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How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 8:06:22 AM

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Ok, as most of you know, I build things...quite often actually...but I generally build furniture and then leave it up to whom ever I built it for to stain or paint it to their liking....

Lately Ive been remodeling a kitchen, Id like the lumber I built the front of the cabinets out of to stay the color they are now...natural, unfortunantly I have to seal them some how...and even just the plain clear polyurethane coating is making them turn deeper and almost yellow. How can I seal them and keep the pale light wood color?? Its red oak actually, but its so pale it looks almost white, and I really like it. I dont want it to look yellow at all...any ideas??

Here is a pic, hopefully the color will come out ok...

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 8:13:17 AM

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Tung oil?

Linseed?

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 8:16:53 AM

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I was thinking of trying the linseed actually.....the pic came out a bit more yellow than it actually is......dontcha love my red walls? they match all my john deere paraphanalia.....

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 8:21:02 AM

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well take some scrap pieces and try them out and hang them around the kitchen where they can take a little grease spatter, see how that is gonna work out with the dirty hands and greasy and food stuff for cleaning and keeping color..........

Just do it.

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 8:26:35 AM

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Ghita... have you considered just using wax? I have seen lovely, high-gloss, seemingly impermeable finishes of just wax. Think...some oriental wood works?

But...I am not a wood worker...I just watch DIY shows, so I could be wrong.
Beverly

edited to add: I Googled "finish kitchen cabinets with wax?" and got a bunch of interesting links (1,160,000 !!!) ...though many were more about cleaning than finishing. Good luck. I'm gonna start calling you Rosie (Rosie the Rivetor?)

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 8:33:47 AM

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thanks guys!

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 9:05:14 AM

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http://mastergardenproducts.com/gardenerscorner/finishing_for_outdoor_wood_structure.htm

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 9:12:02 AM

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I have pine panelling.. Can I bleach it?

Iit is too dark- old, but real wood. ty

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 9:12:26 AM

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Can you find a stain that is the same color? Sikkens has some very light color stains, I know.

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 12:43:51 PM

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Everything I know of will darken the wood......even just slightly. You could try Thompsons Water Seal ( for decks)....on some scraps to see if that is accepatble -then, go with a clear bowling alley wax.......takes several hours to dry and lots and lots of elbow grease to get the shimmering finish......has to be redone once or twice a year. Experiment/enjoy.

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RE: How to NOT stain wood..... - 10/2/2007 4:42:26 PM

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Anything that penetrates the pores of the wood will slightly darken it.As MsBearlee said, wax would seal and protect.Experience says it does not darken a wood,so if that is your desire and there is not a product better to be found,I would consider wax.

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