Place a large drop cloth where you intend to do the sanding.
How to stain wood chair legs. Now that you ve treated your chairs with pre stain wood conditioner they are ready for the staining process. Choose the stain you like oil based if you ve gone with an oil based pre stain wood conditioner although you really should choose your stain first and work backward from there and stir it up thoroughly. I really loved this because i wanted the legs to look like real wood and this effect helped in that regard. Stripped wood you have to work a little harder to sand legs that have residue from a previous finish.
Required materials for this project disposable cups mineral spirits polyurethane sandpaper spray lacquer stain. Don t rub too hard as you don t. This one for me is the most rewarding. To reduce the mess drive a single nail about a 10d finishing or common nail into the bottom of each leg before applying the remover.
The legs of furniture pieces are especially hard to strip because the remover aluminum foil or no will run down the legs onto your worktable. Instructions for staining furniture prepare your sanding space. Use a second clean cloth to even out blotches and to blend edges. To stain hard to reach areas or intricately carved wood dip a soft cloth in stain and rub the stain onto the surface using a cloth.
As you can see by wiping off the additional stain using a brush it added a streaking effect to the legs. The result is a mess. Avoid using any drying cleaner or one not specifically intended for wood to avoid doing damage to the raw wood or the furniture s varnish. Gently sand all areas of the piece.
Things you will need drop cloths metal containers gloves goggles respirator or mask paint stripper paintbrush putty knife or painter s tool fine steel wool brass wire brush mineral spirits sandpaper. Sand the piece lightly to remove the old finish. I used a brush to apply the stain and wiped off any extra stain after about a minute of it sitting there. Either of these can be very easily damaged by chemical cleaners or strong detergents.
Wooden furniture is either raw untouched wood or wood coated with stain or varnish.