Mossing wood is an effective way to finishallowing to emphasize its beauty and give the material the desired shade. Wood stains (beys), unlike paints, do not form an opaque layer on the surface of the wood, but penetrate into it (as if melted). In this way, nondescript furniture from cheap wood can be given a noble look.
Selected wood stain for wood (colors - oak, ash, walnut, etc.) may not look the same for different companies. Therefore, you should trust the visual impression, and not the inscriptions on the packaging.
It should be borne in mind that color samples are manufacturers,As a rule, they provide an inexpensive wood (for example, pine) on the planks, and in the finished product from another material the treated surface will look completely different. This results from the fact that various breeds of a tree have different density and structure. They also differ in the chemical composition of the elements. When applying the same stain, mahogany will look more red, maple almost does not change its color (this is a very dense material), and poplar and oak will darken. At the same time, the porous poplar will very quickly change its color (it absorbs a lot of baits), and a distinct tree pattern will appear on the oak, because it has a clearly defined structure.
In addition to the type of wood, the result will depend on the quality of things. Therefore, before processing it is necessary to test the stain on the invisible areas of all materials used.
Обработанные морилкой цельные куски дерева будут look darker than plywood from the same kind of wood. This must be taken into account when producing combined furniture. Often to cope with such a problem by applying additional layers of dye in certain places.
Wood stains, like paints, are divided intodepending on the purpose of two types: for indoor and outdoor use. The latter include a pigment that does not fade under UV irradiation.
On sale there are paste-like (gels), powdered stain and beyts in the form of ready-made solutions.
According to their composition, they can be: water, acrylic, alcohol, oil, chemical, wax.
В помещениях чаще всего бывает необходимость use a dye without a pungent odor. In such cases, water-based baits are used. In addition, these compositions it is advisable to use when painting products with which contact of food or children is possible.
The advantages of water stains:
- no smell;
- harmless to human health when working with them;
- savings (no need to purchase a solvent).
Disadvantages:
- relatively low staining intensity;
- long drying time (about 12-14 hours);
- raising the pile on the wood after applying the stain. After the dye has dried, sanding the surface is necessary.
A modern kind of aquatic life -acrylic stains. They are emulsions made from acrylic resin. These compositions have a wider color palette (in comparison with the usual water stains) and are more resistant to fading. The only disadvantage that acrylic wood stain possesses is the price. If a water-based stain in a plastic bottle with a volume of 500 ml can be bought at a price of 12 rubles (on average - about 50 rubles), then the minimum cost of an acrylic analog is 310 rubles. A water stain in a barrel of 200 liters costs 4,800 rubles, and a non-aqueous stain (Eurocon in a volume of 20 liters) costs 1,710 rubles.
1. Material from coniferous woods, such as spruce or pine, must first be removed from the resin, because the resinous layers weakly absorb the dye and almost do not change their color.
2. Before applying the water stain, it is recommended to moisten the surface, since wet wood absorbs dye better.
3. Wood stains penetrate the material in different ways along and across the fibers. More commonly used longitudinal application of the dye.
4. For toning wood used spray guns, brushes, rollers, swabs made of cloth or foam rubber.
7. To obtain a darker staining using a solution with a higher concentration.
8. If the coloring composition has turned turbid, it should be filtered with filter paper, cotton wool or thick fabric.
I.Before staining, the painted surface should be thoroughly sanded and cleaned: remove oil stains with gasoline or other solvent, traces of wood glue with hot water, and dust with a brush or cloth.
ten.You should avoid stains, because then they are not easy to get rid of. The dried layer of wood stain on wood is very stable, and you can completely remove it from the wood only by sanding the surface.
11. When processing vertical planes, the coloring composition should be applied upwards from the bottom up.
12. If the stain is warmed before use, it will penetrate deeper into the wood.
13. To achieve the desired result, the stain can not only be directly applied to the surface, but also added to varnishes, primers, and the like.
This problem is due to uneven densitytree. For certain types of wood (for example, walnut and mahogany), spotting may be attractive. But in most cases, spontaneously formed spots spoil the product. You can avoid this defect if you use a special conditioner, a layer of which will close the pores and will prevent debris from penetrating deep into the material. After processing by the conditioner it is necessary to use the painting gel possessing ability not to spread, and to lay down a uniform layer.
