![]() Place the boards next to the target wood and evaluate the color match. If possible, take your test boards and the target wood outside, into natural light. Ventilate the area to whisk away stain smells. Oil-based stains dry to the touch in six to eight hours. Water-based stains dry in two to four hours. If the stains all have the same base, you can blend or feather them at the edges – you might get the best results from mixing two stains. With a clean brush, apply the different stains to the boards. Write the same numbers or letters on the different samples. Use a permanent marker to separate the test board into swatches and label each one with a number or letter. Try a few different shades of the same color, or the one color with several different bases/finishes. Half-pint cans of sample stain are an easy way to test different stain options and select the best match. The stain can will often bear a label listing what pigments were used, and will help the paint counter employee choose the same or a similar base. If you have any leftover stain from the original project, bring the can as well. Bring a sample of stained wood to your local home improvement store’s paint counter. If you’re trying to match old furniture with new, use an inconspicuous area such as the underside of the new table. To avoid frustrating mistakes with near matches, make the cuts needed for your project and use the scraps for test boards. It’s impossible to predict the appearance of stain before it has been applied and given time to dry. Make sure you’ve removed any finish on the wood prior to staining. For a good match, choose wood of the same genus and species as your target wood, that is close in age, and which has a similar grain pattern. Review the section below on why matching wood stain is so difficult. Follow the steps belows to get a perfect match on your next stain project. ![]()
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