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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat Rodgers View Post
    Hey, fender3x, I'm not too great with stain either, by my initial results.
    Well... I'd be pretty good with the outcome your're getting!

    Water based top coats don't tend to change the color much, so I don't think it will darken it much. If it were me I would put a couple of coats of dewaxed platina shellac between all of the water based products. Platina doesn't add much color, and it will help with pulling. Brushing tends to pull a bit more than spraying, so I end up using the shellac a lot. What will you be using for top-coat? I have just switched to using BriteTone from Crystalac. Prior to that I used General Finishes High Performance--which I definitely do NOT recommend.

    For filler you won't have to worry about the pulling if you use a clear filler like Aqua Coat.* It dried super clear and doesn't yellow--but it's pricey and I have found that it requires quite a few coats to really fill. But it has worked for me on translucent finishes. Crystalac also makes a clear filler, but I have only used the one from Aqua Coat so can't speak from direct experience. You can also tint the filler as TD suggested. I think Famowood filler would work, but you'd need to tint it since it's pretty light color. Timbermate may be OK too, tinted, but I haven't used it myself.

    I saw a video of one of the owners of Crystalac using a foam brush, so I know it can be done. His daughter recommend I use an orange Taclon brush, like these:

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    I have tried a lot of applicators (foam, with and without the brush handle, wipe on rags, sash brushes, goat hair "hake" brushes), but so far the Taclon brushes and a great deal of practice have been working best... My technique, however, is still a work in progress ;-)

    *The clear fillers will activate the stain a bit, but it just tints the filler the same color as the stain which you are just working in to the same area...so it hasn't really matter on my builds.
    Last edited by fender3x; 15-07-2025 at 04:18 AM.

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