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Fri, Jun 10, 11 at 11:06
| We just had custom cabinets made and installed and the stain job is terrible. Looks like two pieces of wood used for a door and each took the stain completely differently. Plus they are blotchy. PLEASE ADVISED |
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| unless a preconditioner was applied as the first step before stain, you will get the blotchy look. Maple is one of those woods that does not take stain evenly w/o a conditioner. Only recourse would be to have the cabinets refinished. |
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- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Sun, Jun 12, 11 at 14:40
| Not all woods are prone to blotching. Not all stains are prone to blotching. Not all pre-conditioners work (especially when used as directed). The problem is, that blotching is one of the few finishing defects that you can't easily correct by stripping and re-doing the finish. It sounds like whoever did the finishing messed up. I'd go back to them for correction. First rule of finishing: "Test the entire finish schedule on scrap before committing to your project." |
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