Great joy on the door very helpful! Did you use Gel or Regular stain? I thought I goofed but after watching this maybe not. I used regular Minwax Red Oak 215 (not gel) stain. It seems to take longer for it to dry. In you experience will this stain be fine? OR do I need to remove it 🥵and use Gel? thx in advance.
Regular Stain works fine but yes it will definitely take some time to dry, as I stated it doesn’t absorb into the fiberglass it basically dries and sits on top. So make sure you use a polyurethane or whatever other top coat to seal it all in once it dries.
I appreciate the tutorial, what if the door is already a darker purple with a wood grain finish? The customer wants it in a much lighter tan/walnut color….would you suggest a base application of white semi transparent stain?
Yes definitely need a “primer” to subdue the darker color before application of a lighter stain. Many times a stain will not work over another stain as there will be variations in the absorption. A regular paint over may be more suitable for that application.
