Finishing Question

Good luck. I guess you could scuff up the poly and see if anything would stick
to it, but I doubt it. My best suggestion would be to make another frame.
Again, G'luck. Tom
>Subject: Finishing
Question
>From: "Joseph Schutz" [email protected]
>Date: 01/13/2004 8:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time
>Message-id: <KY2Nb.53015$I06.293172@attbi_s01>
>
>Most Wise Woodworkers,
>
>I have a picture frame that I made for a specific purpose and is custom
>sized.
>It is coated with three coats of water born poly urethane. It is unstained
>maple.
>
>Now the Significant Other would like it to be a very dark reddish brown,
>in the direction of black.
>
>What type of stain would work over the top of the poly urethane?
>
>Joe

Someday, it'll all be over....

In article <KY2Nb.53015$I06.293172@attbi_s01>,
Joseph Schutz <[email protected]> wrote:
>Most Wise Woodworkers,
>
>I have a picture frame that I made for a specific purpose and is custom
>sized.
>It is coated with three coats of water born poly urethane. It is unstained
>maple.
>
>Now the Significant Other would like it to be a very dark reddish brown,
>in the direction of black.
>
>What type of stain would work over the top of the poly urethane?
>
>Joe
>
>

Raybans?

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Yur toast.....

might want to try a glaze instead of a stain, but it'll be pretty tough to
replicate the look I think you're after unless you sand it down to wood and
start again. Even if you do that, I'd start with a coat of shellac to assure
you have a somewhat even surface and to prevent (I hope) blotching of the
stain..

Good luck
Rob

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"Joseph Schutz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:KY2Nb.53015$I06.293172@attbi_s01...
> Most Wise Woodworkers,
>
> I have a picture frame that I made for a specific purpose and is custom
> sized.
> It is coated with three coats of water born poly urethane. It is unstained
> maple.
>
> Now the Significant Other would like it to be a very dark reddish brown,
> in the direction of black.
>
> What type of stain would work over the top of the poly urethane?
>
> Joe
>
>

Thanks for the helpful advise.

Joe


"Bay Area Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> no. You really need to reapply water borne poly, with a water soluble
> colorant added into it. gel stain is for a wood surface; not poly.
>
> dave
>
> Joseph Schutz wrote:
>
> > I forgot to ask if a gel stain could help.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > "Joseph Schutz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:KY2Nb.53015$I06.293172@attbi_s01...
> >
> >>Most Wise Woodworkers,
> >>
> >>I have a picture frame that I made for a specific purpose and is custom
> >>sized.
> >>It is coated with three coats of water born poly urethane. It is
unstained
> >>maple.
> >>
> >>Now the Significant Other would like it to be a very dark reddish brown,
> >>in the direction of black.
> >>
> >>What type of stain would work over the top of the poly urethane?
> >>
> >>Joe
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>

more water borne poly. this time add a pigment to the poly. You will
now be TONING your project. (Dont' forget to scuff sand with 220 or
thereabouts...)

dave

Joseph Schutz wrote:

> Most Wise Woodworkers,
>
> I have a picture frame that I made for a specific purpose and is custom
> sized.
> It is coated with three coats of water born poly urethane. It is unstained
> maple.
>
> Now the Significant Other would like it to be a very dark reddish brown,
> in the direction of black.
>
> What type of stain would work over the top of the poly urethane?
>
> Joe
>
>

no. You really need to reapply water borne poly, with a water soluble
colorant added into it. gel stain is for a wood surface; not poly.

dave

Joseph Schutz wrote:

> I forgot to ask if a gel stain could help.
>
> Joe
>
>
> "Joseph Schutz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:KY2Nb.53015$I06.293172@attbi_s01...
>
>>Most Wise Woodworkers,
>>
>>I have a picture frame that I made for a specific purpose and is custom
>>sized.
>>It is coated with three coats of water born poly urethane. It is unstained
>>maple.
>>
>>Now the Significant Other would like it to be a very dark reddish brown,
>>in the direction of black.
>>
>>What type of stain would work over the top of the poly urethane?
>>
>>Joe
>>
>>
>
>
>

I forgot to ask if a gel stain could help.

Joe


"Joseph Schutz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:KY2Nb.53015$I06.293172@attbi_s01...
> Most Wise Woodworkers,
>
> I have a picture frame that I made for a specific purpose and is custom
> sized.
> It is coated with three coats of water born poly urethane. It is unstained
> maple.
>
> Now the Significant Other would like it to be a very dark reddish brown,
> in the direction of black.
>
> What type of stain would work over the top of the poly urethane?
>
> Joe
>
>