.
5. The proper places for beginning and ending, when applying water-stain to an article of furniture, are worth consideration before work is begun. The most important surfaces should always be stained last, if possible. The parts to stain first are the bottom, back, or under portions which are less seen than the front or top of most articles.
6. Hot water-stains penetrate deeper and dry faster, both when the dipping process is used and when the stain is applied with a brush.
7. When the dipping process is used the article should remain completely immersed only a moment; then it should be withdrawn quickly, and after standing on the drippingboard for a few moments for the excess stain to run off, the entire piece should be wiped to even the depth of the stain.
8. Veneers are quite apt to appear lighter than solid wood after staining. Usually, a thin stain applied as a second coat to the veneer only will even up the color. Veneer is very thin;" and the glue which is used in gluing it to its place may, to a slight extent, size the surface thus leaving its penetrability reduced more or less.
9. Greater evenness of tone can be secured in using water-stains by applying two or three coats of thin stain than by the use of one application of strong color. The second coat lessens any defects of the first, to some extent, and laps or streaks are much fainter than when strong stain is used.
