I am in the process of Refinishing a pickled oak stand that was stained Pickled Oak :yuk:. Anyone have any tips for removing pickled oak stain? Will I have any issues trying to re stain the wood once I sand it?
Refinishing Pickled oak
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I have a similar situation (although not pickled). I picked up a stand and canopy, and I had to replace 2 sides of a stand. To keep it all looking the same, I skinned all of the visible sides on the stand. The canopy was fine.
What I am doing now, is sanding the base and canopy both. I will apply a layer of "Sand & Seal" per Jeff's recommendation on the whole thing and then I will stain it to a similar color as before (definitely not pickled) and then apply some clear coats to protect the finish.
I don't know how it will turn out, but atleast it should be even. My main concern will be the wood grain in the canopy. It's the original plywood and not skinned like the base, so the grain has become more visible.
I figure you will need to do something along these lines.
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What I am doing now, is sanding the base and canopy both. I will apply a layer of "Sand & Seal" per Jeff's recommendation on the whole thing and then I will stain it to a similar color as before (definitely not pickled) and then apply some clear coats to protect the finish.
I don't know how it will turn out, but atleast it should be even. My main concern will be the wood grain in the canopy. It's the original plywood and not skinned like the base, so the grain has become more visible.
I figure you will need to do something along these lines.
You'll have to sand it like you were digging a hole to China and even then you won't get it all. The only way that I have found is to chemically remove the finish. This is time consuming, expensive and requires a very well ventilated space. If you aren't set up for it, I don't recommend that you try it. You can hire this done in a refinish shop but it is EXPENSIVE. The upside is, they can generally do it in a couple of days (providing they don't already have a backlog). The other downside is that all glue joints would most likely come apart.
Staining over it will leave splotches in the finish.
Staining over it will leave splotches in the finish.
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Sand with 160 grit apply a coat or two of non waxed shellac,sand with 320 grit and paint it.
I spent 4 hours last night sanding the stand with 100 grit sandpaper and I think you guys are right, once you pickle wood you pretty much have to painting it. The majority of the pickling is gone but in all the deep grain, the stain has been absorbed and I don't see a way of getting it out.
