America’s #1 Selling Brand of Interior Stains and Clears* STAINING GUIDE PROJECTS MADE Simple Guía para teñir | Realización sencilla de proyectos La marca de tintes y tintes transparentes para interiores más vendida de Estados Unidos*
Start SMART Comience de manera inteligente Find a place to stain. • Clean enough that dust won’t get into your finish. (Use a drop cloth under your project, too.) • Well lit but out of direct sunlight. • Well ventilated, especially with oil stain. (Just be careful with fans that blow around dust and debris.) • Comfortable and dry, because cool, damp air slows drying. Buy a good applicator. • Read product label for recommendation.
Elija su sistema PICK YOUR Rich, oil-based performance for projects large and small • Oil stains offer incredible depth of color and clarity of wood grain • Oil-based topcoats impart a rich ambering finish* System Quick and colorful water-based transformations •W idest range of colors — 200+ — now in two opacities: – Semi-Transparent showcases wood grain – Solid offers more color, less wood grain • Oil-based products dry slowly enough to allow for flawless finishes on large projects, too •
PREP STEP 1 For the truest color and a finish that lasts, it’s important to prepare the surface. 1. Start with bare wood that’s in good condition. Exceptions: Minwax® PolyShades® finish, which lets you stain over existing stain and Minwax Gel Stain, which lets you stain even non-porous materials like fiberglass and metal. 2. Remove hardware and make needed repairs. ill small holes or cracks with Minwax Stainable Wood Filler. F Tighten up weak joints and boards. 3.
STAIN STEP 2 1. Start by stirring the stain (but don’t shake it). This keeps the pigment from settling into the bottom of the can. 2. Because wood species can affect final color, pre-test color in a hidden spot, applying with the wood grain and wiping off per label directions. 3. Apply stain in the direction of the wood grain. 4. Wait for stain to soak in. The label will tell you how long to wait. (If you decide to do a second coat, leave it on this long again to assure even color.) 5.
PROTECT STEP 3 SHOP FOR: Every project deserves a protective topcoat to keep it safe from life’s bumps and bruises. Choose oil-based protection for oil-based stain projects and water-based protection for water-based stain projects. Exception: On lighter colored woods and light or cool colors of stains (like gray and blue) use water-based protection — even when the stain is oil-based — to best maintain your original color. Application tips.
America’s #1 Selling Brand of Interior Stains and Clears* Every project looks better and lasts longer when it starts with Minwax® Pre-Stain Conditioner and finishes with one of the many Minwax clear protective topcoats. La marca de tintes y tintes transparentes para interiores más vendida de Estados Unidos* Cada proyecto se ve mejor y dura más cuando comienza con el acondicionador para madera previo al tintado Minwax® y termina con una de las muchas capas finales protectoras transparentes Minwax.
