kigs You are welcome to stop over and see it whenever you want. If you are a member of LIRA, I generally do a tank tour for the whole club too.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9515480#post9515480 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JW Jersey
hey Joe, everything is looking great. I myself am building a stand as well for my new 220. Do you think you could explain how you are staining your stand? I can't wait to see everything come together for you.
Thanks.
Here is what I did.
Sand it first, 100 then 150 then 220 grits.
Base coat of 1 oz. shellac to 1 quart thinner. Apply a lite coat with a foam brush, let that sit at least 2 hours.
I used Olympic oil bases stains. I mixed Ebony and Red Mahogany. I uses two small cans of ebony and one third of a small can of red mahogany. Mix them up in a separate container.
Spread the stain with a foam brush.
First coat let it sit for 7 minutes then wipe off with cotton cloths.
Let dry for 5 hours.
Second coat let it sit for 12 minutes then wiped off with cotton cloths.
let dry over night.
Put down a coat of sanding filler. I used Olympic water based sanding filler. Spread with a foam brush, let sit for 2 hours.
Sand 220 grit.
3 coats Miniwax Poly acrylic with a foam brush. Let it sit for two hours then sand 220, then 320 between coats. Don't sand the final coat.
Let dry 24 hours before moving.
It came out great. Much, much better than the last time I stained my stand. I wanted a very dark color and I think the long stain time with using the shellac under the stain helped it to come out more uniform. The finish looks great, no brush marks can be seen on the finish at all, it came out really well. Even with the veneering it still looks pretty good.
Here are some pictures of when I put the veneering on the edges of the plywood before it was stained.
Before.
After.
And here are a few shots of the final finish. It came out much, much lighter in the picture due to the flash. It's at least 3 shades darker in person. I'll get a better shot when it is upstairs on the stand and I can use natural sunlight for the picture rather than the flash.
Staining and finishing took me the whole weekend and last night.
