STAINING OVER STAIN

I HAVE A WOOD WALL ALREADY STAINED IN A MAPLE COLOR AND WOULD LIKE TO STAIN OVER WITHOUT SANDING, A WALNUT DARK COLOR. IS THIS POSSIBLE (PINE WOOD)?

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Using a wood conditioner on an exterior door.

I am refinishing an exterior door. I have read that a wood conditioner can only be used on interior wood such as pine or alder. Supposedly If I do use it on my door before I apply the stain, sections of wood may not accept the stain because the wood

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Painting a wood wall.

We have a wood wall that we would like to paint but don’t know if there is a better way to go about it other than sanding the entire wall and its molding first. Is there a product out there that will take to glossy finish off?

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Lighten our red cedar ceiling?

We have red cedar ceiling throughout our home. We applied clear oil based poly to it 25 years ago when it was installed. It has turned darker and more red than what we would like. Our goal is to lighten it back up and our question is there a practical

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Paint or Varnish?

I have a pretty, old wooden door. It has three layers of primer, paint and exterior paint which I am sanding to the bare wood. It is better to varnish or paint the door after it’s bare?

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Exterior Woodwork

My exterior doors and windows have broken down. They are weathered, turning grey with black marks. The colour of the previous stain is light oak. I have tried to put light oak over the top but the stains and grey areas still show through.

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Veneer Office Doors (16)

1. Can you sand scratches in veneer doors (some are deeper than others) and then stain and poly for final coat. 2. I have already cleaned with a dampened rag and stained and with same color and they look good except for the darker color where the scratches are. 3.

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Choose Porch Color

I need help choosing the right color for my porches. My house is all white & the roof shingles are different shades of dark grey. I’m not sure to go light or dark with my color choice.

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Engraved Wood

I have engraved a name into some Pine. I want to stain the inside of the letters one stain and the surface another. How do I keep the stain in the letters from oozing out into the adjoining wood?

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