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Mon, Apr 2, 12 at 12:42
| We recently replaced all our old oak trim and doors (a medium to dark stain color) with birch in a lighter stain. Our entry door is fir -- and was just replaced a few years ago so we don't want to replace it again. I stripped the old finish off and am down to bare wood, but the wood itself is more red than the birch. Is there something I can do to the wood before applying the stain to get it to match to the birch better? I was reading about the two part wood bleach actually being able to lighten up the tone in the grain of the wood --- is that the product I should use? Any other recommendations? |
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| If you don't get your answer here, try the Woodworking forum. Start by doing a search of the Woodworking forum with "wood bleach" because I know it has been discussed there. |
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| I don't have much experience with wood bleach, but I don't think you can make wood too much lighter than its natural color. Your best option is just to clear coat it I think. |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Tue, Apr 3, 12 at 20:09
| The two-part wood bleach kit will make the fir more pale. Casey |
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- Posted by Jumpilotmdm (My Page) on Sun, Apr 8, 12 at 19:13
| Matching fir to birch could be tough. Wood bleach will probably change to end result but still not deliver a match. Finish it clear and let it be a different color as it is, well, different. |
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