Consultant for staining new wood to match old?
I replaced some door moldings and installed new wood windows. I am looking for a consultant to give me advice on staining the new wood so that it at least comes close to the existing molding. any ideas appreciated.
I replaced some door moldings and installed new wood windows. I am looking for a consultant to give me advice on staining the new wood so that it at least comes close to the existing molding. any ideas appreciated.
I also have a top notch recommendation.
Hi name is Joe Peck, and an be reached at 917 214 9470. Please let him know that Mikki referred him.
I agree try Charlie at Abot paints in sunset park. You can ask for Otis as well hes pretty good. They should be able to help you with a good choice much better than minwax or trial an error.
Bistre
Williamsburg,Brooklyn NY
347-277-0615
http://bistre-ny.com
I do a lot of staining. If you called me to consider this as a job and I was having trouble meeting your criteria, this is what I would do:
I would take similiar wood to the kind you are working with to Abbot Paints on Eagle Street in Greenpoint and talk to Charlie Hoey. If I could bring a piece of what I was trying to match, that would be even better.
Charlie will help you work up samples. He will also explain different processes while giving you the pros and cons. You won’t drive him crazy; I am still trying to.
Abbott not only has many different brands, but many different types of stains. Sometimes it is not enough when matching old work to just lay on oil base minwax, but if you must go dark, you may consider a two step process, applying alcohol based stain first, followed by an oil. The oil based stains Abbott carries are far more forgiving and perform much better than Minwax products.
We just used a brown Mohawk oil base stain on poplar and as you may know, poplar can be funny to finish; it came out looking like mahogany.
If you go to Abbott, tell Charlie that “Stetson” sent you.
Steve
http://www.thetinkerswagon.com
If you didn’t save scraps from the install, get some. Sometimes with stain experimenting is best.
If it is DIY read up. Sometimes it is several different stains over each other to get it to the right look
If you hire a painter or restorer, I would ask them to work up some samples before you commit.
Good Luck
you could try the book “Understanding Wood Finishing” by Bob Flexner
or speak with someone at places that sell finishing supplies, like Abbott Paint, or Janovic, or Sherwin Williams, or Industrial Finishing Supplies.